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ivalley
Jun 11, 2005, 3:57 PM
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Hey my buddy is working out in seattle for the summer and in the end of july I am flying out there and we are going to road trip back. I can only get a couple weeks off work and the first week we are going to go up to squamish and down to smith. We are going to probably take I-90 back to MI and I was wondering if there were some places in E. Washington, N. Idaho, or Montana to do some climbing before we hit Devils Tower and the Black Hills? I'm sure there is some stuff just not that familiar with the area. Except for those two weeks digging fireline on the continental divide for the Black Frog Complex. Now thats a good time.
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barc
Jun 11, 2005, 4:24 PM
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In Montana, you have good climbing near Butte that you can see from the highway. There's good cracks and Boulders. I haven't been there in a while but someone'll have info for you. If when you go through Missoula you are 20 min from good climbing in Kootenia canyon. I can give all the details you want on that. Very close to Drummond, there are cool limestone fins, Mulky and Rattler Gulch. I can give you details on that. There's an area called Reststop. I think that actually is a reststop on I-90, but I'm not sure. Details are on this website.
If you need details PM me.
Elliott
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jacobbelsher
Jun 11, 2005, 5:00 PM
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exits 38 and 32 coming out of seattle on i-90 have some decent stuff, mostly sport.
Vantage in eastern washington has some excellent sport and trad opportunities, and is worth a day or more, although it will probably be scorching hot, so you'll have to find some shade.
cheers
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ryanb
Jun 11, 2005, 5:26 PM
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Exits 32 and 38 are allright but if trad/granite is more your thing take hwy 2/stevens pass across the cascades and hit up index (800 ft granite walls 1 hour from seattle, free camping, mostly harder stuff) and leavenworth (more granite, more moderate routs then index), maybe even the pestachin (sp?) pinicales (sandstone). Vantage is also fun (basalt pilars. wear a helmet ;) more free camping).
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ivalley
Jun 11, 2005, 5:31 PM
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Thanks for all the beta guys. So much rock so little time. Mumbling to self "must quit job....move out west"
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Jun 12, 2005, 9:02 PM
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Nice crags over the highway just east of Bozeman
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highballer8
Jun 13, 2005, 7:05 AM
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Speaking of moving out west, I moved from Chicago almost a year ago, and that is the best thing that i have done. And like everybody before you said, exit 32, and 38 are your best bets for some of the best sport climbing in the world. (ie. Infinate Bliss, on Garfield, exit 38) It is apprx. 2000 feet of bolted route, if that is your kind of thing, otherwise if you are looking for some good hard single pitch sport climbs, 32 is your best bet. ie. World Wall 1, and 2 as well as the British Isles.
Good Luck!
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sync
Jun 13, 2005, 9:32 AM
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And don't forget to stop off at Devil's Lake in Wisconsin!! :D
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