Main Wall
Main Wall in Idaho has 14 sport climbing routes across 9 grades.
- 14 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12c
- Sport
Best time to visit Main Wall
Best months: May–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
36° / 21°
9 wet · 6 snow
Feb
41° / 22°
8 wet · 5 snow
Mar
52° / 31°
10 wet · 4 snow
Apr
61° / 37°
9 wet · 2 snow
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 52°
6 wet
Jul
91° / 59°
4 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
4 wet
Sep
78° / 49°
5 wet
Oct
63° / 38°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
47° / 28°
7 wet · 2 snow
Dec
36° / 21°
9 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pocatello City, ID, 3 mi away at 4,460 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Main Wall is a climbing area in Idaho, about 2.8 miles from Pocatello. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Middle Wall and Ivy League Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Shady Side about half a mile off. The area is a cluster of sport routes, and the most comfortable time to climb is late spring or early fall, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Pocatello run from highs around 71°F in May to 78°F in September. The routes here are all sport, and they range from 5.7 to 5.12c. Among them are 28A at 5.7, 29 (Silver Bolt) at 5.11a, and 13A at 5.12c. For a change from the rock, the Portneuf River Greenbelt Path is about 1.2 miles away and the Rim Trail about 1.9 miles away.
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~0 min drive
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~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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