Incline Viewpoint Climbing

This digital Incline Viewpoint climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Incline Viewpoint days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

Perched along Mount Rose Highway, the Viewpoint offers stunning views of Lake Tahoe and a fun collection of boulders on the sandy hillside below. The rock is decent granite, though it can be grainy and decomposed in places. Most of the problems are easy to moderate, with a few harder lines, featuring slabs, cracks, and a few thrilling highballs. Highlight:
The Lycra Eliminator, a steep, triangle-shaped block covered in great holds, is the standout. Originally top-roped and later free soloed, it’s a standard highball if you’re strong and have plenty of pads. It’... Show more

This digital Incline Viewpoint climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Incline Viewpoint days smoother, safer, and more dialed. Perched along Mount Rose Highway, the Viewpoint offers stunning views of Lake Tahoe and a fun collection of boulders on the sandy hillside below. The rock is decent granite, though it can be grainy and decomposed in places. Most of the problems are easy to moderate, with a few harder lines, featuring slabs, cracks, and a few thrilling highballs. Highlight: The Lycra Eliminator, a steep, triangle-shaped block covered in great holds, is the standout. Originally top-roped and later free soloed, it’s a standard highball if you’re strong and have plenty of pads. It’s recommended to do a few laps on top rope before attempting it unroped, as there are still bolts on top for safety. Driving/Approach for the Viewpoint Boulders: DRIVING: From the junction of Hwy 28 and Hwy 431 in Incline Village, head up Mt. Rose Hwy (431) towards Reno. After 3.3 miles, park on the right in a huge pullout known as The Viewpoint. APPROACH: Hike uphill along the guardrail for about 100 yards until you can see some boulders down the hill to your right. Look for a break in the thick manzanita and scramble down the steep hillside (just right of a shallow gully) to the boulders. The boulders at the top of the hill are great for warming up. From there, hike downhill a short distance to the rest of the circuit.