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West Shore Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in West Shore

Bliss 5 / 0 / 5 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 33

Cascade Cliff 3 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Commons Beach Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Eagle Creek Canyon 66 / 35 / 29 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 13 / 113

Eagle Rock 2 / 6 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Indian Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

Meeks Bay Trail 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Elevation:	6,264 ft
GPS:	39.053, -120.117 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Justin Johnsen on May 26, 2015
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Description

Lake Tahoe's west shore climbing spots range from roadside boulders to ridgetop cliffs on the Sierra crest. The most popular are clustered around Emerald Bay, up Eagle Creek Canyon (for sport, trad and ice) and D.L. Bliss State Park (extensive bouldering). Some spots here aren't documented yet on Mountain Project, or at all.

Getting There

State Route 89 is the starting point for all points along the West Shore, unless you're biking or hiking in from somewhere nearby. In the south, starting in South Lake Tahoe, it may be signed or shown online as Emerald Bay Road. In the north, from Tahoe City heading south, it will be West Lake Boulevard.

In peak season weekends, this two lane mountain road can get congested with traffic.

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Classic Climbing Routes at West Shore

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V4 6B 25 ● Bliss Arete Boulder Bliss > Middle Bliss > Big Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 70 ● Holdless Horror Trad, TR Eagle Creek Canyon > 90 Foot Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 82 ● Strontium 90 Trad, TR Eagle Creek Canyon > 90 Foot Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 46 ● Unknown Chimney Sport Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 75 ● Car Jacker Sport Eagle Creek Canyon > Mayhem Cove
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 74 ● Fallout Trad, TR Eagle Creek Canyon > 90 Foot Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 139 ● Space Truckin' Trad Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 51 ● Phallucy Sport Eagle Creek Canyon > Mayhem Cove
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 60 ● Diamond Sport Eagle Creek Canyon > Mayhem Cove
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 48 ● Lightning Bolt Trad, TR Eagle Creek Canyon > 90 Foot Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 51 ● Buster Brown Trad Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 83 ● Seams to Me Trad Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 60 ● Quest for Glory Trad Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 49 ● Space Walk Trad Eagle Creek Canyon > Eagle Lake Cliff
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 44 ● Huntin' Gator Sport Eagle Creek Canyon > Mayhem Cove