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Donner/Truckee Bouldering Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Donner/Truckee Bouldering

Anderson Switchback 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Bermgarten Trailhead 0 / 0 / 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Boreal Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Castle Peak 0 / 0 / 0 / 98 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 98

Cisco Grove 0 / 0 / 0 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Coldstream Canyon 1 / 0 / 0 / 32 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 33

Donner Memorial State Park 0 / 0 / 1 / 52 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 52

Donner Pass 2 / 0 / 2 / 61 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 63

DSR 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Eagle Lakes Road (Indian Springs) 0 / 0 / 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Memorial Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

PCT Camp 1140.8 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Prosser Hill 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Rainbow 0 / 0 / 0 / 77 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 77

Saddles, The 1 / 0 / 0 / 32 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 32

Serene Lakes Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Summit Lake Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 35 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 35

Trash Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Truckee Boulder Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Truckee River Legacy Trail 0 / 0 / 0 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Yuba Gap 0 / 0 / 0 / 52 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 52

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Elevation:	6,253 ft	1,906 m
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Description

A fairly vast amount of bouldering exists within the Truckee vicinity. Main concentrations/areas include Castle Peak, Rainbow, Donner Summit (Grouse Slabs, top of Snowshed, White Lines area) and the Saddles. Numerous smaller clusters abound as well. All high-quality granite.

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See individual areas - all within a 30 minute vicinity of the town of Truckee.

576 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Donner/Truckee Bouldering

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

V1 5 24 ● Flight Deck Boulder Donner Pass > Grouse Slabs Bo… > Grouse #6
V4 6B 84 ● The Nose Boulder Castle Peak > Treasure Cove > Treasure Chest Boulder
V4 6B 92 ● Wein's Law Boulder Rainbow > Main Boulders > Rainbow C
V4 6B 80 ● Rated X Boulder Summit Lake Area > Trailside Boulders > Rated X Boulder
V4 6B 85 ● Masterwork Boulder Rainbow > Trigantor
V5 6C 41 ● Terminal Velocity Boulder Boreal Area > Flying Saucer
V6 7A 23 ● Fun House Boulder Castle Peak > House Boulder
V6 7A 100 ● Triple Crown Boulder Rainbow > Trigantor
V6 7A 67 ● Sweet & Low Boulder Rainbow > Sugar Cube
V6 7A 39 ● Sweet Spot Boulder Rainbow > Sugar Cube
V6 7A 30 ● Campfire Arete Boulder Boreal Area > Party Bus
V8 7B 44 ● White Lines Boulder Donner Pass > White Lines Boulder
V8 7B 25 ● Hotos and Hand Tools Boulder Castle Peak > Treasure Cove > Treasure Chest Boulder
V8 7B 15 ● Maximum Overdrive Boulder Boreal Area > Flying Saucer
V8-9 7B+ 49 ● Girls On Film (Sit) Boulder Summit Lake Area > Trailside Boulders > Rated X Boulder