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Wavy Gravy Wall

California > Sierra Eastside > Mammoth Lakes Area > Lake George > Horseshoe Piles

Description

Wavy Gravy Wall has a mixture of technical steep face climbs and more moderate slab climbs on the right side.

Getting There

Park at the Lake George parking lot and start hiking on the Crystal Lake Trail. Hike uphill for several minutes until you reach some large water tanks and then leave the trail heading west. Cross over the ridgeline and then contour along the hillside following some metal pipes until you reach a stream. The first crag you see is Spring Crag - continue passed this for a further 80 yards. Wavy Gravy Wall is easily seen up to your left. The approach takes 15-20 minutes if you hit it right.

Routes from Left to Right

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 15
● Giving Tree
Sport, Alpine
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 1
● [Redacted]
Trad, Alpine
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 3
● Ambient Groove
Sport, Alpine
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 1
● Wavy Gravy
Sport, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 31
● Vernal Rain
Sport, Alpine
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 36
● Graupel with This
Sport, Alpine
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 36
● Autumn Storm
Sport, Alpine
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 31
● Population Explosion
Sport, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 3
● Hail, Caesar
Trad, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Giving Tree
 15
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport, Alpine
● [Redacted]
 1
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine
● Ambient Groove
 3
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport, Alpine
● Wavy Gravy
 1
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport, Alpine
● Vernal Rain
 31
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, Alpine
● Graupel with This
 36
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
● Autumn Storm
 36
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, Alpine
● Population Explosion
 31
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, Alpine
● Hail, Caesar
 3
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad, Alpine

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The steep face of Wavy Gravy Wall
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Euan Cameron
Mammoth Lakes, CA
[Hide Comment] The climbs are good, but for most, the last 1/3 is covered in moss and dirt. Jul 5, 2007
kenr
[Hide Comment] My GPS recorded the location of the Wavy Gravy crag as latitide longitude (N37.6024 W119.0197). Aug 5, 2015
Dan Freeman
Santa Monica, CA
[Hide Comment] Climbed here over July 4th weekend and there was at least 10-15 feet of snow at the base of the crag. Made clipping the first (or even second!) bolt pretty easy... Jul 8, 2019