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Submitted By: Scott Coldiron on Jun 14, 2009
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Spokane's best kept secret might just be the climbing. It may not be world class, but it's hard to beat for variety and accessibility. What other metro area has nine climbing areas within a twenty minute drive? Here is a list of the crags with distance from town and other pertinent info.

--AREA--: HOW FAR? / # ROUTES / APPROACH / ROCK TYPE / KID FRIENDLY?/ info

Minnehaha:in town/70+ rtes 100+bldr/ 1-15 min.--- / ---granite----- / ---Yes, very-------- / trad, run-out sport, bouldering
Dishman---: -in town--- / *24 routes* / --2 minutes- / ---granite------ / ---Yes, daytime-- / mostly sport, lots of 5.11 and 5.12
Mirabeau---: -in town---/ *14 routes* / --2 minutes-- / -granite-------- / -----Yes, very----- / a small sport area with excellent 5.10 and 5.11
Cliff Drive : ---in town-- / *12 routes* / --1 minute--- / --basalt-------- / ---Yes, daytime-- / short bolted routes, some bouldering
Liberty Park: -in town-- / 4-5 problems / -1 minute- / --basalt------- / ---Yes, very-------- / very steep bouldering cave
Rocks of Sharon: 5 mi. / 60+ routes / -20 minutes- / -granite------- / steep approach-- / trad and sport
Deep Creek--: ---3 mi.--- / 60+ routes / --5-15 min.-- / ---basalt------ / yes, main wall---- / best hard sport climbing around,steep. rainy day climb.
McLellan---: ---16 mi.--- / 80+ routes / a few minutes / ---granite----- /-------------------------- / trad, sport, bouldering
Tumtum-----: ---23 mi.-- / 25+ routes- / 5-15 min.------ / ---granite----- / OK but steep, spread out / mostly trad, good bouldering, some sport, 5.0 to 5.12
Post Falls-Q'Emlin Park: 17 mi /80+ routes / 2-15 min / --granite--- / Post Wall, Garden Wall / best 5.10 and below sport climbing. Death Fall Wall has rainy day climbs.


Getting There 

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The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Spokane Area:
The Dihedral   5.9+     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Minnehaha
Don Quixote   5.10c/d     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   Minnehaha
The Roach   5.11a PG13     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Deep Creek : The Main Wall
Hamm Burglar   5.12a/b     Sport, 60 feet   McLellan Rocks : The Hood
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