The Three Kingdoms

5.7 sport · 70 ft · ★★★☆

First ascent: Michael Kimm, Fall 2014

Description

Climbs to the highest point on the southwest face via some slab, some near vertical climbing on large varnish plates and jugs, with a large break about halfway up. Climbs like a gym climb.

Location

Starts about 10 feet right of an obvious crack and flake system; the middle bolted line on the southwest face of the formation.

Protection

Eight bolts to chains.

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
• Silk Road 5.6
• East India Trading Co. 5.6
• Babylon 5.8 5.8
• 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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