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Rainbow Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Rainbow

Beach Chair, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Double Wide 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Ginja Ninja 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Main Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 34 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 34

Parking Lot Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Riverside Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Soda Punk Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Sugar Cube 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Trigantor 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Upper Rainbow 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	5,795 ft	1,766 m
GPS:	39.30929, -120.51601 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Decently sized area right off of I-80 near Sugar Bowl.

Getting There

Take exit 168 on 80 for Big Bend/Rainbow Rd. Drive about a mile south and park in the Loch Leven Trail pullout right before Big Bend Fire Station.

71 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rainbow

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

V0 4 14 ● Unknown Boulder Trigantor
V3 6A 6 ● Sweet Leaf Boulder Sugar Cube
V4- 6B 30 ● Ultraviolet Boulder Main Boulders > Rainbow D
V4 6B 67 ● Resolution Boulder Main Boulders > Rainbow B
V4 6B 52 ● Rain Check Boulder Main Boulders > Rainbow A
V4 6B 82 ● Wein's Law Boulder Main Boulders > Rainbow C
V4 6B 75 ● Masterwork Boulder Trigantor
V6 7A 73 ● Continuum Boulder Main Boulders > Rainbow A
V6 7A 85 ● Triple Crown Boulder Trigantor
V6 7A 59 ● Sweet & Low Boulder Sugar Cube
V6 7A 34 ● Sweet Spot Boulder Sugar Cube
V6 7A 4 ● Beach Ball Sit Boulder Beach Chair
V7 7A+ 18 ● Rain Fly Boulder Main Boulders > Rainbow A
V7-8 7B 42 ● Rainbird Boulder Main Boulders > Rainbow A
V8 7B 16 ● Have a Beer with Fear Boulder Trigantor