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Patricia Bowl Rock Climbing

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Areas in Patricia Bowl

First Cliff 15 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

First Cliff, Left Tower. 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

First Cliff, Right Tower 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Orange Pillar 16 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

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Elevation:	10,600 ft	3,231 m
GPS:	37.4631, -118.7459 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The awesome, newly re-developed area for steep clean "sport" cracks (bolted face and tricky pro sections, and good bolted anchors). As close as you get to Indian Creek on eastern Sierra granite. High, north-facing, and cold - but great for hot summer days!

Getting There

Head up Rock Creek Canyon for about 9 miles. You'll pass the turn off to Rock Creek Lodge and then the stables. Drive a little further and there will be a toilet and food-storage lockers on your left and then a long series of parking spots. Park here. Head back down the road for about 325 feet and there will be a sign for the "Hilton Lake" trail head (N37.4550 W118.7410).

Start up this trail for 5 minutes. Immediately at the fourth switchback there will be a trail heading into the woods to the West. Take this trail for about 15 minutes. When the trail ends start a gentle, rising traverse to the right on talus for 20-30 minutes. It's better to stay low on the big talus rather than deal with the scree and shin daggers up higher. Eventually the north facing crag will come into view.

Effort +750 vertical ft over 1.2 miles distance.
About 45 minutes....

See Marty Lewis/John Moynier "Mammoth Area Rock Climbs" guidebook (3rd ed. 2004 - not in previous editions)

42 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Patricia Bowl

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 58 ● Living the Dream Trad First Cliff
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 125 ● Boi-oi-oi-ing! Trad 3 pitches Orange Pillar
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 63 ● Tommy Boy Trad Orange Pillar
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 59 ● Stoic Tree Arete Sport First Cliff, Left Tower.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 133 ● Modern Trad Trad First Cliff
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 42 ● Flyin' High Trad First Cliff
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 47 ● Golden Flake Trad First Cliff
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 12 ● Do I Make You Horny? Trad Orange Pillar
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 102 ● Sons of Liberty Trad First Cliff
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 24 ● What'shisface Trad First Cliff, Right Tower
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 24 ● Forces of Nature Trad First Cliff
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 60 ● Freedom Fighter Trad First Cliff
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 32 ● High Expectations Trad Orange Pillar
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 62 ● Pie in the Sky Trad 2 pitches First Cliff
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 11 ● Amnesiac Arete Sport First Cliff