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DescriptionA beautiful granite canyon nestled between Mount Tom & the Wheeler Crest. Most of the routes are concentrated in Sheelite Canyon, a side canyon that feeds into Pine Creek, but routes are also cropping up elsewhere, especially up canyon. The best season is late spring until the weather craps out in the late fall. Summer conditions are especially pleasant, as most routes are in the shade and a cool breeze often fans the canyon. Getting ThereTake Hwy. 395 North from Bishop to Pine Creek Road. Turn left onto Pine Creek Road. Continue through the town of Rovana and several switchbacks until you see Sheelite Canyon (the obvious deep canyon) on your right. Just across from the Campground, take a dirt road and park in one of two parking areas. Walk up the road and into the canyon. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Pine Creek Canyon:
Pratt's Crack 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 165 feet Sheelite Canyon/Pratt's Cra... : Pratt's Crack/Dihedrals Are...
Sheila 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 180 feet Sheelite Canyon/Pratt's Cra... : Pratt's Crack/Dihedrals Are...
Flame Thrower 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet Sheelite Canyon/Pratt's Cra... : Moustache Wall
Featured Route For Pine Creek Canyon
Flame Thrower 5.11c CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Moustache Wall
Climb a technical and interesting slab up to the base of the large roof. Sack up, pull the roof, and keep it together going to the anchors. An awesome pitch! The steepest climb in the canyon. ...[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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