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Elevation: 3,015 ft
GPS: 43.53804, -116.08996
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Shared By: T Brad on Oct 29, 2008
Admins: Mike Engle, Eric Bluemn
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Columner Basalt
Lots of trad, some sport

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Same approach as Short Cliffs, but keep going right.

54 Total Climbs

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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
 58
Nash-e-mun
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 41
Heat Miser
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 68
Fat Ankles
Sport, TR
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 22
Potato Flake
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 39
Snake Eyes
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 72
Almer Casile Memorial Buttress
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 19
Lightning Crack
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 30
Little Boots
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 52
Ajax
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 45
Lucky Pierre
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 49
More Than I Can Chew
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 31
Rectal Cranial Insertion
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 30
The Father
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 31
In Vitro
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 32
Bad Ethics
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Nash-e-mun
 58
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Heat Miser
 41
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Fat Ankles
 68
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport, TR
Potato Flake
 22
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Trad
Snake Eyes
 39
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Almer Casile Memorial Buttress
 72
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Lightning Crack
 19
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Little Boots
 30
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Ajax
 52
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Lucky Pierre
 45
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
More Than I Can Chew
 49
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Rectal Cranial Insertion
 31
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
The Father
 30
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
In Vitro
 31
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Bad Ethics
 32
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
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