Sport climbing near Bozeman

any good sport climbing near Bozeman MT.?

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fantastic climbing, not so much sport though...

look in the newest edition of R&I, the one with that arch in china on the cover. Theres sport here, but not super concentrated like in other areas. Still incredible place to climb.

Hyalite rocks but ice climbing is about the farthest thing from sport that you can imagine, also the road closes in a month. Enjoy it while it lasts.

The sport climbing near Bozeman is great. Like Keenan said, not concentrated, but the little areas are great, and there are many of them.

Keenan Waeschle wrote: Hyalite rocks but ice climbing is about the farthest thing from sport that you can imagine, also the road closes in a month. Enjoy it while it lasts.

There are a bunch of new sporty choss climbs in the Canyon. I figure that stuff is as close to sport climbing as I want to do in the winter. Plenty of them would be climbable without ice, even.

Kenny, what do you consider "close"? There is a good amount of fun limestone in the state, (and Wyoming), if you're willing to drive. I'm not too familiar with the Bozeman climbing outside of Hyalite. There's too much good rock nearby.

Phillip

I love sporty choss I was thinking within 1 hr or so. Thanks Kennyt

there's some in Gallatin River area by Big Sky resort I think...

Bozeman Pass/Frog Rock. Scorched Earth in lower Gallatin Canyon. North Bridgers. And a little bit in Bear Canyon to start. Check out Kyles guide book.

Dobson wrote: There are a bunch of new sporty choss climbs in the Canyon. I figure that stuff is as close to sport climbing as I want to do in the winter. Plenty of them would be climbable without ice, even. Kenny, what do you consider "close"? There is a good amount of fun limestone in the state, (and Wyoming), if you're willing to drive. I'm not too familiar with the Bozeman climbing outside of Hyalite. There's too much good rock nearby. Phillip

they're mixed climbs for a reason, the rock is just that terrible. There are a couple new routes (3-4 pitch, maybe easy 5.10) on the chosstactular buttress right of cleos, I think in the general area of solstice. Totally bolted. I want to check them out this spring. However I live here, I doubt they're worth it if you're making the trip all the way from california. For a long distance trip I would stay out of hyalite unless you're ice climbing or really interested in ice climbing. Rock dodging isn't all that fun, if you do go bring a helmet.

There is also Allanspur and Mill Creek, which are over near Livingston in Paradise Valley. Allanspur is maybe 40 minutes max from Bozeman, Mill Creek is a bit further. I haven't been up to the North Bridgers for rock yet, but there are some 5 pitch 5.10ish sport lines up there