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East Face

Submitted By: Blitzo on Oct 19, 2006
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BETA PHOTO: Sugarloaf-East Face.
Photo by Blitzo.


Description 

This face offers some exceptional climbs including "Grand Illusion".


Getting There 

Head up and right from the base of the rock.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for East Face:
Harding's Chimney   5.7     Trad, 435 feet   
Scheister   5.7     Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet   
Lurch   5.8     Trad   
Morticia   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Farley   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Dominion   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   
Blue Velvet   5.10c     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
The Fracture   5.10d     Trad   
Taurus   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Grand Illusion   5.13b     Trad   
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Featured Route For East Face
Crux moves on Taurus.

Taurus 5.11b  CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : East Face
Taurus is an outstanding thin crack to lieback. The crux comes right off the ground, moving on good locks with smear feet. You can get a good nut, then a good small alien. Pull the .11b crux to a rest. Then, climb the finger crack up, do some .10 lieback underclinging left. Up a solid mantel, and walk up the ramp to the chains...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA