climbing in idaho

[glomeruli]

i know this a squamish forum but i am heading down to idaho for the may long weekend (possibly city of rocks) and am lookin' for any beta from people who have been down there. places to go, to avoid, etc.


or even any good forums to get info, maps, topos



dave

[Cloudraker]

Hi,

I've been drooling over rockclimbing.com info related to City of Rocks for the last few days. It looks awesome!! Are you in Vancouver? Any idea how long it takes to get there? I know it's about 800 km from Van. Sounds like a 5 day weekend to me. PM me if you're looking for a partner.

[Pete L.]

I've been there a couple of times, really liked it.
It takes about 12 hours from Blaine.
It's been a few years but here's what I remember:
The camping is nice,
Burley sucks, (except for a couple decent Mexican restaurants)
Oakley has hot springs,
"She's the Bosch" is a fun route,
and Mufflers tend to pack it in there. (inside joke, sorry Marc)

[bike]

Yaya. Its that American made crap!!! We should go back there again. I liked the area as well. Very different terrain.

[Peter]

Be prepared for crazy weather, especially in April/May.

[bike]

I'd agree with peter on the weather. It was good one day. Freezing the next!