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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Chosstacular!!!
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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I lived in Boise for over 10 years and checked out a fair amount of that stuff. It really is as chossy as it looks. On the other hand, the Black Cliffs, right there in Boise, are pretty damn fun, as is the Alcove at Dierkes.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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There is a lot of unclimbed basalt and other volcanics in that big chunk of SW Idaho & N. Central Nevada.
I have never heard of technical routes along the Owyhee River, but I have only floated it from Rome, Oregon down to Owyhee Reservoir. There are some very difficult rapids back up in Idaho with the top one being Widow-maker, Class V, with a Class V portage.
I love this river information from an outfitter that runs trips down the Owyhee.
http://www.rogueklamath.com/owyhee_river.htm#mid
The Middle Owyhee is the most challenging multi-day trip we offer. This expedition is appropriate only for the very adventurous, very fit and experienced whitewater paddlers. (Class V swim test may be required.) This trip is one of total commitment, as we leave the rugged put-in and drift into an inaccessible gorge filled with 38 miles of raft-flipping Class IV & V rapids, boulder fields, ledge drops and wave trains.
In between the action-packed sequences are calmer pools, allowing guests time for reflection, rejuvenation, and for many at the top of Bombshelter Drop, religion. Rewards include soaking in natural hot springs, viewing ancient petroglyphs, bragging rights supported by jaw-dropping photos and a free RKRA t-shirt and hat.
The Middle Owyhee is an epic test of river & wilderness skills that is not for everyone. But for those seeking a true wilderness self-supported adventure, this is one of America's best kept secrets. Veterans of California's Forks of the Kern or Idaho's Snake River will thoroughly enjoy this experience. I've done a number of trips down the similar Bruneau River and the spectacular canyon walls never called out to me for climbing. Of course, I was "fully-engaged" by the Class IV River.
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Urizen
Ice climber
Berkeley, CA
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Better check out the "Rattlesnake Removal" thread first.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Fascinating history of the area. Nutjob meets Sacajawea!
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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It's like an incredibly bad version of Leslie Gulch, which is like an incredibly bad version of Smith Rocks or Owen's Gorge.
At Leslie Gulch, which is all part of the Owyhee volcanic heap, there's a long history of chisels and boom boxes. The BLM outlawed bolts there for some reason. Go figure.
There are plenty more notches like the Owyhee Canyons and the Bruneau there. Claude Dallas shot a fatass game warden in one. There are some of the thickest poison ivy forests I've ever seen in some of those holes.
But some say the Owyhee Canyonlands a special place worthy of National Park status. Some say it's got that going for it.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Nutjob... Head up to Fossil Falls and give it a good climb. If you are flipping out about climbing on basalt, head to Idaho.
We used to look at the basalt cliffs of the Snake River Canyon. Go up and finger it. Then head up to higher hills looking for any kind of granite.
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