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Blue Sky Climbing

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Areas in Blue Sky

Fishbowl, The 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Greg's Gully 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Indecent Exposure 0 / 33 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 33

Iron Horse Wall 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Lord Of The Flies Wall 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Pheromone Wall 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Roadside boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Scavanger Wall 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Trail Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	5,421 ft
GPS:	44.34494, -103.92025 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Cameron Luth on Sep 28, 2006
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Description

Blue Sky features very technical climbing on mostly vertical to slightly overhanging walls with small pockets and edges. Routes range from the classic 5.9, Dragonfly, to the enduro-crimping test piece, Steamroller, 13c/d.

Getting There

To get here drive about 20 miles down the canyon to The lodge and then about another half a mile to a mile and park just past the first bridge where there is a pull out on the right, walk across the road and the trail is there, walk up the hill past several good sized boulders for about 7-8 minutes, Left like half a minute is Lord of the flies wall and right is Indecent Exposure.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Blue Sky

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 46 ● Smells Like Teen Spirit Sport Pheromone Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 69 ● Dragonfly Sport Pheromone Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 88 ● Tasting Time Sport Indecent Exposure
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 75 ● Carp Sport Fishbowl
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 56 ● The Conch Sport Lord Of The Flies Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 21 ● Cone Stoned Sport Indecent Exposure
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 56 ● Indecent Exposure Sport Indecent Exposure
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 42 ● Iron Horse Sport Iron Horse Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 39 ● Black Slabbath Sport Lord Of The Flies Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 21 ● High Times Sport Indecent Exposure
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 15 ● Pulmonary Suprema Sport Indecent Exposure
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 17 ● Monorail Sport Iron Horse Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 13 ● Spanish Fly Sport Pheromone Wall
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 16 ● Flight of the Bumblebee Sport Pheromone Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 16 ● Big Train Sport Iron Horse Wall