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Lake Tahoe and VacinityBeautiful, Spacious, and often Daunting, The Sierras in the Tahoe Area contain some of the best summer climbing in California. The area is almost covered in climbable rock, and route setters will delight at the bounty of untouched rock. Getting ThereFrom the Bay Area, head up Highway 80 to Sacramento, where you will either head up into the hills either on 80, 50, or 89, depending on where you're going. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Tahoe Vicinity:
Composure 5.6 Trad, 1 pitch, 180 feet Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Surrealistic Pillar 5.7 Trad, 3 pitches, 270 feet Lover's Leap : Lower Buttress
Bear's Reach 5.7 Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet Lover's Leap : East Wall
Corrugation Corner 5.7 Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet Lover's Leap : Main Wall
Haystack 5.8 Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet Lover's Leap : East Wall
One Hand Clapping 5.9 Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet Donner Pass : Black Wall
Traveler Buttress 5.9 Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet Lover's Leap : Main Wall
The Line 5.9 Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet Lover's Leap : East Wall
Black September 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 110 feet Donner Pass : Black Wall
Fantasia 5.9 R Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet Lover's Leap : East Wall
Hospital Corner 5.10a Trad, 2 pitches, 240 feet Lover's Leap : West Wall
Surrealistic Pillar Direct 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Lover's Leap : Lower Buttress
Candyland 5.10c Trad Phantom Spires : Middle Spire
Tombstone Terror 5.10c Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Lover's Leap : Main Wall
Peter Principle 5.10d Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
The Fracture 5.10d Trad Sugarloaf : East Face
Disciples Of the New Wave 5.11b Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Boot Hill 5.11 Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet Lover's Leap : Main Wall
Monkey Paws 5.12a Trad, TR, 70 feet Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Metallarete 5.12d Sport Echo Pass : Goldfinger Area
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Short Subject 5.11d CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : Schoolhouse Rock
This problem is a very short bolted route just to the right of Karls overhang. It ascends the odvious green lichen covered overhang. A thin entry leads to powerful bouldery moves past the face and over the lip. The crux is reaching the lip. Once over the lip you climb easy terain to a bolted anchor. This route is usually soloed but is still a fun lead or TR....[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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