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Location: CA : Tahoe Vicinity : Sugarloaf : Sugar Bun : Wintergreen (5.10c PG13) By: Shaun Gregg When: Oct 24, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: Route has a potential of ground fall or sprained ankle. It is very short three bolt slab. There should be one more bolt protecting the mantle b/c the rock is very polished at that spot. Putting one more bolt at that point is convenient to clip, safer and doesn't take away from the aesthetics of the route.
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Location: CA : Tahoe Vicinity : Sugarloaf : East Face : Lurch (5.8) By: Aerili When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> | Comments: The two-bolt anchor for this route has chains and can be rapped with a 60 m rope (if the second pitch looks uninspiring...which it kinda does).
After topping out the roof, traverse slightly right, clip a (somewhat older) bolt down low, and finish 20' of face climbing to the anchors by going either just right or just left of the bolt (I went right). I found this section to be the crux mentally of the route as there is no pro to be had and a bad, bad fall awaits (i.e. free-fall onto the slab bel... more >>
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