Babylon 5.8

5.8 sport · 40 ft · ★★★☆

First ascent: Michael Kimm, May 2010

Description

The most center route on the main wall. Pull up onto the face to the right of the chimney, and work up past bolts to a big break with a massive horn of rock. Step above this and head to the anchors.

Protection

Four bolts to chins.

Access

The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.

Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.

More routes on Civilization Crag

• Super Tsardom 5.4
• The Hot Gates 5.6
• Sultans and Viziers 5.8
• Umayyad Caliphate 5.9+
• The Sun Never Sets 5.7
• Evil Empire 5.11a
• The Three Kingdoms 5.7
• Silk Road 5.6
• East India Trading Co. 5.6
• This is Sparta 5.9
• Byzantium 5.10b
• Ming Dynasty 5.9+
• The Fall of Rome 5.10b
• Conquistador 5.10d
• Meerkat Manor 5.7
• The Mayan Pass 5.6
• Manifest Destiny 5.9+
• Mongol Hoarde 5.10a
• Five Charter Oath 5.8-
• Slava Ukraini! 5.6

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