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| Old Cable Route   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Utah, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 37.25430°N / 112.9665°W Route Type: Scramble Time Required: Most of a day Difficulty: 5.7
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| Page By: Dow Williams Created/Edited: May 27, 2005 / Mar 3, 2009 Object ID: 165232 Hits: 1938 Loading... Page Score: 83.83% - 6 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
ApproachYou start in the parking lot at 4276’. Cross the road and hop onto the footbridge. The total route is 3.6 miles round trip gaining 2700’+/- from the canyon floor with several 5.7 climbing problems. Take the Middle Emerald Pools Trail beyond the rock slide interpretive sign. After about 10 minutes from the bridge, you will leave the trail and scramble the slope above to a large headwall at the base of the climb.
Route DescriptionProceed left onto a somewhat worn trail. There are two locations where a rope will be useful for ascent and descent. The first is a chimney that has an overhanging 8' boulder move, V-0 with an anchor at top. It is an easy boulder move, but with exposure. The second crux is a right facing off width dihedral about 12' high, with a few 5.7 moves. From here, route find your way up the mountain. In March the snow covered some of the trail evidence. It is fairly straight forward however. Once you break onto the summit ridge, you will be treated to 360 degree views. The final trek to the summit is short and sweet. There is a summit marker and views abound including, Red Arch Mountain, the Great White Throne, Deer Trap Mountain, Cable Mountain, East Temple, West Temple, Cannan Mt, Three Patriarches and Castle Dome.
Essential GearI took a party of about 7 up the route myself without a rope, but of course that does not mean I am sane. An 80’ rope is suggested by the Park, thus, I recommend it.’.
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Zion National Park
