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West Side Climbing

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Areas in West Side

Cascade Creek 0 / 0 / 0 / 48 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 48 / 48

Cube, The 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Dregs, The 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Gallatin Tower 16 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Lava Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 7

Nunnery, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 45 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 45

Elevation:	5,806 ft
GPS:	45.416, -111.234 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Matt Wenger on Feb 19, 2018
Admins:	grk10vq, Zach Wahrer History (Admin Only): Zach Wahrer approved "Description" May 31, 2020

Description

The is the west side of the river of what is generally referred to as “The Canyon”, which is predominantly trad climbing on quality gneiss. Far less climbing here than the east side, but the gneiss that is exposed here includes the beautiful Gallatin Tower and The Cube.

Getting There

Driving south on Hwy 191 from Four Corners, drive about 9 miles from the canyon entrance (~14 miles north of the stoplight in Big Sky), and park in the dirt pull out almost directly underneath the prominent Gallatin Tower.

135 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at West Side

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

V3 6A 5 ● Tick Tick Boom Boulder, Alpine Cascade Creek > Explosive Area > Explosive Boulder
V6 7A 4 ● Fear Factor Boulder, Alpine Cascade Creek > Explosive Area > Fear Factor
V6 7A 3 ● Intergalactic Jellyfish Boulder, Alpine Cascade Creek > Primo Boulder
V6 7A 3 ● Leviathan Boulder, Alpine Cascade Creek > Leviathan Boulder
V8 7B 6 ● The Battle of Hoth Boulder Nunnery > Upper Nunnery
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 64 ● The Dagger Trad Gallatin Tower
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 170 ● Standard Route Trad 3 pitches Gallatin Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 74 ● Thing In Between Trad Gallatin Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 42 ● Standard Route Direct Finish Trad Gallatin Tower
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 72 ● First Best Trad Gallatin Tower
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 81 ● Tigger Trad 2 pitches Gallatin Tower
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 45 ● Spare Tire Trad, Sport Gallatin Tower
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 47 ● Orange Crack Trad 3 pitches Gallatin Tower
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 50 ● Soft in the Middle Trad, Sport Gallatin Tower
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 54 ● Bowling for Buicks Sport Gallatin Tower