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Mid Cliffs Rock Climbing

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Routes in Mid Cliffs

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	409 T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ajax S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Almer Casile Memorial Buttress S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Arrow, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bad Ethics S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Big Head Ed T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bloody Crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Boot Flake T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Boulder Holder T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Burgermeister Meisterburger T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bwana the Mighty Metolious Hunter S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Candy Ass S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Character Zero S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Chicken Wings T,S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a V5+ 6C+
	Fat Ankles S,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Father, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Heat Miser S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	In Vitro S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	In Vivo S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Jenga T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Kip to a Handstand S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Lightning Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Little Boots T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Little Flower T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Loaded Gun T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Loaded Question T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lucky Pierre S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Man Eater T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Mike the Dog T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	More Than I Can Chew S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Nash-e-mun S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Nikita T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Number Nine T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Nut 'n a Sling T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Orientationally Confused T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Potato Flake T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Prominent Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Puffer, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rainbow Warrior S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Raptor's Revenge T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rectal Cranial Insertion T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Roanne's Way T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Snake Eyes S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Spear, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Squirt Gun T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Steep Disorder T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Stemulous S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sugar Magnolia T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Swallow T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sweat Engine S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Tidy Up S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Unknown T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown Offwidth T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Weenie Roast T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Wizard's Sleeve S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Access Issue: 2025 Seasonal raptor closures: 3/11 Update: Carbody canyon closed from Pabst smear (west side) to Macabres roof (east side). Scary canyon, highway face, face canyon, Nixon head, and steep wall are closed. Details

Adding new bolts, new anchors, and new routes at the Black Cliffs are currently NOT ALLOWED pending a BLM environmental assessment. Significant trail work is also on hold. Please contact the Boise Climbers Alliance with questions or for additional information

Description

Columner Basalt
Lots of trad, some sport

Getting There

Same approach as Short Cliffs, but keep going right.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mid Cliffs

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 63 ● Nash-e-mun Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 42 ● Heat Miser Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 77 ● Fat Ankles Sport, TR
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 25 ● Potato Flake Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 47 ● Snake Eyes Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 83 ● Almer Casile Memorial Buttress Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 27 ● Lightning Crack Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 34 ● Little Boots Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 58 ● Ajax Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 50 ● Lucky Pierre Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 58 ● More Than I Can Chew Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 35 ● Rectal Cranial Insertion Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 37 ● The Father Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 31 ● In Vitro Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 40 ● Bad Ethics Sport