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Chimney Rock is a distinctive landmark and popular rock-climbing destination in the southern Selkirk Mountains. [1] [5] The mountain is situated six miles (9.7 km) east of Priest Lake on land managed by Idaho Panhandle National Forests. [5]
Location: Cassia County, Idaho, United States: Nearest city: Oakley, Idaho: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 14,407 acres (58.30 km 2) [2]: Elevation: 6,260 ft (1,910 m) [1]: Designation: United States National Reserve: Established: November 18, 1988: Visitors: 130,276 (in 2017) [3]: Governing body: National Park Service & Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation: Website: City of Rocks National Reserve ...
Tony Yaniro (also spelled as Toni Yaniro, born 1961 or 1962), [citation needed] is an American professional rock climber known for his unique climbing style signature move, the "Yaniro" and for being the first-ever person to redpoint an 8a (5.13b) graded rock climbing route.
The BLM's decision, made in acknowledgement of the site's importance to the Shoshone-Bannock people, will remove hundreds of routes--significantly changing climbing opportunities in southeast Idaho.
Most climbs in a climbing gym (known as "problems" in bouldering [3]) will have an approximate climbing grade [note 1] and a way of identifying the holds to be used. In some gyms, holds are identified by coloured tape placed next to each hold, but it is becoming more common for the holds of a given climb to all be the same or similar colour for easy identification.
Indoor rock climbing’s popularity has grown over the past decade, with 618 U.S. climbing gyms open in 2022, more than twice as many as in 2012, according to Climbing Business Journal.
Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978) is an American rock climber who has set records in sport climbing, traditional climbing, and in big-wall climbing.Caldwell made the first free ascents of several major routes on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
Gem Valley is a rural valley in Caribou County, Bannock, and Franklin counties in Idaho, United States, so named for its local gemstones which can be found throughout the valley. [1] It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) wide at its widest point east to west, and 60–70 miles (97–113 km) long north to south.