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Sam Hill Rock Climbing

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Routes in Sam Hill

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	Box Spring Booty S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Can Blue Men Sing the Whites T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Contemplating Dog T,S,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Exhuming MacCarthys T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fuzzy Packs a Lunch T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Groping for Oprah's Navel S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Quarantine Arete S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Quarantine Direct S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sams n' Cams T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Updraft T,S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Each year, the USFS monitors for raptor nesting.

A pair of golden eagles regularly nest on Bridge Creek Wall. When in effect, starting January 1, PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB or travel within 1/2 mile of Bridge Creek Wall. As a reference, the climb Condorphamine Addiction is just outside of this 1/2 mile buffer, and is OK to climb still. The closure extends through August 15, but there is active monitoring to determine if the seasonal closure can be lifted earlier.

In 2014, there was an active pair of peregrine falcons at Snow Creek Wall, but no official closure was put in effect due to the location of the falcons. The site will be continually monitored with changes or removal of closures updated as necessary.

Description

A sunny, south-facing crag with bolted and trad routes. There's really no shade, so it may be a good cool weather destination but could be brutal in the summer.

Getting There

From the parking pullout walk past the Fridge Boulder on a old roadbed. Continue rightward paralleling the road, through a draw, then up steeper terrain. You will see Ski Tracks crack, pass to the right of this and up a steep gulley. Sam Hill is just to the right, above a wide flat boulder.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sam Hill

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 24 ● Sams n' Cams Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 19 ● Groping for Oprah's Navel Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 4 ● Updraft Trad, Sport