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Beachside Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Beachside

Atlantis 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Beachside 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Corridor, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Low Tide 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

RFW 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Single Malt 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

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Elevation:	1,472 ft	449 m
GPS:	49.34366, -117.83439 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

A wonderful collection of boulders, these guys are located right on the lake! With tons of aesthetic lines, tall proud highballs, beginner friendly low balls and some serious classics, when in season this zone should definitely be on your radar. The rock found here is high quality Gneiss similar to that found on others boulders in the area but there are a few unique blocks adjacent to the water (that get flooded in June/July) that offer up a different style of climbing than the other problems in the region.

On that note The Atlantis, The Low-Tide & The Beachside Boulder’s are subject to high water and have a shorter season. Fortunately there are many more problems in the area that have recently opened up to keep you busy for those two months the lake is full that are all high quality. Have fun and keep exploring, there is lots of potential for variations, especially down on the lake.

Getting There

Coming from Nelson, as you pass the Brilliant Dam (on your left) you take the first exit on your right towards Robson following the big blue provincial parks signs for ‘Syringa Creek Provincial Park’. If you cross a bridge over the Kootenay River and hit the Castlegar Airport you have gone too far. From here follow this road down a few kilometers until you see more signs pointing to Robson and ‘Syringa Provincial Park’. Take a right here and set your odometer to “0”, this is Broadwater Rd. You will then pass a huge cliff on your right called ‘Lion’s Head’ & it’s namesake pub (highly recommended) to which tells you you’re going the right way J Now follow this road past the Dam and up the lake for a total of 13.3kms to a pullout about 100m’s past Scotty’s Marina on your left. Just uphill on your right is the RFW boulder, and the rest are just down on the lake. Walk back down the road 50m to get to the ‘Corridor Boulders’ or for the remainder of the problems scramble directly from the parking through the talus/boulders, following the odd cairn to your intended destination. Be sure to search for hidden treasures along the way that have been strewn up and down the shoreline from years of changing lake levels. :)