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The Foyer

Montana > S Central Region > Natural Bridge & Falls

ACCESS

Please don't access the Foyer from above. Instead follow the trail along the rim until you reach the switchbacks. Signs should be visible to help guide you.

Description

This is the host to many of Natural Bridge's easier climbs and a great place to get a feel for the area. The right side(West) contains easier climbs from 5.6-5.9 with the Left side(East) containing harder stuff from 5.10-5.12b. A great place to come and warm your muscles up for the warfare routes that are located below.

Getting There

Walk out on the path across the large bridge. Ponder what would happen if you were to fall in the frothing suckhole below. Follow this trail on the rim of the canyon continuing around until some little switchbacks. Stay left at this point staying closer to the canyon. Do not go down into the heart of the canyon quite yet but continue until you reach a small slot canyon that leads downwards. Follow this down a small scrambly canyon staying left until you reach a corridor with a large boulder chockstone at the far end.

Routes from Left to Right

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 41
● Black Parade
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 17
● Stranger than Fiction
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 39
● Winds of Deception
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 60
● Labors of Lust
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 23
● Death From Above
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 11
● Unknown
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 37
● Chocolate Muffin Warmup
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 58
● Snap Dragon
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 47
● Bird of Paradise
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 33
● Christianity on Demand
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 26
● Skipping Stones into my Childhood
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 18
● Taste of Grit
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 3
● Ginger Snaps
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 19
● Privateer
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 50
● Adventure Time
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 6
● Whitewater
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 8
● Jugs’n Bugs
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 13
● Bangarang!
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 8
● What About Schmee?
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Black Parade
 41
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Stranger than Fiction
 17
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Winds of Deception
 39
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Labors of Lust
 60
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Death From Above
 23
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Unknown
 11
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Chocolate Muffin Warmup
 37
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
● Snap Dragon
 58
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Bird of Paradise
 47
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Christianity on Demand
 33
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Skipping Stones into my Chi…
 26
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Taste of Grit
 18
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
● Ginger Snaps
 3
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Privateer
 19
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Adventure Time
 50
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Whitewater
 6
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Jugs’n Bugs
 8
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Bangarang!
 13
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● What About Schmee?
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

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New Routes not in Rock Climbs of Southwest Montana<br> <br> A - Bird of Paradise 5.9<br> B - Christianity on Demand 5.8<br> C - Skipping Stones Into My Childhood 5.7 (new)<br> D - Taste of Grit 5.6/7 (new)
[Hide Photo] New Routes not in Rock Climbs of Southwest Montana A - Bird of Paradise 5.9 B - Christianity on Demand 5.8 C - Skipping Stones Into My Childhood 5.7 (new) D - Taste of Grit 5.6/7 (new)
Cool place to climb!
[Hide Photo] Cool place to climb!
New Routes not in Rock Climbs of Southwest Montana<br> <br> A - Death From Above 5.12b<br> B - Unknown 5.10+ (new)
[Hide Photo] New Routes not in Rock Climbs of Southwest Montana A - Death From Above 5.12b B - Unknown 5.10+ (new)
View of the Foyer from the approach trail.
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406MT Bower
[Hide Comment] These seem to contradict each other (highlighted in bold to help)..

ACCESS
Please don't access the Foyer from above. Instead follow the trail along the rim until you reach the switchbacks. Signs should be visible to help guide you.

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Getting There
Walk out on the path across the large bridge. Ponder what would happen if you were to fall in the frothing suckhole below. Follow this trail on the rim of the canyon continuing around until some little switchbacks. Stay left at this point staying closer to the canyon. Do not go down into the heart of the canyon quite yet but continue until you reach a small slot canyon that leads downwards. Follow this down a small scrambly canyon staying left until you reach a corridor with a large boulder chockstone at the far end

If I remember correctly, the guide books says to remain up top and use the the small slot. I've done both, and I feel like the small slot results in less impact.

Thoughts? Jun 1, 2017
Ty Morrison-Heath
Bozeman, MT
[Hide Comment] @Sam Bower - The slot was the old approach and was the site of a near fatality when it collapsed around two years ago. The victim (<5 y/o girl if my memory serves me right) had to be medivaced from the scene and spent several days in critical care in Billings. The book was written many years before the accident when there was no other way to access the canyon floor. Additionally, the route down the slot has become considerably less stable in the years since. Please use the trail from the rim, as a rock slide could kill you and those in the Foyer. Jun 1, 2017
406MT Bower
[Hide Comment] Thank you for the info. I will come in from the bottom for now on. Jun 1, 2017