The Climbing

For the record, Lolo climbing isn’t for everyone. Not to say that it is off limits or for “locals only”. It’s just sort of a polarizing climbing area. The grade distribution of the quality routes favors difficult climbs, holds are often licheny or have moss growing in or around them (sometimes you get a fern or a raspberry bush), it’s cold and wet then its dry and hot - typical of western Montana, the top of a climb always finishes as some sort of awkward rounded slab, the road systems are a little confusing, do you likes slab?, often the rock is exfoliating, the climbs are often short, red necks will shoot out your windows or light entire vehicles on fire in the middle of a road, “there’s this fuckin' guy who sand bags all the routes he puts up”, the jet skis are too fast, the whicker chairs are too small, you won’t like the color of your mini golf ball, and you can never find the portal home…

Enter if you dare – mwah ha ha

Area description courtesy of Mac Moore. Still want to climb in Lolo? Pick up a guidebook at lologuide.com