Most Obvious line...Do some burly offwidth/chiminy off the ground to a star drive bolt, pull a handcrack roof, enter another odub, Clip a bolt out left, and face traverse to the crack on the left..Take the left crack to a ledge with a 2 bolt anchor..

OR

Go straight up the main line for some dicy finger crackin with micro cams, (Grey TCU or smaller) for a fun 5.11+/5.12-

Running on Fumes

Weeping Rock Chimney's, Left Side

The Great Beyond

Also known as the "Weeping Wall Buttress", The Great Beyond offers comfortable belay ledges the whole way and amazing views.

However come prepared, this climb offers the classic Zion adventurous flare.   The climb has seen very little traffic so much of the route still has soft rock and loose rock.

The first 3 pitches starts up the route "Weeping Rock Chimneys, Left side"

P1: 5.7; climb clean double hand cracks up to beginning of chimney.

P2: 5.7;  squeeze chimney transitions into wide chimney with cracks of varying sizes.     One bolt in middle of route.

P3: 5.8 OW; climb either the left offwidth or do short 10ft bouldery moves to single bolt on right wall.  After these short sections, stay to the right and wade through dead brambles on easy terrain to a 15ft offwidth.

On the top of pitch 3.   Move belays about 100ft to the right to the beginning of pitch 4.

P4: 5.8; start on short chimney with little offered protection into protectable low angle hand crack.

P5: 5.6R;  traverse across delicate slab with two slightly runout bolts to steepening hand crack.

P6: 5.9;  delicate crimping and pressing leads across 4 bolts into fists and hands.  Anchor either to nearby bushes or to rappel anchors very far to the right.

P7: 5.9/5.10;  chimney moves onto slab.  Climb over awkward bulge passed shrubs to chains.

P8: 5.9+;   awkward start leads into OW/ squeeze chimney.  Deceivingly burly pitch.  Anchor to tree atop of cliff.

Descent: rappel the route.  Double ropes can blend rappels to each even pitch.      Two 60m can do it but two 70m definitely recommended.

Nice route with lots of varied crack climbing.  First pitch follows double hand cracks that lead up and into the bottom of a long chimney.  Pitch two is an exciting chimney that varies in width from tight to wide stemming and some hand cracks around chockstones and ends at a ledge.  Pitch three has two options from the ledge, left is a 5.8 OW and right was easy stemming.  Both options lead up to easier terrain with lots of loose rock until you reach a final short crux to top the route.  Rap the route and take care not to get your ropes stuck on the way down.

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