Idaho · Rock climbing · Stanley

The Elephant's Perch

Elephant's Perch in Idaho has 18 routes with 15 difficulty grades.

18 routes
5.9 – 5.13-
Alpine

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The Elephant's Perch is a climbing area in Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness, within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area of the Sawtooth National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits inside designated wilderness, which makes it a remote, backcountry destination. The climbing here is all alpine, with 18 routes spread across the area. The grades run from 5.9 up to 5.13-, with the median around 5.11a. Among the named routes are Mountaineer's Route (5.9), Splittgerber-March Direct (5.10b) and Divine Guidance (5.11a). The hardest is Boomers Story at 5.13-. The Saddleback Lakes East Trail and Saddleback Lakes Trail both start about 0.1 mile away. The Sawtooth Range climbing area is about 1.7 miles off, and Redfish Inlet Campground is about 2.4 miles away.

Routes (18)

Astro ElephantFA: Reid Dowdle, Dave Hough, 19825.10Trunkline5.10+Wendy5.10+UnknownFA: Prob Reid Dowdle5.10aSplittgerber-March DirectFA: Jeff Splittgerber, Bill March, 19755.10bE.P. Arete5.11Chasing the DragonFA: Reid Dowdle5.11+Original BeckeyFA: Fred Beckey, Steve Marts, Herb Swedlund, 19635.11+Divine GuidanceFA: Jeff Gruenberg & Jack Mileski - 19865.11aMyopia5.11aDirect BeckeyFA: FFA: Reid Dowdle, Paul Potters, Marc Deforeaux, 19865.11bThe Fine LineFA: Greg Lowe, Jeff Lowe, 1972 FFA: Jeff Rhodes, 1990s5.11cSunrise BookFA: FA: Gordon Webster, Steve Roper and Tom Naylor, 1969 at 5.8 A3 FFA: Jeff Gruenberg, Jack Mileski, 19865.12-MojoFA: fa Reed Dowdle & partner ffa J. Griffin Erin Wilson5.12b/cThe Thorn BushFA: Cody Scarpella and Ian Cavanaugh5.12dBoomers StoryFA: FA: Not Sure, FFA: Ari Menitove, Ian Cavanaugh, Peter Heekin5.13-Mountaineer's RouteFA: Gordon Webster, TM Herbert, Dennis Hennek, 19675.9SidelineFA: Reid Dowdle, Neil Baxtron, August 19925.9+

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