We did this as one pitch with a 70m. It is historical pitch 2....

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We did this as one pitch with a 70m. It is historical pitch 2....

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Shannon Miller cleaning up pitch 1.

At the crux. One move.

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Sep 15, 2018

“We did this as one pitch with a 70m. It is historical pitch 2....”

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Below the crux of last pitch.

Phil Pickett finishing up the route with US 285 far below.

Bruce Hildenbrand stemmed out at the crux of the last pitch.

These guys are on the pitch right below the crux. They guy belaying is not quite at the cave (bolts at the cave).

Final pitch cracks.

Lover's Leap on the right. Green arrows show a rap route.

Bruno Hamann tops out on "Haystack." Lover's Leap, CA, circa 1988.

Scott leading the crux.

Shannon Miller cleaning up pitch 1.

We did this as one pitch with a 70m. It is historical pitch 2....

At the crux. One move.

Good view of the crux move. 20 feet of finger crack climbing. Or stem out and face climb. Protect with a #2 cam.

Chris Cavallaro starting the first pitch.

A nice view from the top of Lover's.

The top of pitch 2 at the cave.

John Patrarka on Lover's Leap.

A great climb and views for such a local crag!

"Coffin rock" at the top of pitch 1. You can run it out and easily link pitch 1 and 2 to make it to the chains not far above this.

Chains at the top of pitch two (or pitch one if you run it out a little).

The bridge right by the parking lot, 6/2020.

Sean Wood just past the crux of the route.

Lover's Leap free solo.

Starting rap 2 with the goal posts above.

The final rap to the ground.

Chains at the top of pitch three.

Looking down the crux.

On the last pitch.

Today, this was P1, location can vary based on rope length.

Rich Sidoroff heading up the second pitch.

Leading the second pitch. Easy to combine 2 and 3 into one long, stellar pitch.

Start under the tree.

Pitch 1.

Milo airing out the feet at the top of pitch three.

Coffin Rock.

Milo rapping down from the top of the climb - pitch 4 bolts.

At the top of Lover's Leap (US Hwy 285 below).

At the crux.

Hanging out on Lover's Leap.

Phil Pickett heading up the first pitch.