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2nd Tier

California > Lake Tahoe > Carson Pass Hig… > Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > Tiers

Description

This east-facing wall lies above 1rst Tier.

Getting There

Head up the main trail and take a right at the first fork in the path. Altenatively, cut right and down off the trail heading to One of These Days wall and cross the creek once you are directly across from 2nd Tier.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 2
● Bottom Feeder
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 68
● Tall People Reach Short People C…
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 3
● Unknown
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 55
● Unknown
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 56
● Orange Wedge
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
● Needful things
Trad, Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Bottom Feeder
 2
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
● Tall People Reach Short Peo…
 68
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Unknown
 3
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Unknown
 55
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Orange Wedge
 56
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Needful things
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Sport

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A working copy of my Tiers topo.
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BruceB
Reno, NV
[Hide Comment] Climbed a route that is just left of Orange wedge. Left facing corner around a roof.
Seemed to go at about 5.9. Pros nicely. I'd give it 2 to 3 stars.
Fat hangers (not chains) at the top.

It's not on the topo map. Any info on this climb?? May 5, 2014
Laine Christman
Reno, NV
[Hide Comment] Edit - ze_dirtbag - I think the climb you are referring to is the one Kenny might took the chains due to it being unsafe. A guy got hurt last year after his partner pulled off a loose rock onto him. May 5, 2014
BruceB
Reno, NV
[Hide Comment] Hi Laine,
You could be right, it is a bit loose on top, although mostly just DG.
However I did notice that the anchors are "Metolius rap hangers", so I'm not sure they would ever have had chains. These are different to all the other anchors I've seen on the Tiers.
It didn't seem any more unsafe than the surrounding routes, and is actually quite a fun route.

Thanks for all your work Laine. May 6, 2014
Colonel Mustard
Sacramento, CA
[Hide Comment] It didn't seem bad in the loose department. Yeah, no chains needed for the fat hangers. May 9, 2014
ze dirtbag
Tahoe
[Hide Comment] one of the anchors on the 5.8ish double crack between tall people and orange wedge was unbolted....as in anchor bolt unscrewed and laying on ledge with the hanger and chain. anyone know what's up with that? May 14, 2014
czar salazar
[Hide Comment] a rock fell and hurt someone, so the guys tried to pull the anchors as route was dangerous Jun 10, 2014
Kenny Thompson
Cottage grove oregon
[Hide Comment] I didn't pull chains or hangers. But the route wasn't so good anyway. I know of two people who. Got clocked by a climber on that route. I think D.K. pulled those.

Kenny Jun 12, 2014
Dustin H
South Lake Tahoe, CA
[Hide Comment] Halcion Hallucination (5.9 Trad) from the topo map is a great crack climb, too. Was fortunate enough to have a good friend bring me here and lead it, to practice trad and crack climbing. Nov 18, 2018