Lonely Crags

The Lonely Crags are 5 minutes from Kelowna, and consist of 5 crags with climbs ranging from 8 to 20m. The jewel is Lonely Boy, featuring two classic routes (Lonely Boy 5.10d, State of Love and Trust 5.12a) that fall in the must-do category. Lonely Boy is featured on the cover of Kelowna Rock - Climbing and Bouldering. Heli-pad and Lonely Boy crags are easy to top-rope, and offer up some challenging climbing for those not quite ready for stiff 5.10 leading. Lonely Girl is a great place for practicing easy 5.10 leading, and Lone Pine brings the lead bar up just a touch. The Lonely Crags are west facing; perfect for morning climbs on a hot, sunny day.

Directions

The Lonely crags are in the Mission area of Kelowna, just past the Kettle Valley housing development. Travel up Chute Lake Road, past Summerhill Estate Winery. At the top of the hill, veer right for 1.5 km. Drive through the Kettle Valley subdivision and turn left up the mountain, at the Chute Lake road sign. The road winds up the hill. At the fork for the Seaton House of Prayer, stay right. Climb up a small steep bit and park on the right, just before the log house, or on the left, just after the house. Alternatively, you can drive onto the dirt road that runs between Helipad and Lonely Boy ... just a bit of a dip getting over the ditch.