The Crimp
Upper-grade problem at Lower Boy Scout Lake Boulders sector.
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of three boulder problems catalogued at Lower Boy Scout Lake Boulders, this climb sits at the upper end of the grade range established across Whitney & Surrounding Peaks.
Photo of the crag

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)The Beach
~1 min drive
The Beach in California has 16 trad climbing routes across 7 grades.
Mt Carillon
~2 min drive
Mt Carillon in California has 6 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades.
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Whitney Portal Buttress
~2 min drive
Whitney Portal Buttress in California has 8 mixed and trad climbing routes across 5 grades.
Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Whitney & Surrounding Peaks
~2 min drive
Whitney & Surrounding Peaks has 48 climbing routes in California.
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)El Segundo Buttress
~3 min drive
El Segundo Buttress in California has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Solstice Celebration Wall
~3 min drive
Solstice Celebration Wall is a California climbing crag with 5 trad routes.
Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Roadwork Wall
~3 min drive
Roadwork Wall in California has 10 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad styles.
Mt. Russell
~3 min drive
Mt. Russell is a climbing area in California with 9 routes.
Photo: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Mt. Whitney
~3 min drive
Mt. Whitney in California has 10 climbing routes with 8 difficulty grades.
Photo: docentjoyce, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)El Gaucho
~3 min drive
El Gaucho in California has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Also worth it near here
Photo: Ken Lund — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)North Fork Lone Pine Creek
~1 min drive
Upper Boy Scout Lake
~1 min drive
Photo: Ken Lund — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
~2 min drive
Mount Russell
~3 min drive