Head jam in the chimney!

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Head jam in the chimney!

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Second pitch of corrugation corner. Do not traverse to the arrete halfway up
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, just keep going straight up.
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Probably 5.8 dihedral. Thanks to lovers leap guides!

shooting down at my friend kaarl climbing the 2nd pitch of corrugation corner

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Doctor Drake

Aug 17, 2018

“Head jam in the chimney!”

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Beta for people like myself who are new to route finding. <br>
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P1: 140 feet. Traverse right after bulge at top to belay ledge<br>
P2: 130 feet: Climb up 20-30 feet, then traverse out left to arete. Beached Whale move at end<br>
P3: 190 feet. Start with 20ft Chimney, then traverse around around arete to a piton, move right 10 more feet and then 160' up of sustained, easy 5.6 climbing.

A photo of the ever so present dikes covering the walls at Lover's leap. These dikes are what give Lovers Leap its major characteristic and add the very unique climbing possibilities

Corrugation Corner, as seen from the approach trail.

Brett negotiating the second pitch of corrugation corner. 5.7 doesn't get much more fun than this!

Route tracing: From this angle p2 belay is estimated. The belay is just prior to a short chimney.

The beached whale move right before the second belay

the spectacular corrugation corner

Jacopo on the last few moves

Attentive Belay

Looking down after coming up the awesome variation to pitch 3, taking the chimney up to the left crack instead of traversing right onto the face. A great way to finish the route.

Pam rocking pitch #2

Circa 1980 Corrugation Corner, Lovers Leap, Strawberry CA. Jon Festersen cleaning the pitch, Bill Morris on belay.

Second pitch of corrugation corner. Do not traverse to the arrete halfway up
<br>
, just keep going straight up.
<br>
Probably 5.8 dihedral. Thanks to lovers leap guides!

Head jam in the chimney!

shooting down at my friend kaarl climbing the 2nd pitch of corrugation corner

Errett Allen on "Corragation Corner".<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Me (Sadie) following up Corrugation corner, view of my cold death grip on the second pitch.

snacking above the beached whale move during my last free solo.

sportsaction on corrugation

Trevor on pitch 2 corrugation corner

Frank tops out in early season ascent.

Pitch #1

Sean leading up first pitch

Coming out of Corrugation Corner.

Brian demonstrating the Beached Whale move at the top of pitch 2.

Griffiths navigating the airy 5.7 traverse back into the corner of the book, an old and twisted piton offers minor protection.

Phu topping out Corrugation Corner at Lover's Leap - California. Exciting!

Making headway up the exposed arête - towards the "beached whale" move that brings you into the chimney space. The perfect spot for a 3-piece anchor in the rocks.

Jason coming out of the short chimney section at the start of pitch three.

Anthony topping out on Corrugation corner

Photo credit: Mike Kavanaugh<br>
Me climbing Corrugation Corner

Looking down the super fun 2nd pitch

A little out of Condition 3/1/17.<br>
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More snow expected tonight 3/4/17

Anne working out the arete of the 2nd pitch

Rick finishing up on the beached whale move on the second pitch.

Hanging Belay Corrugation Corner end Pitch 2 before traverse

View from the top of Corrugation Corner

exiting the 3rd pitch chimney for the heady traverse right

Looking up at the start of the route.

Looking down the last pitch of Corrugation Corner. The dark pod in the corner is the top of the chimney.

Looking out from the 2nd pitch belay.

2 followers on pitch 3, looking down from the top

Beached whale frog kick!

Randy preparing for the "beached whale" move

Second pitch of Corrugation corner

At the top of Corrugation Corner

Pitch one cool lichen

Rico races the sun up pitch 2 with me on his first Lover's Leap classic.<br>
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June 2010

Fun runout on final pitch

morning at the leap

Frank Baker toping out

Rocki leading the final wide section of the lovely second pitch.

Classic

Random guide we met at the top of the leap. If you know him, feel free to tag him.

Marmar starting the 3rd pitch traverse

Cameron pausing before the hand traverse to the top of P1.