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South Idaho includes the climbing areas of City of Rocks/Castle Rocks, the climbing around Twin Falls (Dierkes Lake), and others.

For any questions or concerns about existing routes and hardware conditions, or establishing new routes, please reach out to Southern Idaho Climbing Coalition at info@climbsicc.com.

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This is the southern region of the state including the cities of Twin Falls, Burley, and Almo.

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Idaho

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 381
● Lost Arrow
Trad 2 pitches
City of Rocks > Lost Arrow Spire
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1,052
● Wheat Thin
Trad
City of Rocks > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 946
● Skyline
Trad
City of Rocks > Morning Glory Spire
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 909
● Rye Crisp
Trad
City of Rocks > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 494
● Too Much Fun
Sport
City of Rocks > Bumblie Rock
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 462
● Batwings
Trad
City of Rocks > Parking Lot Rock > Parking Lot Rock - West
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 847
● Bloody Fingers
Trad
City of Rocks > Breadloaves > Super Hits - Bloody F…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 284
● Animal Cracker
Trad 2 pitches
City of Rocks > Animal Cracker Rock
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 612
● Thin Slice
Trad
City of Rocks > Parking Lot Rock > Parking Lot Rock - No…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 718
● Tribal Boundaries
Sport
City of Rocks > Flaming Rock
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 759
● Colossus
Sport
City of Rocks > Bath Rock > Bath Rock - West
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 298
● Beware of Nesting Egos
Trad
City of Rocks > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - North
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 327
● Crack of Doom
Trad
City of Rocks > Morning Glory Spire
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 237
● She's the Bosch
Sport
City of Rocks > Window Rock > Window Rock - West
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 282
● Gemini
Sport
City of Rocks > Bath Rock > Bath Rock - West
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Lost Arrow City of Rocks > Lost Arrow Spire
 381
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad 2 pitches
● Wheat Thin City of Rocks > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East
 1,052
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Skyline City of Rocks > Morning Glory Spire
 946
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Rye Crisp City of Rocks > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - East
 909
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Too Much Fun City of Rocks > Bumblie Rock
 494
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Batwings City of Rocks > Parking Lot Rock > Parking Lot Rock - West
 462
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Bloody Fingers City of Rocks > Breadloaves > Super Hits - Bloody F…
 847
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Animal Cracker City of Rocks > Animal Cracker Rock
 284
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
● Thin Slice City of Rocks > Parking Lot Rock > Parking Lot Rock - No…
 612
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Tribal Boundaries City of Rocks > Flaming Rock
 718
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Colossus City of Rocks > Bath Rock > Bath Rock - West
 759
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Beware of Nesting Egos City of Rocks > Elephant Rock > Elephant Rock - North
 298
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad
● Crack of Doom City of Rocks > Morning Glory Spire
 327
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● She's the Bosch City of Rocks > Window Rock > Window Rock - West
 237
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Gemini City of Rocks > Bath Rock > Bath Rock - West
 282
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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