In terms of the moves, one of the best Gallatin limestone routes.

Starts off steep along the left (north) side of a little buttress, before moving into the crux after bolt 4.

The crux is kind of extended requiring some body tension.

The last moves to the anchors are technically easier, in a faint dihedral.

Lack of Vision

The Good

The Bad

Feeding the Rat

Full Belly Deli

Pretty Polly

Unknown

Naked Butt Dancing

Nightmare Before Christmas

Fistful of Steel

Shock and Awe

The Ugly

Pistol Grip Pump

Bal' tucheva

Dirty Harry

Start off easy and move through non-perfect rock with big pinches. Some moves will feel lengthy. A steep slab surprises with good small holds. Then, move past some big holes and higher to the anchors.

Watch out,

birds may be nesting in the big holes.

Starts out with a nice crack/shelf system before feeding into a one-move-wonder crux at the bulge.  Many a lead fall has been taken here, but it's worth the swing.

Wholly slick start! Difficult for the grade, this almost becomes a ten after the crux...which is the start. Quite the fight, this "warm-up" is still worth the tick. Enjoy pockets and edges up a steep face with some difficult to read sections. This was the first and is probably most climbed line in the area.

Average Size Person's Perspective: A fine route on limestone pods and shelves. The crux for most is the right step and clip after the lower angle section but it differs for other people.  The route starts steep then mellows into easy climbing before moving right through a slight bulge (and great hand jam) to the rap rings,  rings can be tricky to clip.

Little Person's Perspective: Great route, with a pumpy start that transitions into great crimps up a column.  The obvious crux is at the sloppy vertical hand jams just below the chains, which necessitate an awkward, scary reach.

Crux is at the chains, with a terrible, right-reaching clip move on hard holds.  The rest of the route is alright, moving though jugs to a right-trending seam that isn't as good as it looks.

A short pleasant climb with excelent movement throughtout, a great warm up for the area.  The crux is at 3/4 height, wish it was 100'.  One of my favorite climbs in the Bozeman area.

As you arrive at Scorched earth, the trail hits the wall right in front of a pillar that has two routes on it. This route is the obvious aesthetic finger crack on the right. Easy ledges for the first 20 feet. Good fingers lead to tips with some really small face holds. After the blank face it eases up but there aren't many places for gear. Perhaps easier to just run it out to the chains if you have enough balls.

As you arrive at Scorched earth, the trail hits the wall right in front of a pillar that has two routes on it. This route is the bolted line on the left. Climb easy ledges to the first bolt then onto a blank looking face. use a good finger crack to get to a small ramp underneath a roof. There are some tricky moves to get up on there, then traverse right under the roof to an old anchor. You can lower here, but there is about 15 more feet of fun climbing to another set of chains. The Climbs of SW Montana puts this at 11d which is a stretch. I'd give it 11a, and most people like to downgrade it even more. A great solid route.

This climb starts out in a straightforward manner, before getting steeper and more tricky.  Chains are about 10 feet right of Dirty Harry.  Fun but frustrating moves.

Sustained, with 2 particularly difficult sections. A lot of the moves get a lot better once you figure out the technique. First 3 or 4 bolts are easy, then you set off into the overhang with only moderate rests until the anchors. Great fun, but a tricky if safe lead for the grade due to the overhang.

Start left of the first bolt and work up and right into small crimps and powerful side-pulls (crux?) that give way to a good horizontal. A rest after the third bolt gives way to fun positive edges.  Moving up and right through the roof may be the redpoint crux.

The route is somewhat like its name.  A bit ugly.  Crux is about 3/4 of the way up, when you pull to the right around a roof.  Top is not hard, but is fairly crimpy.

Steep climbing up an excellent slab of rock. A good, solid route with a high crux and a sweet ending. Well bolted.

The farthest left line at the

Scorched Earth

, this perplexing route is a good lesson in funk. A fairly easy start leads to a baffling and just plain odd crux. Despite it's off-balance movement and wealth of insecurity, this climb still remains popular.  If you hop on this climb first, a majority of the routes after this will feel pretty straight forward.

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