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Box Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Box Canyon

Bardini Wall 2

James Bond Wall 5

Lower Canyon Slabs 3

Narrows left side, The 3

Narrows Right Side, The 1

Shade Wall 2

Sky Buttress 2

Sun Slab 3

Texas Barbecue 3

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Elevation:	5,258 ft	1,603 m
GPS:	43.8621, -112.9204 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Justin Brunson on Sep 17, 2011
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Access Issue: PLEASE!! NO NEW BOLTS. New fixed hardware could jeopardize climbing access for the entire area. Details

This is a designated Wilderness Study Area. Current routes may stay, but no new bolts may be added.

Description

Box Canyon features routes from 20-500 feet on solid, grippy limestone. Some say it's sharp. I say it's fantastic. It seems like most of the climbing is of a slabby nature, although there are some steeper lines in the james bond area. The multipitch routes are great.

Enjoy, and tread lightly so we can keep these routes and hopefully get the ban lifted in the future.

Getting There

Take 33 west until it tees; take a left. 4 miles later take a right towards Howe. in the valley you will see a white domed building. take the farm roads toward it. go past it and straight up into the canyon.

24 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Box Canyon

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 5 ● Wish List Sport Lower Canyon Slabs
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 8 ● Pocket Full of Corprolite Sport Sky Buttress
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● It Ain't a Perfect World Sport Lower Canyon Slabs
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 13 ● The Grinch Sport Sun Slab
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● Coral Sea Sport Bardini Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 14 ● Lemhi Winds Sport Narrows left side
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 18 ● Nappy Dread Sport 3 pitches Shade Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 10 ● Curious George Sport Sun Slab
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 13 ● Bardini Wall Sport 3 pitches Bardini Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 16 ● Spirit World Sport 2 pitches Shade Wall
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● Barely Legal Sport James Bond Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 6 ● Oddjob Sport James Bond Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 7 ● Rite of Passage Sport Narrows Right Side
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 4 ● The Thread Sport Narrows left side