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Upper Hyalite Canyon Obscurities

These climbs lie up canyon of Twin Falls ( on the west side of Hyalite canyon) and Dribbles area ( on the east side of Hyalite). They are characterized by long approaches and short climbs. Don’t discount them though! They are good if you want to get away from the crowds, go on an adventure, or want to include some fine backcountry skiing in your day of climbing. They are best either late season, when skiing is best and forest travel over deadfall is easiest; or early season, when the snowpack is thin. Due to the 'adventure climbing' nature of these climbs, only a description of their locations is given.

Kansas Cornfield- WI 4
This climb is located on the lower east face of Palace Butte, approxiamately .5 miles left of Twin Falls, crossing the same rockband. FA

Reparations- WI 4
On the east face of Palace Butte. Approach via the drainage between Palace Butte and Maid-in-the-Mist. FA

Once in a Blue Moon- WI 4
Located on the SE face of Maid-in-the-Mist. FA

Long Walk to Freedom- WI4+
50 ' right of Once in a Blue Moon. FA

Monkey Ass Wall-
This climb is located at a feature marked on the map as "Cupids Heart"; about three miles up the Hyalite Creek Trail.FA

Unnamed Wall | Twin Falls Area | Upper Hyalite Climbs | Dribbles Area Climbs | Winter Dance Area | The Mummies | Genesis Area | Flanders Drainage | East Hyalite Climbs

Ice climbing is dangerous. This guide is provided as a substitute for climbing. I recommend sitting at home behind the TV instead. If you do decide to go ice climbing, you will experience an E6 ( 6 on the Epic scale), which involves quite a bit of suffering, injury, and death.

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