Mccall, ID?

Warbonnet - Dude. That jpg... sure it's a lot of low-angle stuff, but knowing you're on top of a dome higher than fairview... with the road into town a quarter mile away. Man, that's some good morning porn with coffee!

Sam, exactly and as your eye moves to the right, well, you get the idea. I've long wanted to take a look at the far-right arch, high on the steep formation; I'll bet it's really freakin' hard (and to my knowledge has not been done but who knows). The photo was taken with a small-ish wide angle, but not super wide.

I remember the first time we drove the dirt road from McCall to the area, we kept stopping to boulder, one after the other. Took so much time that we didn't even climb Slickrock the first time there. From others in the string, sounds like the bouldering is getting quite developed, however, I'm not that much into bouldering so can't speak with authority on what's going on.

Here ya go Sam,
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Warbonnet wrote:Sam, exactly and as your eye moves to the right, well, you get the idea. I've long wanted to take a look at the far-right arch, high on the steep formation; I'll bet it's really freakin' hard (and to my knowledge has not been done but who knows). The photo was taken with a small-ish wide angle, but not super wide. I remember the first time we drove the dirt road from McCall to the area, we kept stopping to boulder, one after the other. Took so much time that we didn't even climb Slickrock the first time there. From others in the string, sounds like the bouldering is getting quite developed, however, I'm not that much into bouldering so can't speak with authority on what's going on.

I've climbed a few of those smaller domes to the right and to the left. Found some old old pitons on some of them... Wonder who was climbing out here back in the 70's? Lots of good lines to be had though in the 5.5-5.8 range on those. There's also a big wall right on the other side of the summit that has cracks going up it that is pretty much dead vertical probably 400-500 feet tall. Looks good!

Also to Sam there is a lot of cragging around town if you know where to find it. There's some stuff on Warren Wagon road and lots on the dirt road that goes around payette on the other side. The thinking spot off of north beach has about 10 routes that I know of. I think 4 or 5 sport routes, and I put up/ or repeated long lost trad routes out there that are fun and in the 5.5 to 5.10 range. Man, missing McCall!

JacobD,

Good stuff, thanks much. Am scratching my head to think who may pounded the old pins. Before I tell you who I think it is (!) tell me a bit more about the pins (angles, Lost Arrows, Bugaboos, European, any angle-type pins with iron rings)? We'll make it a guessing game and if I'm right (would be the first time in my life that I would be) it will be of interest. See any rusted button heads? Any hangers? Get back to me and I'll take a guess at who put those in; if I'm wrong, I know people who will likely know. Great you found them.....I always like finding old stuff like that even though it means someone was there before me.

Re: the pics of the big wall, I've seen it from afar...can't remember much about it. Even w/o vertical cracks, the underclings make it more interesting (at least to me).

How did you find the smaller formations to the right of Slickrock, esp. the one or two with the arches? Did you do/try those and if so, had they been done (could you tell)? I've wanted to go back & do them but my time in McCall has been limited to client work & Slickrock (and some of the smaller stuff around McCall. I've wanted to get into Hell's Canyon but I'm sure it's pretty much climbed a lot.

Have you see the large domes to the south east? I think I mentioned them in the string....we think they are too far to get to in a day, do even one long climb, and be back in McCall for a beer. What do you think?