Shoshone Spire from the approach trail. December 2001

I took this photo in December of 2001. We climbed both pitches of Blodgett Falls that day. It was a sunny 35 degree day and the ice was practically melting beneath us.

Adventure sport on Parking Lot Wall.

we sure cut our teeth on this beast-- rope stuck 3x, five rappels in the dark with one headlamp between us, back to missoula by 5am. everything as precarious and spooky as it looks here. but we know enough now to blame ourselves.

Parking Lot Wall Oct 23 2006.

One fine day of many at parking lot wall. Feb '08

not a great photo, but illustrates my beta on where to put your belay on the crux runout pitch of the free lament (5.9+R). after the crack disappears, boulder through the unprotected overhangs and under the main roof is a very manageable anchor; I used the piton, a nut, and slung a horn. unless someone retro-bolted an anchor, as I heard rumor of--

if it's going to be a long day. oh, and bring t.p.

Blackfoot Dome, Blodgett Canyon; Hamilton, MT

Closer view of Blackfoot Dome, Blodgett Canyon; Hamilton, MT

This is a block my buddies and I found below the parking lot wall. I have been going up there for years and had an idea where the Worst Route in the Bitterroot was located, but there was just a scar where it should have been. It's gone now.

Overall view of Shoshone and Nez Perce spires

The 5.8 route is close to the left arete.

First pitch

Looking up from Lunch Ledge. The first pitch goes to the little tree, the second to the notch along the left arete, the last one to the top.

The rappel from Lunch Ledge, around "bonsai tree"