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Montana : Northwest Region : Cabinet Mountain Wilderness : Granite Lake Area - Ice

Granite Lake Ice Guide

Marlin Thorman/2021

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This is a PDF guide to the Granite Lake area ice including 3 Tiers, The Thunderdome, and A Peak. This is Version 4 from November 2021. It is free just click on the "purchase" link.

Montana : Northwest Region : Glacier National Park

A Climber's Guide To Glacier National Park

J Gordon Edwards / Falcon Press / 1995

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Edwards has been hailed as "the Patron Saint of climbing Glacier National Park" and his guide on the subject is considered a classic of mountaineering literature. This latest edition offers-in addition to a brand-new section of inspiring full-color photographs-new route information, improved maps, route sketches and a freshly updated history of climbing in the park. This superb guide is essential reading for all those eager to explore Glacier's spectacular peaks.

Montana : Northwest Region : Point of Rocks

Point of Rocks including Stillwater Canyon and Drive-In Theater

FEATURED: A Climber’s Guide: Point of Rocks, Montana

Brett Eckert / 2020

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Rock climbers rejoice! One of Montana's best kept secrets has been let out of the bag and it's now bigger, badder and better than ever before.

Detailed maps, crisp photographs and easy-to-follow directions combine in this comprehensive guidebook to finding and climbing more than 400 routes and boulder problems at Point of Rocks.

Located 25 miles equidistant between the towns of Whitefish and Eureka in Montana's largest state forest, this raw and rocky landscape is accessible only to non-motorized travel and boasts 49 different climbing zones scattered throughout 3,000 acres of wilderness.

While predominately a sport climber and boulder’s playground, don’t leave the trad rack at home collecting dust because opportunites abound for rock warriors of nearly every caliber and discipline.

Discover the unique geological history preserved in the ancient outcrops of exposed bedrock and the tumultuous story of how prehistoric seas, continental collisions and ice age glaciers shaped this rugged land.

Included in this completely updated second edition is route information for the nearby and car-accessible areas Drive-In Theater and Stillwater Canyon. Be sure to include this essential guide in your backpack and come experience the wonder and adventure that await you in this beautiful corner of northwest Montana.

Montana : South Central Region : Billings Rimrocks

Super Sand Land

Joel Anderson / Primedia E-launch LLC 2012

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A guide to the sandstone mecca of bouldering and climbing in Billings! Author Joel Anderson guides you to the classics and anti-classics in this comprehensive, detailed book. The guide covers roped routes and boulder problems found on the rimrock around Billings. The guide will includes the Arvin Boulders, Water Tower Boulders, Country Club Boulders, Zimmerman Park, Phipps Park and the Gregory Hills. This 110 page book covers over 200 problems, nearly 80 routes and includes detailed photos and maps.

ISBN-13: 9781622093724

Montana : Northwest Region : Lost Horse

Lost Horse Canyon: A Climber's Guide to Montana's Best Cragging and Bouldering

Joe Josephson / First Ascent Press, 2007

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Imagine a beautifully-colored, 600 foot crag with splitter cracks and crisp edges looming over the ice-cold, emerald-green waters of a blue-ribbon trout stream with some of the finest peaks in Montana set off in the distance. Scattered throughout the Fir and Ponderosa forests below lie dozens of Yosemite quality boulders. This isn t a dream, it is Lost Horse Canyon in the southern Bitterroot Valley; arguably, the best climbing area in the state.

Montana : Southwest Region : Paradise Valley

Paradise Valley

Kevin Hutchinson / Livingston, 1996

Contained in this guide is the author's semi-historical account of climbs in Paradise Valley, which range from 15 foot roped boulder problems to 700 foot multi-pitch trad lines. The routes here-in are a collection of accomplishments which are documented and displayed for your entertainment. Use this guide to aid on the journey of self-discipline and learning to master the various geological findings with in the Paradise Valley.

Includes route descriptions for: Allenspur, Mill Creek, Yankee Jim

Montana : Southwest Region : Indian Creek

Indian Creek Climbing Guide

Ron Brunkhorst / Indian Creek Press, 2007

Indian Creek, second edition, 2007, by Ron Brunckhorst. Indian Creek is a Montana limestone canyon near Townsend that contains some of Montana's finer routes with routes ranging from 5.4 - 5.12+. This colorful new edition is 40 pages with 73 climbs covered. Get first hand information from the pioneering source with 2 maps and 19 photos along with a dozen accounts of first ascents and incidences that will not find in any other guidebook.

Indian Creek is primarily a sport-climbing venue, and most routes are advanced. This probably isn't the best place to take a newbie for a first climb. But a handful of easier routes, some trad options, and its close proximity to Townsend make Indian Creek Canyon a local favorite.

Montana : Southwest Region

FEATURED: Central Montana Rock (second edition)

Jake Mergenthaler and the Helena Climbers' Coalition, 2022

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Central Montana Rock documents a diverse set of crags between Helena and the Rocky Mountain Front. From granitic trad adventures to steep limestone sport climbing, this unique region juxtaposes some of the hardest climbs in the state with beginner friendly crags and offers a complete spectrum in between. Written by Jake Mergenthaler, Helena’s most notable first ascensionist, with the help of the Helena Climbers’ Coalition, this second edition is equipped with modern information and more than twice as many routes as the first.

SW MT Blocs: A Bouldering Guide to Southwest Montana

FEATURED: SW MT Blocs

Erik Christensen, Sick Proj Publishing, 2015

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SW MT Blocs is your guide to more than 1,000 different boulder problems all within a few hours of Bozeman, Montana. The guide contains more than 100 actions photos and hundreds more beta photos that showcase the best boulders SW Montana has to offer. Areas included in the guide are: Whiskey Gulch, Tobacco Roots, Madison Valley, Gallatin Canyon, Bozeman Area, and Yankee Jim Canyon.

Bozeman Rock Climbs

Bill Dockins & Tom Kalakay / High Gravity Press, 2009

Written by two veteran Bozeman climbers, Bozeman Rock Climbs is the only comprehensive guide to crags in the Bozeman area. Carefully researched, accurate, and easy to follow, the 3rd Edition is a greatly expanded version of guides first published in 1987 and again in 1995. Illustrated with scores of full-page photos, topos, and maps, the guide covers Gallatin Canyon limestone and gneiss, Hyalite Canyon, Bear Canyon, Chestnut Mountain, the Madison River area, the Bridger Range and the Big Sky Area, and it includes many crags not described anywhere else. In addition to the route descriptions and first ascent information, the 3rd Edition's chapters on the area's climbing history and geology and a foreword by H.J. Schmidt lend a depth, richness, and humor rarely found in run-of-the-mill climbing guidebooks, says the Southern Montana Climbers Alliance.

Butte's Climbing Guide

Dwight Bishop / First Ascent Press, 2005

Featuring over 300 routes up to 600 feet and hundreds of boulder problems up to V11, "Butte's Climbing Guide" is the only complete guide to one of Montana's premier and most historic climbing areas. Known geologically as the Boulder Batholith, this extensive area along the Continental Divide between Butte and Whitehall, MT offers more granite climbing than anywhere in the Northern Rockies. A world class destination unto itself, the Boulder Batholith is also the perfect "stop-over" for traveling climbers.

Rock Climbs of Southwest Montana

Kyle Vassilopoulos / First Ascent Press, 2008

Written by one of America s leading rock climbers, this is your guide to almost 700 routes; ranging from multi-pitch classics to the latest sport crags; from 5.4 alpine scrambles to the hardest rock climbs in Montana; including many areas never before published. Also included are suggestions for gear, where to find more beta, access concerns, climbing gyms, new route ideas, in-depth approaches, as well as listings for local services not to be missed. With over 285 full-color photos and 22 detailed maps, this is the must-have guide for the long-time local and visitor alike. Twenty five major areas are covered including: Natural Bridge & Falls, Allenspur, Mill Creek, Mount Cowen, Bozeman Pass, Frog Rock, Bridger Range, Bear Canyon, Chestnut Mountain, Practice Rock, Hyalite Canyon, Scorched Earth, Squaw Creek, Gallatin Canyon, Gallatin Tower, Beehive Basin, Big Sky, Red Cliff Campground, Madison River, Neat Rock, Revenue Flats.


Montana

Central Montana Rock

Jake Mergenthaler / First Ascent Press, 2006

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Volume 2 in the Big Sky Rock series of Montana climbing guides. The serene climbing areas along the Rocky Mountain Front, the Elk Horn and Big Belt Mountains of Montana are home to everything from convenient practice areas to some of the most challenging free climbs in the state - many described here for the first time. Written by one of the area's leading explorers, this guide covers over 350 quality climbs on dozens of roadside sport crags, lonely canyons, textured granite spires of the Boulder Batholith, and the multi-pitch wonder of Blackleaf Canyon near the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Rock Climbing Montana

Randall Green / Falcon Press, 2000

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Montana climbing offers a lifetime of adventure and challenge. Rock Climbing Montana, formerly The Rock Climber's Guide to Montana is the only guide available that covers all the major climbing areas in the state-including Missoula, Helena, Butte, and Bozeman as well as out-of-the-way crags like Stone Hill, Mulkey and Rattler gulches, and the state's highest mountain, Granite Peak-with routes ranging from 5.3 to 5.13. Climbers from around the state-(Dwight Bishop, Ron Brunckhorst, Bill Dockins, Rafael Grana, Randall Green, Brian Hatfield, Brad Hutcheson, Jason Taylor, Matt Taylor, and many others)-provided first-hand information for area overviews, route betas and topos, maps, and photos. Also included are suggestions for hear, information on locations and types of anchors, approaches, and descents as well as listings for shops, gyms, and guide services. Rock Climbing Montana is essential for planning your next climbing trip in the Big Sky State.

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