The City

The City of Rocks in Almo, Idaho is one of the most amazing climbing destinations in the world, the amount of international climbers you meet in The City of Rocks proves this. These huge granite spires rise from the ground everywhere in the valley to give you the feeling that you are in an abandoned city. The building like spires that tower above you make great for long routes, and some single pitch rope stretchers that keep your heart racing as long as your arms can hold on. The routes themselves sport some of the most enjoyable climbing because of their amazing features. One of these features is the hard patinas that form everywhere and make for killer crimpers and jugs, that seem to show up at just the right time when your killing for a good hold. The sport routes are known for their huge runouts, and if you have ever have been on Scream Cheese, you will know what I am talking about.

You can't afford to miss the Classics of this area, one such is Bloody Fingers. This 5.10a is a splitter crack that starts hard and leads into an amazing right tilted crack that stays challenging for around 80 feet. The top becomes a little run out, but nothing to keep you off this Classic. A few others are the Classics on elephant rock like: Rye Crisp, Wheat Thin, and Colombian Crack. These 3 moderate routes go at 5.7 and 5.8 and will have you smiling the whole way up. Just to name a few more Classics for your tick list: Thin Slice - 10a, Sky Line - 5.8, Intruding Dike - 5.7, and the notorious Crack of Doom - 5.11c. The picture up above is from the top of Too Much Fun and the climb that you are looking at is on Flaming Rock. If you get a chance to go to this amazing place GO and dont miss the Classics.