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Elevation: 8,600 ft
GPS: 41.258, -106.4126
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Shared By: Dennis Horning on Jul 10, 2011
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Road Closures:

call 307 326 5258 for latest info::: From the Forest Service...

This summer(2014) the Forest Service will be clearing dead trees along the road shoulders in sections of the French Creek Road 225 & Rd 227. The zone they are currently working will have no public entry until that zone is finished. To find out whether your route of travel is currently open either call 307 326 5258 (the Brush Creek Ranger Station) or from the web fs.usda.gov/mbr and View information about road/area closures and delayed openings[too vague].

The other normal alternative was to take French Creek Road FS 500 (all gravel) west from Albany, WY because it had no scheduled clearing/closure earlier this month but it is now closed for serious downfalls.

To get to Albany, WY take a left at jct 11 at MM 21.62 off highway 130 west of Laramie. Drive thru Albany onto FS 500 (French Creek Road). After some dozen miles? you will meet the open other end of FS 225. Follow 225 north for few miles and park at the bridge on South French Creek.

Brush Creek Road Alternative -- The Brush Creek Road leaves highway 130 southward about 7.75 mi. west of the Ryan Park turnoff which is in the forest land about 4.67 mi west of the FS 227 exit(near mm 49). From WY 230 the road is about 7 miles east on WY 130. The turnoff is on a grassy ridge/hilltop. After driving about 7.5 mile south and crossing the North Platte River take a left on French Creek Road FS 660 which shortly goes part way around Bennett Peak and then crosses the North Platte River. At the French Creek Campground take a left onto FS 206 and drive until meeting FS 225. Take a right on FS 225 and stay on it until reaching the trail head/parking across the the South French Creek Bridge. See the map photo Roads leading to 4 Stories from the West

The other end of the Brush Creek Road is picked up at a turnoff on WY 230 about 4.1 miles east of Riverside, WY. Initially the gravel road heads north from the highway and then goes eastward and in in a few miles meets FS 660 and then follows the route described above.

Regular Way(may be closed): Take highway 130 west of Laramie, WY for 52 miles, turn left(south, just west of MM 49) on Forest Rd 227 for 4 miles and then left on Forest Rd 225 (French Creek Road) for 8 miles. Cross the bridge on South French Creek and park on the left adjacent to the creek. The 250 Ft cliff is visible from here when looking upstream to the right side. The approach trail begins 80 ft SW of the bridge. Follow it South 100 yards on a flat and soon meet a closed logging road. Go left on this shelf/logging road for 300 yards. When below the rock face take a trail uphill south that begins at an obvious black boulder. This trail ends at the 1st story or face of a set of four.

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The weather forecast shown above is not very accurate for this area --far too hot. See NOAA link below and subtract 6 degrees from daily high. Cool air draining from the Medicine Bow Peak (12,000 ft) into South French Creek Canyon makes this north facing glacial canyon wall the coolest sport climbing wall in WY during the summer. Come here if you like continually difficult climbs near the level they are rated. The climbing area and trail lie entirely on public (Forest Service)land. The climbing is all Sport Climbing on near vertical and overhanging marble. All routes are north facing--cool. The season is late Spring thru Labor Day with temps 58 - 74. The climbs range from 5.4 to 5.12 and are 50 to 80 ft long.

Safety: Safety trumps Leaving No Trace in this Area. You will find hangers on bolts.

Camping: This is Wyoming. Sleep wherever you dam-well please. The nearest FS campground is 5 miles downstream on French Creek.

Main Problem: "The area seldom gets warm enough for women climbers to take off much clothing", Woody Barmore.

The 4 Stories Rock outcrop (250 ft) consists of four overhanging marble (meta dolomite) faces(each 50-60 ft.) that stack offset-wise on top of each other with sloping grassy horizontal like ledges between each face. From a frontal view looking south this rock cliff has a triangular to trapezoidal shape with each higher story or face shorter in length than the lower one. The climbs of each face or level end below the sloping grassy ledge above. Hence the name 4 Stories. All the climb tops are equipped with Ramhorn open cold shuts.

At 4 Stories an area of routes consists of the climbs on a given story. The first area presented is Story One-The Blue Marble Face. It has 36 climbs.

NOAA Grid Point Forecast

37 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at 4 Stories Snowy Range Sport Climbing Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 16
Dirty Charlotte
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 18
Pervert's Warm-up
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 12
Down Like the Challenger
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 14
Flip Flop
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 9
Bitch Muscle
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 10
RedNeck Agenda
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 12
Dingus McGee Chainsaw Massacre
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 12
Show your Buff
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 28
Premonition
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 11
Jug Reaper
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 12
Bitch Muscle direct
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 11
This Ain't No Disco
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 22
Double Bluff
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
Yogi la Jara
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 8
A Chance 4 the Tennessee Stud
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Dirty Charlotte Blue Marble Wall
 16
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Pervert's Warm-up Blue Marble Wall
 18
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Down Like the Challenger Blue Marble Wall
 12
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Flip Flop Blue Marble Wall
 14
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Bitch Muscle Blue Marble Wall
 9
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
RedNeck Agenda Blue Marble Wall
 10
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
Dingus McGee Chainsaw Massacre Blue Marble Wall
 12
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Show your Buff Blue Marble Wall
 12
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Premonition Blue Marble Wall
 28
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Jug Reaper Blue Marble Wall
 11
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Bitch Muscle direct Blue Marble Wall
 12
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
This Ain't No Disco Blue Marble Wall
 11
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Double Bluff Blue Marble Wall
 22
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Yogi la Jara Blue Marble Wall
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
A Chance 4 the Tennessee Stud Blue Marble Wall
 8
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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