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Basalt Bluff

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About Basalt Bluff:

About a mile north of Loon Lake/Wentworth Springs Road junction, going towards Loon Lake, look up to the left to see this formation. Park on the road (narrow) and hike up to the the east face where all the climbs are. Can rappel off (2 ropes) or walk off to the north. Most routes are high quality with good rock. At last count there were 11 established routes here.
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Rock Type: Basalt
Type of Climbing: Sport/Trad
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Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 5.8 Hand Crack 5.8 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Aoxomoxoa 5.10b 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Brown Shoes 5.10c 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Hangdogs Beget Eurodogs 5.10a 2
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Movin to Montana 5.10c 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Punk Titans Unchained 5.10a 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Three Ekka 5.11a 1