Sinks Canyon
Location: 3 hours east of Jackson, right outside of the town of Lander
Type of Climbing: Sport, Bouldering, Minimal Trad
Camping: Free camping at Lander's City Park, $6 for Wyo residents and $11 for non-Wyo residents at the Sawmill and Popo Aggie Campgrounds that are closer to the climbing
Guidebook: Lander Rock Climbs, 2015 Edition Paperback by Steve Bechtel
Sinks Canyon, Lander is a staple to the Wyoming climbing scene as many of climbers I know, venture three hours out there to this all-year, local climbing spot.
Amenities...
In Lander (5 minutes away) you can find everything you need: bar, hardware store, clothing stores, multiple gas stations, and small town or not, great food options.
When it comes to climbing at Sinks...Anytime I hear someone going to Sinks my fingers start to tingle, in a bad way. It is a great place but not to what I am personally accustom to climbing in Utah for half a decade. Sinks crag's walls are small pockets, small crimps, tight-to-wall face climbing that I have not fully adjusted to yet. I think it will take me several trips to do so. I still not have climbed at Killer Cave, which I have read has some of the best routes in the area.
I have not done any bouldering here as the guidebook for that came about while I was taking a break from climbing. I've heard it's good. Not that that is any solid information for you reading this.
The Guidebook...
Easy to navigate, complete, color photos. Hard to find a flaw in it.
Weather...
Dry weather most of the time, if it rains there are few options to climbing as most of it is face climbing except the Killer Cave which is where most climbers go to regardless of weather. As I said above, Sinks is a year round climbing area, so going in August can be brutally hot. I feel that the best times to go are during the Fall and Spring, and south facing walls in the Winter.
Recommendation...
This place certainly seems like a local's crag as most people I have met while there are from Lander or surrounding areas (Teton Valley, Ten Sleep, etc). It is a great place to climb especially if you are coming from the Jackson area, but I prefer to go to Wild Iris that is an extra hour and a half past Sinks or (still haven't gone) to Ten Sleep which is much further.
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