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Tahoe Vicinity

Submitted By: Orphaned on Feb 18, 2006
Administrator: Aron Quiter
Latitude: 39.0000  Longitude: -120.0500 
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Emerald Bay.
Photo by Blitzo.



Lake Tahoe and Vacinity 

Beautiful, 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.

Consisting mostly of Granite, with a few Baslitic Exceptions, you will find climbs off all type, like the long tradional or sport routes at Lover's Leap, to the pumpy tall bouldering found EVERYWHERE, but most notably Donner and Pack Saddle Passes.

Climbing is year round in some places, though most areas are covered in snow from the first snow (usually in October or November) until March - June depending on altitude and direction of the rock.

Places to stay are plentyful, from blm camping, organized campgrounds, cheap hotels, to even four star hotels in Reno or South Lake.


Getting There 

From 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.

From Reno, head up Highway 80 to go to North Lake destinations, or down highway 395 , and then West on highway 89 into South Lake Tahoe.




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Pulling the roof on "Over Easy".<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Over Easy 5.7  CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : Middle Spire
On the left side of the north face is a detatched flake with a roof above it.Climb up the flake, pull the roof, move up the steep knobby face, up and right to a belay below a corner. Follow the corner to the top....[more]


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Lake Tahoe from East Shore.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Lake Tahoe from East Shore.
Photo by Blitzo.


Lake Tahoe from "The Cave", 1987.<br />Cave Rock is now closed to climbing, so don't climb there!<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Lake Tahoe from "The Cave", 1987.
Cave Rock is now...


Geese.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Geese.
Photo by Blitzo.


Fanette Island, Emerald Bay.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Fanette Island, Emerald Bay.
Photo by Blitzo.


Tahoe Beer conetop can, 1940s.

Tahoe Beer conetop can, 1940s.

Tahoe Beer.

Tahoe Beer.

Tahoe Beer.

Tahoe Beer.

An Osprey perched high above Fallen leaf lake

An Osprey perched high above Fallen leaf lake

Beginning the hike to Mt. Tallac with fallen leaf lake and Lake Tahoe in the background

Beginning the hike to Mt. Tallac with fallen leaf ...

Tahoe keys from the summit of Mt. Tallac

Tahoe keys from the summit of Mt. Tallac

The Desolation wilderness from Mt. Tallac

The Desolation wilderness from Mt. Tallac

Brett making friends with the locals on Mt. Tallac summit

Brett making friends with the locals on Mt. Tallac...

Busy day on the summit of Mt. Tallac

Busy day on the summit of Mt. Tallac

Tahoe on a beautifully calm day

Tahoe on a beautifully calm day

Eldorado Beach-Spring.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Eldorado Beach-Spring.
Photo by Blitzo.


Desolation Wilderness.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Desolation Wilderness.
Photo by Blitzo.


Tahoe Keys, Crystal Range and Mt. Tallac.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Tahoe Keys, Crystal Range and Mt. Tallac.
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Donner Lake on a balmy December day.

Donner Lake on a balmy December day.