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Big Dam Boulder

Idaho > E Idaho > Teton Dam (Lower Teto…

Description

About 15 minutes down the road from the Quarry is a large clump of boulders offering much steeper fare. The routes on the Big Dam Boulder are very close together and thus have many possible variations. The most common ones are listed here.

Getting There

follow the road downriver from the dam about a mile. The boulders will be on your left.

Routes from Left to Right

V2 5+
 11
● Left Side Love Handles
Boulder
V6 7A
 14
● Hell Hooks
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 3
● Hate Hate Hate
Boulder
V2 5+
 10
● Love Hate Love
Boulder
V1 5
 15
● Love Handles
Boulder
V6 7A
 6
● Dam Nation
Boulder
V2+ 5+
 12
● Dam the Man
Boulder
V2 5+
 10
● Another Dam Sit Start
Boulder
V3 6A
 5
● Slot Shot
Boulder
V3 6A
 3
● The Big Dam Pump
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Left Side Love Handles
 11
V2 5+ Boulder
● Hell Hooks
 14
V6 7A Boulder
● Hate Hate Hate
 3
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● Love Hate Love
 10
V2 5+ Boulder
● Love Handles
 15
V1 5 Boulder
● Dam Nation
 6
V6 7A Boulder
● Dam the Man
 12
V2+ 5+ Boulder
● Another Dam Sit Start
 10
V2 5+ Boulder
● Slot Shot
 5
V3 6A Boulder
● The Big Dam Pump
 3
V3 6A Boulder

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The prow, where a lot of routes converge.
[Hide Photo] The prow, where a lot of routes converge.
the big dam boulder, facing east.
[Hide Photo] the big dam boulder, facing east.