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Wolf Point Rock Climbing

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Routes in Wolf Point

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	Bark at the Moon S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Beholder, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Binding of Fenrir, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Breakin' the Chain S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Call of the Wild S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Dominant Species S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Full Moon Rising S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Lycanthrope, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Reemed Out S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Remus S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Romulus S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Seventh Continent, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	White Fang S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Wild as You Want To Be S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Elevation:	7,145 ft	2,178 m
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Access Issue: Closed due to road conditions in the Spring; caching of gear Details

There is a gate that is closed depending on the condition of the road to this crag. It will likely limit access to this cliff and the others in the Little Popo Agie canyon until at least the first of June every year. This severely limits the season as by mid June the temps get pretty hot. Local activists are collaborating with the Forest Service to try to find a long term access solution.

Also, gear caches are not allowed at Wolf Point. The Forest Service frowns upon stashed ropes and backpacks. There is a real danger of losing access to the crag if we cannot keep a low profile and practice good stewardship of the climbing resource.

Also beware of the large amount of rattle snakes.

Description

Wolf Point is a huge south facing cliff in the Little Popo Agie canyon. It is the best crag in Lander for anyone searching out steep, continuous routes up featured dolomite. It is best visited in spring and fall as it is too hot in summer and not accessible in the winter months. The cave faces south, but has an arch to it that provides much needed shade. The right side gets early day shade and the left side goes into the shadows in the afternoon. You can think of it as a Killer Cave (in Sinks Canyon) on steroids. The routes are taller, harder, more sustained, and actually start from the ground.

Many routes in the cave proper have first pitches of 12 to 14 bolts, followed by extensions of 4 to 6 bolts. You need an 80 meter rope for many of the extensions, unless you want to lower twice.

Superlative is a word that well describes the Point. Many of the best routes of their grade in Lander are found here. Wild as You Want to Be (11a), Bark at the Moon (12c), and the Big Bad Wolf (14a/b), are but a few examples.

Getting There

The approach involves an hour and a half drive on a poorly maintained road followed by a burly 45 minute hike down one side of the canyon and up the other.

Start on Limestone mountain road, drive past the Aspen glade parking and continue for several miles, going down some switch backs. You next pass some cabins on the left and eventually reach a T intersection. Take the right fork. Several more miles of increasingly poor roads take you to the parking. After the T, you keep left. The road dead ends at the parking.

The hike starts here with steep switch backs to the river after about 30 minutes, followed by a river crossing that can be dangerous in high water. You go up a long rightward traversing trail on the cliff side of the canyon, do some more switchbacks, and eventually come up to the middle of the cave. You will probably encounter rattle snakes on the trail and at the cliff.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wolf Point

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

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 14 ● Wild as You Want To Be Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● The Seventh Continent Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 16 ● Dominant Species Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 11 ● Bark at the Moon Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 5 ● Call of the Wild Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 8 ● The Lycanthrope Sport