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Slide Lake Crag Climbing

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Elevation:	10,586 ft	3,227 m
GPS:	40.65434, -106.66393 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	lucas funkhouser on Feb 5, 2023
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Perched between Upper and Lower Slide Lakes sits several beautiful crags waiting for your next adventure. There are dozens of well-protected, single pitch routes all featuring beautiful, hard, glacier rubbed stone. It is more of a great addition to an awesome backpacking trip than an alpine climb. One could call it alpine toproping. There are routes anywhere from 5.8 to 5.11+. I assume most these crags have seen little to no climber activity. There is definite potential for first ascents.

Getting There

This entails a 2-6 hour approach depending on your style. Hike on the well-marked trail past Rainbow Lakes and up to Lower Slide Lake. We climbed these walls over a period of two and a half days with a base camp at Lower Slide Lake.