Summit: Red Lake and Elephant's Graveyard

Red Lake Cliffs

Fun top rope cliffs from the same crew that developed Old Camp Bluff near Silver Lake.

High elevation and east-facing means a good escape in summer time, and the short walk from the Meiss Meadow trailhead (day use fee) is great for access. Climbs are all easily set up from the top and the topography allows easy descents through 3rd class gullies to the base of the walls. The walls are 10m-25m so may all be easily belayed with a 50m rope.

Beta at Highway 88 Climbing

Elephant's Graveyard

A rewarding site with moderate to hard climbs at high altitude. The cliffs are just inside the Mokelumne Wilderness Area boundary, so a clean climbing ethic is required by law. Altering the rock with permanent anchors is not permitted in wilderness areas, despite decisions by early parties to place bolts on some of these rocks.

An e-book guidebook is available from edp publishing and author Will Cottrell. Other beta at Mountain Project.

Graveyard North: the Storm Wall

Green Wall Cliff