Sullivan Lake
Sullivan Lake is a beautiful area located about a half hour drive south west of the main Calabogie boulder area. In addition to the great climbing, it has amazing camping right on the lake, with great swimming access and a communal canoe and rowboat. It is well worth it to hike in a tent and supplies to spend a weekend camping.
It has around 70 established problems and features some of the largest boulders you will ever see. Large enough that there are also a handful of sport and trad routes.
Guide
You can download the mini PDF guide from the link below. It has been designed to be viewed on your phone.
Sullivan Lake Bouldering Mini Guide
Note
All credit to the aforementioned guide for this data.
Routes
| Name | Grade ↓ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous Epoch | V0 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Climb up the slab left of the arête until you can hit the lip. It’s good! |
| Arete the Perpetual Motion | V0 | - | Start as right arête and finish as Perpetual Motion. |
| Booster Juice | V0 | ⭐ | Climb up the left side of the slab. |
| Butter Knife | V0 | - | Climb the short face just left of the prow. Start right hand on a sloping rail, left on the low sidepull |
| Chico | V0 | - | Start matched on the ledge on the left side of the blunt prow. Climb up to the peak. |
| Mama Bear | V0 | - | Climb the centre of the slab. |
| Mama’s Mattress | V0 | - | Lip Traverse. Hang low on the right side of the lip and traverse up to the apex. |
| Odie | V0 | - | Start on the right side of the blunt prow, left hand on high pinch, right hand wherever. Climb up to the peak. |
| Path of the Paddle | V0 | ⭐ | Start on the right side of the boulder and traverse up to the crack to top out. |
| Perpetual Motion | V0 | - | Problem just right of the tree on ledge right of Lord of the Flies. Start matched on the large jug, climb straight up through a
side pull and top out. |
| Pudding Pop | V0 | - | Start matched on good crimps on the right side of the broken flake, pop up to the lip and top out above. Pretty height dependent. |
| Strawberry Banana Smoothie | V0 | - | Start with a high hold in the seam, establish on the slab, and climb up. |
| The Best Nest | V0 | - | Stand start and climb up the slabby scoop on the left side of the boulder. |
| Too Cold | V0 | ⭐ | Start with a left hand sidepull in the center of the face and an optional right hand sidepull far to the right. Go up to the lip and
another left hand hold to establish on the lip and top out. |
| Under the Bridge | V0 | ⭐ | Sit start matched on the detached block. Climb up and straight over the small roof. |