Trip Report
To the Perch!
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Tuesday June 30, 2015 12:30pm
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The Sawtooth Range of central Idaho is as impressive as any mountain range I've ever visited. It is a true display of how incredibly pointy mountain tops can be! REALLY REALLY POINTY!
We ended up climbing the Direct Beckey (5.11) on day one, and finishing off day two with the Mountaineers Route (5.8+). All in all it was a very very successful trip, and I might count the Direct Beckey as the best rock climb I've done yet! In terms of quality it is only matched by Shunes Buttress in Zion as the best free route I've ever done.
Overall we did the DB in about 6-7 hours, and the Mountaineers in 2hr.
Grippa
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About the Author
Grippa is a wannabe living in Salt Lake City, UT. |
Comments
JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jun 30, 2015 - 12:35pm PT
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Beautiful! Thanks much.
John
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Jun 30, 2015 - 12:36pm PT
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Schweet! Some special place!
How far did you have to hike the rack?
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Author's Reply
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Jun 30, 2015 - 12:37pm PT
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W.L. - It's amazing dude. 10 straight pitches of badass 10+ crack climbing with a stonker boulder problem on pitch 1.
thebravecowboy - the hike into the perch is only 3 miles and 2000 vertical gain. It goes in about 2 hours for a fit party.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 30, 2015 - 12:59pm PT
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Nice! Special place for sure. Put the Fine Line and Myopia on the menu for the next trip.
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Hardly Visible
Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
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Jun 30, 2015 - 12:59pm PT
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Way to go there Grippa!
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johntp
Trad climber
Punter, Little Rock
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Jun 30, 2015 - 01:57pm PT
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BBST
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jun 30, 2015 - 03:01pm PT
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One of the most beautiful ranges I've ever climbed in,
Thank you!!!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Jun 30, 2015 - 03:58pm PT
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Booyah. Nice send.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 30, 2015 - 04:41pm PT
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It seems there is no limit on perches in the Sawtooths/Sawtooth Range, just trout.
(Plurals be strange.)
Glad you had a great couple of days, Grippa!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
https://nutagain.org
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Jun 30, 2015 - 04:43pm PT
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Nice! I planned to drive through there over the last couple of weeks, but instead did the southern loop through Utah and touched briefly in Wyoming. Maybe next summer will be Tetons with a stop by the perch....
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Author's Reply
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Jun 30, 2015 - 05:30pm PT
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NutAgain! I highly suggest it.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Wyoming
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Jun 30, 2015 - 05:53pm PT
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The Elephant's Perch has some of the best and most beautiful granite on earth, by the way. Terrific setting, Redfish lake below which you cross on boat to get to the climbing. Unbelievably ideal setting.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 30, 2015 - 06:06pm PT
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NutAgain...the Perch is better than the Hulk if you're a 5.10/11 climber AND fewer people, shorter approach and far better camping.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Wyoming
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Jun 30, 2015 - 06:27pm PT
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Yeah, J-Do.
It is the closest I have ever seen to an ideal situation in normal altitude. More like a fantasy than what is usually somehow crummy in some ways.
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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Jun 30, 2015 - 08:21pm PT
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Donini always has to hate on the Hulk when the Perch comes up!
Nice TR
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 30, 2015 - 08:35pm PT
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Grinning from ear to ear. Thanks. Nice photos.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 30, 2015 - 08:40pm PT
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I love the Hulk....the Perch just has more climbs that are still in my range. The two stand as the best alpine rock crags in America.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Thanks for an absolutely beautiful report! Thanks for the photos, too. The climb is now on my list (hey, what's a little French free between friends?).
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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That all sounds, and looks, fantastic!
Thanks for the TR.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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THAT'S the stuff!!! Good job! Except for my lack of climbing skills, that's my kind of place.
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Jeff G
Trad climber
Fort Collins
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pazreal
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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It was an amazing trip up there. Greg hatched this idea for us and it proved so good that I'm heading back again for the long weekend!
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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Fair enough Jim!
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Good work lad! Sorry to have missed you at "The City." Don't forget to do some adjacent climbs like "The Tusk."
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Author's Reply
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Jul 2, 2015 - 11:04am PT
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FRITZ! That's on the docket for next time. We got some rudimentary beta on it, and it looks great.
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