Snow Canyon State Park, Utah
November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving trip report

On Friday we got a taste of another local climbing area, very close to St George - the Underworld. It consists of sweet basalt columns creating perfect cracks - just awesome! The setting is quite spectacular too, and of course we had it to ourselves. Courtney, Megan and Jonathan didn't enjoy the 100% pure crack climbing at first, but everyone started getting the hang of it by the end!

Off to Zion the next day!

  Hiking into the Underworld near St George  
  Hiking into the Underworld near St George

  Approaching the crag We mostly climbed on this section (best rock) Starting up a 5.10+ - first 20 feet are the crux  
  Approaching the crag We mostly climbed on this section (best rock) Starting up a 5.10+ - first 20 feet are the crux

  The right crack was perfect hands mostly  
  The right crack was perfect hands mostly

   
 

  Getting closer to the bolts, a short finger crack Jonathan getting into the handcrack Melissa styling the left climb  
  Getting closer to the bolts, a short finger crack Jonathan getting into the handcrack Melissa styling the left climb

  The crowds  
  The crowds

  Handcrack!  
  Handcrack!

  Jonathan chillaxing  
  Jonathan chillaxing

  Stacy on belay duty  
  Stacy on belay duty

  Melissa on the handcrack Cool shadow  
  Melissa on the handcrack Cool shadow

  Megan trying to face climb around the crack :)  
  Megan trying to face climb around the crack :)

  Picking the next climb Me climbing while people are chillaxing  
  Picking the next climb Me climbing while people are chillaxing

  Fiddling in small cams in the super thin crack while Dow starts up an offwidth to the left Dow decided he can't proceed without his espresso first  
  Fiddling in small cams in the super thin crack while Dow starts up an offwidth to the left Dow decided he can't proceed without his espresso first

  Melissa on the unnamed climb? Pretty tough in this spot  
  Melissa on the unnamed climb? Pretty tough in this spot

  Stacy starting up towards the offwidth  
  Stacy starting up towards the offwidth

  Lounge lizards in the sun Dow and Stacy Armchair critics  
  Lounge lizards in the sun Dow and Stacy Armchair critics

  A dad checks his daughter's tie in knot Melissa begins in the offwidth Swallowed by the wide crack  
  A dad checks his daughter's tie in knot Melissa begins in the offwidth Swallowed by the wide crack

  Jonathan and Courtney at the base  
  Jonathan and Courtney at the base

   
 

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