Wyoming · Rock climbing · Cody

The Rest of the East Bridge Bands

9 routes, 8 grades, sport and trad climbing in Wyoming

9 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit The Rest of the East Bridge Bands

Best months: May–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

    39° / 20°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    37° / 18°

    3 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    47° / 26°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    53° / 32°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    62° / 40°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 49°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 57°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 55°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 47°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 36°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    44° / 27°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    35° / 19°

    2 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buffalo Bill Dam, WY, 0.9 mi away at 5,160 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Rest of the East Bridge Bands is a climbing area in Buffalo Bill Reservoir State Park in Wyoming, managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Soda Fountain Wall and West End each about 0.1 mile away and Upper Bridge Bands about 0.3 mile off. The area has nine routes, seven of them sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11+. The hardest is an unnamed route at 5.11+. Among the named ones are RDM at 5.7, Pocket Full of Pigeons at 5.9, and Limestone Jungle at 5.11b, which was first climbed by Mark Devries, Bobby Model and Pat Mees around 1991. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Buffalo Bill Dam weather station run from highs around 72°F in June to about 82°F in July, with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Winter is cold, with January highs near 39°F and lows around 20°F. Colter's Hell Trail is about 2.2 miles away for a hike, and Paul Stock Nature Trail is about 3.5 miles off. For fishing, Seven Mountain and Cody Canal are both within about 8 miles.

Routes (9)

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