Pointless Crag
Ririe, Idaho
6.8 miles E of Ririe, IdahoCourtesy of Dean Lords, Route Setter deanlords.blogspot.com
- NO MORE BOLTING as of 5/2012 requested by the Bureau of Land Management.
- The BLM has asked us NOT to park on the road below the cliff. Please use the obvious parking area next to the river before reaching the cliff. The parking area is 2.7 miles up the South Fork Rd on the right from where you turn off of the Ski Hill Road.
- Some of the 1st bolts are high off the ground and require climbing through suspect rock to clip. PLEASE don't trust the stone and protect yourself by clipping the first bolt from the ground with a stick clip.
- Many top anchors are equipped with carabiners for convenience and safety with these short routes. They are not yours to take home! Use them for lowering only. If you are going to top-rope or run lead laps, please use your own quickdraws at the anchors until the last lap, then lower off the fixed biners.
- The rock on most routes is suspect and the climber is not responsible for maintaining awareness of all persons on the ground. If you get whacked by falling rock, it's your own fault. Belay, cheer, observe, socialize in a safe place. Take it seriously and speak up if you see someone in harms way. The climber isn't looking out for your safety... you are. Take it seriously. Serious.
- Rattlesnakes, ticks, and mosquito's. Nothing more needs to be said.
Routes from Left to Right
Route | Difficulty |
Black Betty | 5.12b |
50 yard gap | |
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Head on a Silver Platypus | 5.10a |
Sleepwalker | 5.10d |
4-Alarm Fire | 5.10b |
Hoppe Hill | 5.10c |
Hustle and Flow | 5.12d |
Goat Meal | 5.11a |
Hungry Eyes | 5.9 |
Stingray | 5.10c/d |
30 yard gap | |
Orbit | 5.11a |
20 yard gap | |
Rock-in My Sports Bra | 5.9 |
Disappearing Hat Trick | 5.10a |
Lords-a-Leaping (AKA 5.7 Crack) | 5.7 |
Black Bear | 5.12a |
What's the Point? | 5.11b |
11 O'clock | 5.10a |
Team Trailer | 5.8 |
The Bicycle Thief | 5.10a |
Alien Pod | 5.7 |
The routes are marked on the map but are not the exact GPS. They are in the right order and should get you fairly close to the right routes.
Civil Defense Caves
Rexburg, Idaho
23.0 miles N of Rexburg, IdahoThe caves are large lava tubes. The name comes from the cold war era when they were anticipated as a safe area in the case of an attack. The entrance is pretty bouldery and does require a small amount of agility. Once in, it's easy enough for even little kids. Off the entrance, there are two main tubes. The right is pretty easy, the left is a little more difficult but does have bats. The right tube is mostly a flat gravely floor with a very large arched ceiling with rocks and boulders here and there. There's plenty of room to run around. College kids often play glow in the dark tag and other similar night games out here. It's pretty well patroled due to the high interest. At the end is a little more like caverns that you can crawl around through.
The caves are pretty cold year round. You're even likely to find some ice near the entrance. You'll want to bring jackets, lights, and good footwear. Sadly there is quite a bit of broken glass throughout the caves.
The dirt road up to the caves is very rocky and often washed out. You probably want to drive something with pretty good clearance.
The caves are closed October through April to protect the bat habitat.
Rexburg Area Ice Caves
Rexburg, Idaho
29.1 miles N of Rexburg, IdahoNot to be mistaken with the Civil Defense Caves (which are near by), the Ice Caves are about an hour North outside of Rexburg. The Ice Caves were originally formed as lava tubes. The shape of the caves traps cold winter air in the cave and forms large areas of ice on the floor and beautiful ice crystals on the walls and ceiling. The ice remains frozen year round and makes for an awesome time. The ice caves are a few hundred yards deep and require good footwear, warm clothes and a flashlight to navigate. There is often a good amount of water near the entrance. There's a bridge of rocks across the area but you may get a little wet getting in the cave. There are areas where you'll need a rope to be able to ascend portions of ice. Please do not light fires or introduce any other heat source into the caves.
Packsaddle Lake
Tetonia, Idaho
9.3 miles W of Tetonia, IdahoPacksaddle is one of the less well known lakes/trails in the area. If you've got a good offroad vehicle, you can probably make it all the way to the end of the road, otherwise, it's just an extra 0.5 miles up the hill. Even to get to that point though, you may push the limits of your car or mini van and be required to do some pretty technical driving. There are plenty of good spots to park along the road if you decide that's as far as you can drive. The descent to the lake is pretty steep (300ft elevation drop) but less than a 1/2 mile to the lake. You'll be able to see the lake from the top of the trail. There's a little camp area on the eastern edge of the lake.
Mountain Bike Trail (From Lower Trailhead)
It starts on a slight incline and then gets gradually steeper. Trail is pretty smooth. After a tough climb, you get a downhill followed by a field. Then there's a fork in the road. If you actually want to get to the lake, take a left at the fork. Climb some more. View the beautiful Tetons on your left. You'll come to a clearing at the top. If you look down to the left, the lake is between the trees down the steep decline singletrack. Don't ride right into the lake. It's freezing, and does a quick dropoff. Courtesy of Singletracks.com