PRINT: Rock Climbing in Yankee Fork Crag, Central Idaho

Yankee Fork Crag

Idaho > Central Idaho

Description

South facing granite wall with several sport climbs and a couple of trad routes.

Getting There

From Stanley, head northeast on Highway 75 following the Salmon River downstream for roughly 14 miles until you arrive at the Sunbeam Dam and the Yankee Fork Junction. Turn left up the Yankee Fork road and drive for roughly 1 mile until you arrive at a large pullout on the right side of the road. The crag is visible on the north side of the road. Walk across the road and up to the wall. 1 minute approach.

Routes from Left to Right

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 21 ● Little Bear Hug Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 18 ● Feeling Frisky Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 20 ● Rusty Knife Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 18 ● Kind Veggie Brother Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 18 ● You Be Lichen It Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 3 ● LinLin’s Leaky Crack Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 3 ● Stone Bruise Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 4 ● Yank on This Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 2 ● Butt-dial From Satan Sport

● Little Bear Hug

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

● Feeling Frisky

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Rusty Knife

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● Kind Veggie Brother

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● You Be Lichen It

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport

● LinLin’s Leaky Crack

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Stone Bruise

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Yank on This

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport

● Butt-dial From Satan

5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport

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Guides Wall at Yankee Fork

Sleeping climbers.

View of the Yankee Fork Crag from the road.

Trad climb

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Dave Bingham
Hailey, ID

Some of the routes shown here are named, yet FA shows "unknown". Marc - do you want to chime in on this before all your routes get re-named? Sep 28, 2017

Scott Morris
Bountiful, UT

The information I found about these routes listed the route names and grades, but did not specify the FA. If these are not the correct names please share, along with FA info.

It's kind of silly to assume that I would take it upon myself to "rename" a bunch of routes on the most obvious, accessible piece of stone in this area. Did the route names somehow get changed sometime during the last 8 years after they were publicly posted in 2009? Oct 1, 2017

High Plains Drifter
Lago

Fun little crag, definitely worth a visit if you're in the area. Jul 25, 2020

Willsey

Any info on new routes on tall face to the left of this crag? Aug 10, 2020

High Plains Drifter
Lago

@Willsey I believe they are a work in progress by a local guide. Hopefully they post the routes once completed. Oct 26, 2020

Dante Lerner
Ketchum Idaho

There are a few completed, and uncompleted 40m+ climbs on the tall left wall, some do not have anchors, or the bolt line just disappears, but the two that are clearly visible are rated 10-11ish most climbs unfinished as of summer of 2024 May 6, 2025

Colter M
Everett, WA

I just want to note that this is a great top roping crag. Walk up climbers left up a small gully and get access to the anchors for most of the main wall. The first anchor is little bear hug, then the shared anchor of rusty knife and feeling frisky, next is the shared anchor for kind veggie brother and you be lichen it. After that you there is anchor you can rap down to set up directionals on the stiffer and lower quality climber's right side of the wall. Although there is no standout amazingly fantastic climbing, there is a lot of fun climbing that can be done quite easily and even TRS'd if alone. Recommend checking it out if driving by! Nov 20, 2025