Ten Sleep Canyon Climbing

Completely updated guide to Ten Sleep Canyon including over 1,400 routes, several previously unpublished areas, updated trail maps, and new action photos throughout.
2nd Edition 2023.

Ten Sleep Canyon is home to some of the best sport climbing, anywhere. As if that’s not enough, it’s also in a beautiful mountain setting. Tensleep is located in a canyon within the Bighorn Mountains in north central Wyoming. Conveniently, there is a road in the canyon, so most routes are within a 15 minute walk from your car. The rock is dolomite, which is a type of limestone that produces some great holds. Most of the routes in this book are protected with bolts, but there are even a few traditional lines.

The book has everything you need. You can find your way around easily with abundant maps and cliff photos. Sun and shade info helps you have the best experience. Lots of action photos make for eye candy on rest days. There are even full spread route profiles featuring a few action photos on the same route. The introduction is loaded with helpful tips and information about climbing at Ten Sleep Canyon, such as local amenities, rock info, history, area hazards, and driving distances.

Louie Anderson has been climbing at Ten Sleep Canyon since 1998, and is passionate about investing his own time and resources developing new routes and areas in the area. He and his wife Valerie own and operate the Ten Sleep Rock Ranch, which is a great base for your climbing trip at Ten Sleep.