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Lower Boy Scout Lake Boulders Climbing

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Routes in Lower Boy Scout Lake Boulders

	Crimp, The V3- 6A
	Scout's Nose V1+ 5
	Sinking Johnson V1 5

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Elevation:	10,323 ft	3,146 m
GPS:	36.58393, -118.2601 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Certain Peaks: Access limited from May to October every year Details

Some of the peaks in this area are restricted (not all). See the Inyo National Forest's Mount Whitney Zone regulations webpage fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/pas… for current information. Access is usually limited from May to October of every year from the highest elevations of most of the Lone Pine Creek watershed.

Description

Nestled at an elevation of 10,350', the Lower Boy Scout Lake Boulders are strewn amidst talus and pines. With snow to serve as a natural crash pad in the spring, there are many enjoyable ascents in the area, all framed by a panorama of jagged peaks and rushing water, giving you a well-cooked taste of granite close to a comfortable basecamp (and away from the desert heat).

I'm sure these boulders have been climbed before, but the names of routes have rushed down the oral abyss of human forgetting--if anyone has any knowledge of the history of bouldering in this area, it would be greatly appreciated.

Getting There

Lower Boy Scout Lake is located on the Mountaineers Route about a mile up the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek from the main Mt. Whitney Trail. At an elevation of 10,350', this is a popular campsite to ease the approach to Iceberg Lake or in which to savor an extra night on the descent. There is plenty of water, forgiving temperatures, and shade.