Game Show Wall
6 sport climbing routes in Idaho spanning 5 difficulty grades.
- 6 routes
- 5.9 – 5.12a/b
- Sport
Best time to visit Game Show Wall
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 17°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 21°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 27°
9 wet
Apr
59° / 33°
10 wet
May
68° / 39°
10 wet
Jun
78° / 46°
7 wet
Jul
89° / 53°
5 wet
Aug
88° / 52°
6 wet
Sep
77° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
62° / 34°
7 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
9 wet
Dec
35° / 18°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Massacre Rocks Sp, ID, 0.8 mi away at 4,195 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Game Show Wall is a climbing area in Idaho, managed by the State Department of Land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with Massacre Rocks just 0.1 mile away and All American Wall and Rural Wall each about 0.2 mile off. The area works well for a short outing, with more climbing and trails close by. The routes here are all sport climbing, and they range from about 5.9 up to 5.12a/b. The hardest is The Gong Show, and T. S. Productions and What's My Line are both 5.10d. Team Spurlock did the first ascents of several of the named routes. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Massacre Rocks show July highs around 89°F with lows near 53°F, while September cools to highs in the upper 70s and has fewer wet days than most months. For time on foot, the River Trail is about 0.8 mile away and the Pohogwe Trail about 1.2 miles. Rock Creek offers canoeing roughly 2.3 miles off, and Pipeline Campground is about 7.2 miles away.
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