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Elevation: 4,995 ft
GPS: 45.00345, -116.05926
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Shared By: Jacob Dolence on Aug 21, 2007 · Updates
Admins: Mike Engle, Eric Bluemn

Description Suggest change

A 200-300 foot granite formation with a few established routes and potential for many more. There is also really fun bouldering here!

Getting There Suggest change

Follow lick creek road untill it turns into eastside drive. Follow eastside drive untill you are on the north side of payette lake. The formation is obvious.

28 Total Climbs

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Location: The Thinking Spot Change
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Classic Climbing Routes at The Thinking Spot

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
Sparkle Dance
Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 14
Beginner 3
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 13
Beginner 2
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
Beginner 1
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 31
Fire on the Mountain
Sport 2 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
Big Ernies Revenge
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 14
Silver Rush
Sport 2 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
Sport route 1, AKA Boy Scout Route
Sport 2 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
Unnamed
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 16
Dirty August
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 8
Unnamed
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 4
Civil Disobedience
Trad 2 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 9
Oh Eight
Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 4
5.11 roof
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
Perkolator
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Sparkle Dance
 5
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches
Beginner 3
 14
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Beginner 2
 13
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Beginner 1
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Fire on the Mountain
 31
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 2 pitches
Big Ernies Revenge
 6
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Silver Rush
 14
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Sport route 1, AKA Boy Scou…
 11
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Unnamed
 8
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Dirty August
 16
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Unnamed
 8
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
Civil Disobedience
 4
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches
Oh Eight
 9
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
5.11 roof
 4
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
Perkolator
 6
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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