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Best North American sport climbing destinations in the Summer ???

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Kevin R · · Westminster, CO · Joined May 2008 · Points: 325

Hey, I'm trying to plan a 3-5 week climbing road trip with my girlfriend this summer. Would like to find a few good sport climbing areas that would provide 3-7 days worth of climbing any where in Western North America. Does anyone know of any place with decent temps / weather from late June to late July? Any suggestions would be helpful. We were already looking at Ten Sleep for 4-5 days.

Thanks

Jim Amidon · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2001 · Points: 840

Ten-Sleep for a week.....

Eddie Brown · · Tempe, Arizona · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 940

Enchanted Tower, NM

JJNS · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 531

Rifle

Tom Hanson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 950

I think that Wyoming and South Dakota make for a great summer trip.
Mt Rushmore / Needles
Devils Tower
Tensleep
Sinks
Wild Iris
Baldwin Creek
Freemont Canyon

Hank Caylor · · Livin' in the Junk! · Joined Dec 2003 · Points: 643

Baffin Island, babes, BASE and super deep PowPow if that floats your panties!

youtube.com/watch?v=PzA5R9a…;feature=related

Tom Hanson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 950

Wasn't that Rick Sylvester jumping Aasgard?

Mike Cronin · · Rapid City, SD · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 501

Black Hills in South Dakota.
Spearfish Canyon 550+ great limestone routes
VC 50+ steep rifle like routes
Needles
Rushmore
Devils Tower
3 Hrs Ten Sleep
No crowds, new gude book coming out this summer.
If you need bets on the limestone the locals will hook you up.

Bryan Gall · · New Castle, CO · Joined Sep 2002 · Points: 260

Rifle mountain park... sport climber's paradise.

Eric Krantz · · Black Hills · Joined Feb 2004 · Points: 420

Hookup for showers, climbers, knowledge, couches, kitchen, and social contact, wherever you may be:

www.couchsurfing.org

R. Moran · · Moab , UT · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 140

Maple Canyon

The Hippy · · Boulder, Co · Joined Nov 2008 · Points: 5

Humboldt and Trinity counties - Northern CA.

Chrissy · · Portland, OR · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 0

3-5 weeks of climbing? dang you guys sound like a lucky couple. definitely check out ten sleep.

Bad Sock Puppet · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 510

Owens River Gorge
City of Rocks...yes sport
Tensleep
Spearfish

Jay Knower · · Plymouth, NH; Lander, WY · Joined Jul 2001 · Points: 6,256

Rifle
Maple
Mt. Charleston

Jon B · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 105

Lookout Mtn, Phx

Austin Baird · · SLC, Utah · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 95

Maple!!

Andrew Caraballo · · Milwaukie, OR · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 530

Independence Pass, CO

Joe Huggins · · Grand Junction · Joined Oct 2001 · Points: 105

sshhh-Elephants' Graveyard...can't say more, they're coming...

eric larson · · aurora, co · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 50

they have all already been said, but my votes go to ten sleep, rifle, spearfish, wild iris... (in no particular order)

Tom Rangitsch · · Lander, Wy · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,741

Small thing to add, but Baldwin Creek is about a million degrees in the summer and there's one whole tree to get shade. Sinks is pretty hot too, but you can climb fairly reasonably in the early morning or late afternoon. Around Lander, Wild Iris is probably your best bet in the summer.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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