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The Mouth (of the Clark's Fork) Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Mouth (of the Clark's Fork)

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	Back Pain T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Colter's Rib T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	False Start T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Forever T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a A0 PG13
	Gauntlet, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	M11 S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a C0 PG13
	Valley Boys T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13

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Description

"The Mouth" is the common named used for the two massifs at the mouth of Clark's Fork Canyon. These impressive slabs are composed of Madison Limestone and can be up to 3,000 feet high. Geologically these slabs are not created by exposed faulting, but actually by the slabs being tilted upward by the lifting of the Yellowstone Plateau. This makes for very solid rock for very large sweeps of the massif. If your idea of climbing is less than half a rope length off the ground with lots of dynos and swinging on your arms, you might not like it here. However, if you like to move real fast and way off the deck, this is your place. These are among the longest bolted climbs in North America.

Getting There

Clark, which is more of an area than a town, is about 25 miles north of Cody and 7 miles south of the Montana border on Wyoming Highway 120. Drive there and turn west at the Edelweiss Restaurant on Canyon Road 1AB. Trend left on route 8vc after a couple miles and follow it until the mouth of the canyon. The north massif is pretty hard to miss as you approach. Walk a quarter to half a mile from the highway, crossing a BLM fence, to reach the routes. Wild camping can be had on the BLM land on the south side of the highway near the river.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Mouth (of the Clark's Fork)

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

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 6 ● Valley Boys Trad, Alpine 5 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R 4 ● The Gauntlet Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 26 ● Colter's Rib Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a C0 PG13 18 ● M11 Sport, Aid, Alpine 22 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a A0 PG13 15 ● Forever Trad, Aid, Alpine 21 pitches

● Valley Boys

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 Trad, Alpine 5 pitches

● The Gauntlet

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad, Alpine 4 pitches

● Colter's Rib

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad, Alpine 12 pitches

● M11

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a C0 PG13 Sport, Aid, Alpine 22 pitches

● Forever

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a A0 PG13 Trad, Aid, Alpine 21 pitches

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Routes Mostly Face: East

Sunny Roughly 7am to 2pm during high season

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Details: You don't get shade until about 2 pm, so plan accordingly. This is also one of the windiest area in the windiest state. Thunderstorms generally come from the west and are hard to see approaching.