Montana

Behold the beautiful sound of internet crickets.

Any one out there know of any climbing near the Great Falls area?

There is no climbing in Montana. Go away.

Why is it that folks are so sercretive about climbing in Montana, are there access issues, or do people just want it to stay low-key and uncrowded?

Ladd,
The latter. You can live in Montana for years and still not know all the climbing areas. But look at it this way--a lack of knowledge about a route maximizes your sense of adventure. A first ascent is only a state of mind. That said, plenty of MT guidebooks exist for those who want to maximize their route count.

Yes access issues. The montana climbing moffia kept Lost Horse secret, even from the forest service. Now it's slated to be quarried into chip seal. http://firstascentpress.com/losthorse.html It's not so secret now!

The climbing scene may be under the radar, but you just have to make friends with a couple climbers (by supplying them with copious amounts of beer and meat, preferably Elk) and you'll easily get all the info you need.

Mount climbings can make more fitness for people,but in Montana it will nice to see people with mountain projects.

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Emma