Amazing Grace
5.9+ PG13 trad · 110 ft · ★★★☆
Route 11 of 18 from left to right on Refrigerator Wall, with Grape Nuts on its left and The Red Rock Canyon Wilderness Memorial Route on its right. Refrigerator Wall has 18 routes, from 5.9 to 5.12b PG13; 16 are harder.
First ascent: Danny Meyers
Description
Amazing Grace is an enjoyable two-part climb: Part one is a spicy slab with plenty of positive holds and part two is a flare with pods for deep but solid gear placements. Start behind an large pine tree in a alcove. Three well-spaced bolts on ledgy terrain lead to an obvious left-facing, left-leaning corner/flare. Follow this awkwardly up and left, eventually stepping up onto the face, to a bolted anchor. Gear to 3", long slings suggested due to the wandering nature of the route.
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 Refrigerator Wall
- La Cierta Edad 5.10
- Unfinished Symphony 5.11
- Earth Juice 5.11b PG13
- Pork Soda 5.9
- Weenie Juice 5.10a
- Greased Lightning 5.10- R
- Kisses Don't Lie 5.12b PG13
- Breakaway 5.10d
- Swing Shift 5.10c
- Grape Nuts 5.10c PG13
- The Red Rock Canyon Wilderness Memorial Route 5.11b PG13
- Unknown Juice 5.10b
- Black Ice 5.11-
- Fahedral 5.11+
- The Ice Tray 5.10
- Questionable I.C.E. 5.11a
- Cold Standard 5.12a