Trip: Blodgett Caynon / Nez Perce Spire - SW Buttress
Date: 5/11/2007
Trip Report:
After debating on either Leavenworth or Blodgett, we made right decison and drove to Montana for a few days of climbing. So we filled up my purple rollerskate and heading into the hills. After a mellow hike in we were at the base of the SW buttress ib Nez Perce:
The first three pitches mainly took small cams and microstoppers, twas techy thin climbing.
But unforunately at the top of pitch 4, one of us suffered from a busted nut sack:
Joe on pitch 5, the first of the crux pitches:
The climbing on pitches 4 on where fun crack and face climbing with the 6th pitch being the crux of the route, but per some locals sound like we made it a lil harder on ourselves and went a little to the left, but climbing was still get, very physical though! Great route very varied climbing which in a plus and no crowds, & free camping. The next day we did some cragging after deciding against the Timebinder, first pitch looks sccarrry
View of Shoshone and Flathead(which is suppose to have the best rock in the canyon!)
Gear Notes:
alot of smaller gear but doubles to #3 camalot.
Approach Notes:
follow well beaten trail then cross river when possible on down trees. Head up talus to base of spire. No raps on descent.