Sweet route with almost no approach. The Stone Hill classic.

cool clipping shot. The exposure is rad up there.

Nice and easy trad climb with a cool finish in a corner system.

We had trouble finding mussel beach but got some help from a local

Me in Mt I Use this at a background for my computer. Its pretty groovy with the color change and everything

This is my first pic posted so I thought it should be a good one. Im 17 and live in Chicago so getting to Montana to climb is rare. This was the funest and most beautiful route I did in MT It is under 70 ft but below the belayer dad is like another 150 feet so youre really actually very high up looking at the freezing cold lake It was something like 10 b its a good fun warmup

The 'direct' route (5.9er) is the left bolted line. The non-direct, but still straight-forward, route (5.8+) is the one on the right. There are only 2 bolted routes on this rock as of July 2005. Make sure you clip the bolt just above the second roof (the room) before you attempt to exit the room and head for the chains...

Alright, so .13a is still way out of my league. Still fun to play on though.

Ray B. of Canada goes up a 5.9 crack that didn't like it gets climbed much, down by the lake. We made an interesting 3 pitch route out of 3 crags with 10 degree grass slopes inbetween that we could have simply walked away from-life is what you make it!

Ray B. climbs a great burly cam-esque 5.8 crack on that? crag below the highway overlooking the lake.

Room with a view is a classic climb. Trying to pull over the first roof, if unsuccessful and you come off the rock you swing out looking a couple hundred feet down. Very fun area.

Ray B. of Kanata reaches for the first clip on the wonderful line Room With a View and a great belay to boot.The main road is about 30 feet behind the potog.

Yep, honest bumper belaying up the road cut routes.

following the old blast lines up 5.10 routes, strange climbing.

Ray goes up a 10b hand crack; the belayer is lounging in a lawn chair, the road is 30 feet behind, love that Stone Hill!

Ray B. tromps down the main highway at Stone Hill with his motor carriage parked at one of the popular sport crags. This area is great as it is totally acceptable to climb on these bolted roadside cliffs, there is even a bathroom built.

Stone Hill, Montana 08.12.02. The area is riddled with great climbs. I do not know the name, nor rating of this one. It was a blast for being on rock for the first time. The setting is beautiful next to Lake Koocanusa. Me on the top rope, wife took the shot. Thanks, G!

Stone Hill, Montana 08.12.02 Climbing partner had to top belay, height was greater than 30m. Wife took the shot. Climbing with Brandon and Katie; thank you both.

Tim Sharp about to rap Cripple Crack (5.7). Hold Up Bluffs North, Stone Hill MT. July 2002

This photo was taken in July 2001 by my wife Tannys. It shows a section of the rock which makes up the Road Cut Routes at Stone Hill (I think)located beside the Koocanusa reservoir. It was a fun area that when there were no natural holds available you could grab the drilled blast holes. A little noisey, however, with the logging trucks honking their horns to scare climbers into falling.

This photo of me (Shaun Moffatt) on sport lead was taken by Tannys Moffatt in July 2001 at the Stone Hill, Road Cut Routes. This was probably my 5th sport lead ever, although the route was unknown it was around a 5.8 and my friends were giving me every piece of beta they had ever recieved.... including advice that had nothing to do with the climb. Thankfully they didn't cause me to fall from laughing to hard.

This photo of me on lead was taken by Tannys Moffatt from the top of the climb at Stone Hill, Road Cut Routes in July 2001. The climb was a 5.8 overhanging sport lead with very positive albeit dirty holds. This view is at the top clipping into the last bolt of the route (name unknown).

My twin brother climbing his first 5.8 outdoors in Montana at Stone Hill. I lead the route, 11 bolts and 85 feet.

This is a 10b at Stone Hill in Montana. The white line running down the rock is dynamite blast line from when the road was built. The crux came at the second bolt, as a fall before the clip meant a plummet onto the

Ray Bernard of Canada hangs from one finger while placing gear on this 11c gear route at Stone Hill, Montana. The route has only 2 bolts, nuts protect the rest. Photo by Greg Cornell of Canada