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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trip Trap | V1 | - | Stand start compressing a side pull with the left hand and the arête with your right hand. Move up and right to top out to standing on the ledge of Troll Toll, right of the arête. |
| False Start | V2 | - | Stand start on your choice of holds below the large ledge in the corner. Climb up through the ledge and finish standing on it. It's possible to continue climbing this up to the 3rd bolt on Windego. It has been done on toprope. Needs a bolt or two. |
| Glass Ceiling | V2 | ⭐ | Sit start on jugs just left of the vertical break on the low rocks. Climb straight up using a side pull and under clings to a long move and committing top out. Height dependant. |
| Goldilocks | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start and climb the nice prow. |
| Lord of the Flies | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start on the undercling and climb into the tall crack. The difficulty is getting established in the crack. If you stem across to the boulder to the right it climbs at V0. It also takes gear well, if you don't have a lot of pads.
Has been climbed as a boulder problem and on lead with gear. |
| Peggy’s Podium | V2 | ⭐ | Start left hand on arête, right hand on high edge. Climb the face right of the arête. |
| Rowboats for Rock Climbers | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start in the centre of the face on two crimps at head height. Go up through the good edges to top out. |
| Short Thing | V2 | - | Super short thing that looks easier than it is. Sit start with a right hand crimp on the arête and left on the sloper. One move to the top. |
| Axis Granted | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start matched on the good ledge. Traverse right past the corner and top out on the slab above. |
| Babbling Brook | V3 | - | Start matched on the low ledge (sit start if you like) on the left side of the back face. Climb up. |
| Beaver Dam | V3 | - | Start as for Beaver Fever but move up and right to the crimp and top out above it. |
| Billy Goat Gruff | V3 | ⭐ | Start matched on a obvious right facing side pull. Pull on to feet and go for the jug up and left. Top out straight up. Grade likely
height dependent. |
| Bucket List | V3 | ⭐⭐ | Start with both hands in the horizontal seam. Climb the arête using crimps on either side of the arête to the glory finish jug. Choosing the best foot for your height is the key to the start. |
| Face Right of Echo | V3 | - | Climb face through underlings and crimps. |
| One Lake | V3 | ⭐⭐ | The arête 10 ft left of the right arête. Sit start with left hand on the arête and right on a small sharp crimp of your choice. Climb
the arête. |