Start in a messy chimney, and move interestingly to a thin face to jugs.

Interesting

The Island

Heel Thyself

Column Nar

5.6 TR

Easy

Swan Mountain Traverse

5.6 TR - 1

The Scoop

Spider Web

Onion Roll

This is a great climb for someone learning to climb belay and or rappel.  It has great views of Lake Dillon, too!!!

The lone chunk of rock separated from the Traverse Wall. I could only choose one rating, so I went with the V0. That describes most of the problems here. There are a few harder problems. A traverse to the left starting between The Island and the Main Wall all the way around includes some V2 moves.

This has a good, easy, highball on the downhill side and some nice, crimpy climbs on the uphill side. An easy walk down on the north side makes this a great rock.

This is a SDS problem on the center of the Onion Roll Boulder.  Both hands start on the same hold that is just below the sloper rail that is used for the onion roll traverse and to the right of the big jugs, feet flagged out left.  Move your left hand up first to sloper rail, heel hook your left foot, then move right hand up to same sloper rail, move your left hand up to crimp/pinch, then top out.  Left heel hook and legs flagged out left are key to this problem.

This is a nice route. It is essentially a topropeable boulder problem.

This route makes for a good warm-up. Traverse the entire main wall at Swan Mountain.

This is the same type of climb as the other

5.6 TR - 1

but just a bit shorter.

The name, "Bat Cave", comes from how much time you spend hanging under this problem. A sit start on the right inside the "cave" has good holds and easy feet for the first several moves. Work your hands to the left and you feet high right till you're almost horizontal. Then you can either reach high over the bulge for some blind holds or work further left for some tough skinny crimps. Topping off this one is hard but fun, make sure you have a spotter and good pad. Also a good warm up for the Onion Roll (V7), found just down the hill.

This is a nice, tall, boulder problem just short of being HB. It has interesting sidepull moves on a perfectly vertical face.

Sit start on the left and traverse to the right on the big holds. Starts out easy then gets more challenging as you reach the sloper rail section. Continue all the way to the right. Foot placement is key.

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Routes in Swan Mountain Road