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Roche Lake

  • Grade context: US
  • Ascents: 11
  • Aka: Roche

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Summary

A small sport climbing crag with a high percentage of quality routes.

Description

The 25-30m tall wall of blocky gneiss is a popular crag with around 30 routes at a decent range of grades (5.8 to 5.13a) The wall tends to have a lot of ledge features which makes lead climbing on the easier routes potentially dangerous if climbing at your max. Thankfully half of the rock is overhung making the climbing at 5.11 and up very 'sporty'.

Access issues

The crag is on Crown land with active ranch and forestry tenures; watch out for live-stock and heed all signs.

Approach

Located just outside of Roche Lake Provincial Park, 35-50 minutes south of Kamloops on 2/3rds highway and 1/3rd gravel road with some rough sections depending on the season.

Where to stay

Camping sites are located nearby at Roche Lake Provincial Park

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Author(s): Rich Wheater

Date: 2015

ISBN: 978-0-9877796-5-6

With 300 routes, 600 boulder problems and a handful of fine alpine objectives, Vancouver Rock Climbing provides comprehensive coverage of the diverse climbing scene around Vancouver, Canada.

  • Provides detailed coverage of Howe Sound, Caulfeild Sea Cliffs, Cypress Falls Park, Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain, Lynn Valley and Deep Cove
  • Includes full-color images and maps, descriptions of conditions and approach notes for each climbing area
  • Each climb description tells you what gear to use, how many bolts there are, a difficulty rating, the pitch length and where to start and end

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