Idaho · Rock climbing · Boise

The New Fringe

New Fringe, The in Idaho has 10 routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

10 routes
5.7+ – 5.10b
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit The New Fringe

Best months: March–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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 26°

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

  3. Mar

    56° / 33°

  4. Apr

    63° / 37°

  5. May

    74° / 45°

  6. Jun

    82° / 51°

  7. Jul

    93° / 59°

  8. Aug

    91° / 58°

  9. Sep

    81° / 50°

  10. Oct

    67° / 41°

  11. Nov

    50° / 32°

  12. Dec

    40° / 25°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boise Lucky Peak Dam, ID, 1.8 mi away at 2,840 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The New Fringe is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Four Rivers Field Office. It sits among several other climbing areas, including Populace Wall, Tall Cliffs and The Fringe, all about 0.1 mile away. The Historic Oregon Trail and the Joel Palmer Trail pass within a mile. The climbing here is sport and trad, with 10 routes in total. Eight are sport and two are trad, and the grades run from 5.7+ up to 5.10b. Among the named routes are Bushwhacker at 5.7+ and All the Way Home at 5.10a, with Funky at 5.9 as a trad option. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F.