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Photographers' Peak Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Photographers' Peak Area

Aquarium Rock 6 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Fenton Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Finger Peak 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Great Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Icehouse Rock 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Photographer's Peak 9 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Side Issue 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Upside Down Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Elevation:	6,219 ft
GPS:	43.8427, -103.5582 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	45,266 total · 178/month
Shared By:	Peter Gram on Jul 9, 2002
Admins:	Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty Page Updates (admin only)

Description

This area holds a high concentration of fine routes. The four main formations found here are Photographer's Peak, Aquarium Rock, Icehouse Rock, and the Great Wall. The first three are immediately next to the parking area, and the Great Wall is a short distance away.

Be ready for both bolted routes and trad routes, as there are classic lines for either liking here. Some of the best routes here are the Conn route on Aquarium (5.3), Four Little Fishies (5.9), Beyond the Door (5.10-), and Under Exposure (5.7). Each route has a fixed rappel, often requiring double ropes.

Getting There

Drive to Sylvan Lake and pay the entrance fee. These rocks are the prominent formations east of the lake and also the closest rock to the Sylvan Lake store. Drive past the main parking lot, then continue straight at the junction which drives around Sylvan Lake's east side. Park a short distance past this junction at a small pulloff on the left side of the road at the base of the rocks.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Photographers' Peak Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 107 ● Conn Route Trad 2 pitches Aquarium Rock
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R 10 ● Conn Route Trad 2 pitches Photographer's Peak
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 37 ● Over Exposure Sport Photographer's Peak
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 25 ● Just Another Pretty Face Sport Photographer's Peak
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 8 ● Under Exposure Trad Photographer's Peak
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 3 ● Pratt's Crack Trad 2 pitches Photographer's Peak
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 3 ● Squidward Ho Trad 2 pitches Aquarium Rock
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 22 ● Cowboy Jazz Sport Photographer's Peak
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 58 ● Four Little Fishies Sport Aquarium Rock
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 6 ● Just Get in the Swing Trad Photographer's Peak
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● Sea Monkeys Sport Aquarium Rock
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 4 ● High Resolution Trad Photographer's Peak
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 11 ● Modeling in the Nude Sport Photographer's Peak