Bass Creek  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  3,300' Lat, Long:  46.5754, -114.1384 Map Page Views:  405. Good page? (1 like)    Administrators:  grk10vq, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  54321 on Jul 20, 2011 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 63° | 39° 70° | 39° 75° | 45° 73° | 41° 64° | 41°

BETA PHOTO: Trail Photo 1: This is the Bass Creek Trailhead. T...

Description 

Mixed Shade, lots of bugs, gorgeous drainage.....

There are about seven routes on the wall. I could not find the names of these routes anywhere. I am putting this to give you what I know so this area can get more climbers.

Honestly the reason this area is not climbed in much is that the routes are awkward and there is better climbing just a few miles down the road at Kootenai.

10 draws should be enough for this area.

Getting There 

Head South on highway 93 from missoula for around 30 miles or so. Park at the Bass creek trailhead. Once you past the big rock on your right with the creek on your left your almost there. Look over to your right its not a very big wall it has maybe 7 routes.

This is the first climbable drainage down the Bitterroot. five minutes down the trail on your right. 1 minute scramble up scree.

Approach time: 5 minutes

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Furthest Left Arette 5.9+  MT : Bass Creek

Work up the leftmost chimney, the top of which you should protect with a nut. The first bolt is on the left face of the crag, about 35 ft off the ground. Climb the arete past the first and second bolts, and protect the obvious down-and-to-the-right slanting crack below the third bolt with a medium sized nut. An easy mantle after the 3rd bolt gains the chains.Descent: Abseil or walk off (walk off goes up the hill a bit, then to the left--there's a decent trail)....[more]   Browse More Classics in MT

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BETA PHOTO: Trail Photo 2:Keep going past this big ol' boulder...	BETA PHOTO: Trail Photo 3: Go past this rock as well.	Trail Photo 5: this is the crag. It has a really p...
BETA PHOTO: Trail Photo 4: go past this part of the river. The...