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FEATURED: Central Montana Rock (second edition)

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Central Montana Rock documents a diverse set of crags between Helena and the Rocky Mountain Front. From granitic trad adventures to steep limestone sport climbing, this unique region juxtaposes some of the hardest climbs in the state with beginner friendly crags and offers a complete spectrum in between. Written by Jake Mergenthaler, Helena’s most notable first ascensionist, with the help of the Helena Climbers’ Coalition, this second edition is equipped with modern information and more than twice as many routes as the first.

FEATURED: SW MT Blocs

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SW MT Blocs is your guide to more than 1,000 different boulder problems all within a few hours of Bozeman, Montana. The guide contains more than 100 actions photos and hundreds more beta photos that showcase the best boulders SW Montana has to offer. Areas included in the guide are: Whiskey Gulch, Tobacco Roots, Madison Valley, Gallatin Canyon, Bozeman Area, and Yankee Jim Canyon.

Bozeman Rock Climbs

Written by two veteran Bozeman climbers, Bozeman Rock Climbs is the only comprehensive guide to crags in the Bozeman area. Carefully researched, accurate, and easy to follow, the 3rd Edition is a greatly expanded version of guides first published in 1987 and again in 1995. Illustrated with scores of full-page photos, topos, and maps, the guide covers Gallatin Canyon limestone and gneiss, Hyalite Canyon, Bear Canyon, Chestnut Mountain, the Madison River area, the Bridger Range and the Big Sky Area, and it includes many crags not described anywhere else. In addition to the route descriptions and first ascent information, the 3rd Edition's chapters on the area's climbing history and geology and a foreword by H.J. Schmidt lend a depth, richness, and humor rarely found in run-of-the-mill climbing guidebooks, says the Southern Montana Climbers Alliance.

Butte's Climbing Guide

Featuring over 300 routes up to 600 feet and hundreds of boulder problems up to V11, "Butte's Climbing Guide" is the only complete guide to one of Montana's premier and most historic climbing areas. Known geologically as the Boulder Batholith, this extensive area along the Continental Divide between Butte and Whitehall, MT offers more granite climbing than anywhere in the Northern Rockies. A world class destination unto itself, the Boulder Batholith is also the perfect "stop-over" for traveling climbers.

Rock Climbs of Southwest Montana

Written by one of America s leading rock climbers, this is your guide to almost 700 routes; ranging from multi-pitch classics to the latest sport crags; from 5.4 alpine scrambles to the hardest rock climbs in Montana; including many areas never before published. Also included are suggestions for gear, where to find more beta, access concerns, climbing gyms, new route ideas, in-depth approaches, as well as listings for local services not to be missed. With over 285 full-color photos and 22 detailed maps, this is the must-have guide for the long-time local and visitor alike. Twenty five major areas are covered including: Natural Bridge & Falls, Allenspur, Mill Creek, Mount Cowen, Bozeman Pass, Frog Rock, Bridger Range, Bear Canyon, Chestnut Mountain, Practice Rock, Hyalite Canyon, Scorched Earth, Squaw Creek, Gallatin Canyon, Gallatin Tower, Beehive Basin, Big Sky, Red Cliff Campground, Madison River, Neat Rock, Revenue Flats.

Central Montana Rock

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Volume 2 in the Big Sky Rock series of Montana climbing guides. The serene climbing areas along the Rocky Mountain Front, the Elk Horn and Big Belt Mountains of Montana are home to everything from convenient practice areas to some of the most challenging free climbs in the state - many described here for the first time. Written by one of the area's leading explorers, this guide covers over 350 quality climbs on dozens of roadside sport crags, lonely canyons, textured granite spires of the Boulder Batholith, and the multi-pitch wonder of Blackleaf Canyon near the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Rock Climbing Montana

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Montana climbing offers a lifetime of adventure and challenge. Rock Climbing Montana, formerly The Rock Climber's Guide to Montana is the only guide available that covers all the major climbing areas in the state-including Missoula, Helena, Butte, and Bozeman as well as out-of-the-way crags like Stone Hill, Mulkey and Rattler gulches, and the state's highest mountain, Granite Peak-with routes ranging from 5.3 to 5.13. Climbers from around the state-(Dwight Bishop, Ron Brunckhorst, Bill Dockins, Rafael Grana, Randall Green, Brian Hatfield, Brad Hutcheson, Jason Taylor, Matt Taylor, and many others)-provided first-hand information for area overviews, route betas and topos, maps, and photos. Also included are suggestions for hear, information on locations and types of anchors, approaches, and descents as well as listings for shops, gyms, and guide services. Rock Climbing Montana is essential for planning your next climbing trip in the Big Sky State.