Leaner and Meaner 

FA:  Unknown Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.11b [details] Length:  1 pitch, 50 feet Views: 85 page views Submitted By: Salamanizer on Oct 18, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Description 

Fingerlocks and some awkward jamming are the name of the game. Would be one of Tahoe's best splitter cracks of its grade if it weren't so contrived. You can use the wall to the right most of the way for your feet making the route much easier. Staying off this wall makes it classic and hard. You get forced off the (stem) wall by the time you hit the crux but it makes it a whole lot easier. Endurance is the real crux had the right wall not been there. I don't know, seems a bit contrived. Still a really good "laser cut" splitter that is a challenge no matter how you choose to climb it.

Location 

Just to the left of Lean and Mean on Middle Spire. You'll know it because its the only splitter that goes up a dead vertical to overhanging wall at a slight (right) leaning angle.

Protection 

Cams .5"-2" Nuts