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Trad · Utah

Trad in Utah

1 operator across Utah. Ratings, hours, contact details and a map for each, all in one place.

Mapped trad routes

10,575

141 crags

Rated 4.5+ on Google

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Best season

Apr to Oct

Operators

Trad operators

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Crags

Where to go trad climbing in Utah

Crags with trad climbing in Utah
141
Routes and problems at them
10,575

Crags with the most routes

  1. Central Wasatch3,192 routes · 5.2–5.14a
  2. Indian Creek1,501 routes · 5.6–5.13b
  3. Big Cottonwood Canyon917 routes · 5.2–5.13c
  4. San Rafael Swell532 routes · 5.2–5.12c/d
  5. Potash Road377 routes · 5.3–5.13a/b

Crag data: OpenBeta, released into the public domain (CC0).

Resources

More to explore in Trad

Hand-picked videos and free guides from the community to help you plan your next trip.

Videos worth watching

Hand-picked clips, sorted by what you do.

  • How to place trad climbing gear

    Altus Mountain Guides

  • How to place and judge trad climbing gear including Nuts, Hexes & Cams.

    JB Mountain Skills

  • How I learned to place trad gear I'd trust with my life

    Dave MacLeod

  • Learning to Trad Climb: Part 2 - Placing rock protection

    DMM Wales

  • Trad Climbing Basics- Placing Your Nuts!

    BetaClimbers

  • How to place trad gear on lead

    Noah Kane