We left home planning to visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the Michigan UP. Instead, the UP was a side trip. We stayed nearly two weeks in Algoma. It's always wonderful to find "new-to-me" areas in places one doesn't expect.
Truth is, those places are everywhere but climbers get stuck in routines, expecting to find more climbing in the usual spots. What was originally a UP trip became a Kynoch rock trip. We stayed there twice over the course of three weeks, sampling a good amount of the climbing, and knowing all the while, that we'd be back. The ambiance is similar to that of Lac Long (in Portneuf Quebec) as it was before it was "discovered."
There is tons of loose rock and poison ivy here, but otherwise the good outweighs the bad. There is free camping alongside a river not far from the climbing. It is behind a locked gate so it's super quiet. There's no cell reception. The climbing is multi-pitch, largely moderate sport climbing that is well bolted. Local climbers (Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie are the closest big towns nearby) are friendly and welcoming. There is a great free PDF to Kynoch and lots of potential for more climbing routes here and in this region more generally.
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| Bullets Before Breakfast |
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| Final pitch of BBB |
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| A small fee is required to get through the gate. |
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| The White River runs along the road |
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| The Firemaster |
