Big Sleep Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 7,900 ft |
GPS: |
37.34058, -119.42248 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 30,695 total · 259/month |
Shared By: | Chris D on Jun 29, 2014 · Updates |
Admins: | Cory B, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Description
This massive dome is a dream of easy slab climbing on incredibly grippy high-quality granite. The summit is a surprisingly prominent pinnacle for a dome like this, and offers expansive views of Southern Yosemite, the Minarets, the Eastern Sierras, north along Shuteye Ridge to the Shuteye Peak fire lookout, and south toward Crocodile, Voodoo, and the Eagle's Nest.
Getting There
More Common Approach
Head to the end of the road from Big Sleep camping area and take the straight on trail that curves left and up a wash. Eventually, this will leave the wash and split with a rock "B" (left for Big Sleep) and a wooden "V" (right for Voodoo Dome). Go left to the base of Big Sleep around where Afternoon Nap is. Moonlight Madness can be found right of the trail.
Less Common Approach
A giant boulder called the "Petrified Elephant" will be visible to the east. You can't miss it. Walk toward this boulder's right side. Grahm Doe's new guidebook shows you walking straight past this to the big slab, but you don't. Turn right at the Petrified Elephant and look closely for the "trail" that leads to the big open slab. You can't see the slab yet. At the slab, follow cairns to the other side of the slab until you are below the center of the southwest face of Big Sleep. Here, a trail follows a gully up to the toe of the slab, which is about 10 feet left of the start of Afternoon Nap. All but a couple of climbs start to the left of where you meet the formation.
I've centered the map on the spot where you'll meet the rock at the end of the trail.
Head to the end of the road from Big Sleep camping area and take the straight on trail that curves left and up a wash. Eventually, this will leave the wash and split with a rock "B" (left for Big Sleep) and a wooden "V" (right for Voodoo Dome). Go left to the base of Big Sleep around where Afternoon Nap is. Moonlight Madness can be found right of the trail.
Less Common Approach
A giant boulder called the "Petrified Elephant" will be visible to the east. You can't miss it. Walk toward this boulder's right side. Grahm Doe's new guidebook shows you walking straight past this to the big slab, but you don't. Turn right at the Petrified Elephant and look closely for the "trail" that leads to the big open slab. You can't see the slab yet. At the slab, follow cairns to the other side of the slab until you are below the center of the southwest face of Big Sleep. Here, a trail follows a gully up to the toe of the slab, which is about 10 feet left of the start of Afternoon Nap. All but a couple of climbs start to the left of where you meet the formation.
I've centered the map on the spot where you'll meet the rock at the end of the trail.
Classic Climbing Routes at Big Sleep
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