Matt Lemke - Dec 27, 2020 7:14 am Date Climbed: Dec 26, 2020
Fun route to an anti- climactic summit
Lots of scrambling, and only roped up for the one pitch at the end. I'd call it a 5.7 but was happy to have my rock shoes for it.
Don't forget to walk the summit plateau across to the north end where the highest point is!
bbolder - Jan 24, 2012 1:35 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2008
Trip Reports
Have done West Temp 3 times.
Combined with East Temple:
http://adventurerun.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/zion-double/
Combined with Cowboy Ridge:
http://adventurerun.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/cowboy-traverse/
Dow Williams - Apr 19, 2007 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2007
West Temple
I don't see how this is rated 5.8, more of a difficult scramble by Canadian Rockies standards. Not sure if this really is the official rating, just what I picked up in Climbing Magazine (Feb 2007). If you are never going to climb pitch after pitch of 5.11+ trad, this is your only other option to reach the summit of West Temple. Fine day with Carsten. This coming weekend will be our third in a row. Nice, fast and strong, I appreciate that. Uneventful climb, but fun to tic off the list.
Matt Lemke - Dec 27, 2020 7:14 am Date Climbed: Dec 26, 2020
Fun route to an anti- climactic summitLots of scrambling, and only roped up for the one pitch at the end. I'd call it a 5.7 but was happy to have my rock shoes for it.
Don't forget to walk the summit plateau across to the north end where the highest point is!
bbolder - Jan 24, 2012 1:35 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2008
Trip ReportsHave done West Temp 3 times.
Combined with East Temple:
http://adventurerun.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/zion-double/
Combined with Cowboy Ridge:
http://adventurerun.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/cowboy-traverse/
Dow Williams - Apr 19, 2007 4:48 pm Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2007
West TempleI don't see how this is rated 5.8, more of a difficult scramble by Canadian Rockies standards. Not sure if this really is the official rating, just what I picked up in Climbing Magazine (Feb 2007). If you are never going to climb pitch after pitch of 5.11+ trad, this is your only other option to reach the summit of West Temple. Fine day with Carsten. This coming weekend will be our third in a row. Nice, fast and strong, I appreciate that. Uneventful climb, but fun to tic off the list.