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DescriptionMammoth Lakes is primarily a summer and fall climbing area. All types of climbing can be found here from short sport routes on volcanic tuff, to medium length alpine routes on perfect granite. Mammoth Lakes has a bit of everything for everybody. Getting ThereMammoth Lakes sits 3.5 miles west of the 395 along the 203, about 40 minutes North of Bishop. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Mammoth Lakes Area:
The Church of the Lost and Found (Right) V1 Boulder, 10 feet Catacombs : Church of the Lost and Foun...
The Church of the Lost and Found (Left) V3 Boulder, 10 feet Catacombs : Church of the Lost and Foun...
Pull Down Like De Jesus V4 Boulder, 15 feet Rock Creek Bouldering : Campground Boulder
North Arête 5.6 Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, Grade II Crystal Crag : North Arete
Bodhisattva 5.7 Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Area 13 : Area 13 - Left Side
Mobetta Fogetta 5.7 Sport Area 13 : Area 13 - Left Side
Wild Will's Arete 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 115 feet Area 13 : Area 13 - Left Side
Chupacabras 5.8 Sport Area 13 : Area 13 - Left Side
Digit Delight 5.9 Sport Area 13 : Area 13 - Left Side
Boi-oi-oi-ing! 5.10a Trad, 3 pitches, 340 feet Patricia Bowl : Orange Pillar
Warming Trend 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet Warming Wall
Black Dihedral 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Dike Wall : East Face
Borrowing From Tradition 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet Area 13 : Area 13 - Left Side
Black Lassie 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Dike Wall : East Face
Black Leather 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet Dike Wall : North Face
Jihad 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet Main Island : Holy Wars Cliff
Maltese Falcon 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet Main Island : Maltese Falcon Cliff
Featured Route For Mammoth Lakes Area
Driller Instinct 5.10d CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Stoned Wheat Thin Cliff
This is described in the guidebook as perhaps the best route at Clark Canyon. It is a beautiful, long pitch of steep climbing on great rock. Climb the bolted, right-facing dihedral before heading out right on to the face after the fifth (?) bolt. Climb the face to a small roof, passing it on the right, to a long, ever-steepening arete to the anchor. Be careful lowering/rappelling off. A 70-meter rope will lower you to the first bolt of the route...[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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