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5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 43 ● Access Route Oct 26, 2015 · The only tricky bit of this is the stem section near the bottom which gets more difficult the shorter your legs are imagine. It's not that high off the ground, but maybe wear a helmet and have someone spot you if you have someone there and haven't done it Trad, TR San Francisco B… > … > Castle Rock Area > Castle Rock Proper
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 77 ● Swiss Cheese Oct 26, 2015 · Certainly unique climb; soloed it and nearly had a heart attack when I reached for a hold/pocket and realized there was an agitated squirrel in it... I've also answered a cell phone call while soloing on the lower Swiss cheese area, so that should be a pr Trad, TR San Francisco B… > … > Castle Rock Area > Goat Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 67 ● The Grack - Left Side Oct 26, 2015 Trad 2 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > I. Glacier Poin… > 3. The Grack Area
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R 343 ● Standard Route Oct 26, 2015 · It is just barely possible to link pitches 3 & 4 with a 70m rope, but only with long slings and intelligent gear placements. I used an 8ft sling where the belay at the top of pitch 3 is and the allowed the rope to almost run in a straight line. On the las Trad 9 pitches Whitehorse Ledge > 7. The Slabs
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 48 ● Beginners Easy Variation Oct 26, 2015 · Ended up soloing the first 3 pitches; not difficult, but also I don't know that I recommend soloing friction moves that far off the deck even very easy ones. Trad 8 pitches Whitehorse Ledge > 7. The Slabs
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 216 ● Northeast Ridge of the Pinnacle Oct 26, 2015 Trad 7 pitches WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington Ravine
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 659 ● Thin Air Oct 26, 2015 · Bailed from big ledge after the third pitch due to getting dark and one of 3 climbers not being very tired after a previous day's epic. Trad 4 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 76 ● Manic Depressive Direct Oct 26, 2015 · Great for the hand and foot jams. Quite a bit harder than Knapsack Crack even though they are somehow rated the same. Will feel especially harder if you aren't used to crack jams. Trad 2 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Hogsback > N Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 113 ● Harvey's Wallbangers, Right Oct 26, 2015 · Great mix of lie-backing and hand and foot jams on terrain angle that starts off moderate but does get steeper as you work your way up and then through top blocks. Trad 2 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Hogsback > N Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 115 ● Harvey's Wallbangers, Center Oct 26, 2015 · Easier start with some more challenging and interesting moves at the top. The SuperTopo guide does list the first pitch length incorrectly as far as I can tell. We did get a 60 meter to reach to top in one pitch by not starting to belay until what I think Trad 2 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Hogsback > N Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 327 ● Deception Oct 26, 2015 · Check the guide and pay attention to where you should be traversing on the upper section because if you miss the traverse you end up in some harder approximately 5.7 territory, but PG or maybe worse gear placements that make it feel sketchy. Can do this c Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Hogsback > N Face
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 414 ● Knapsack Crack Oct 26, 2015 · Good: Great beginner trad and beginner multi pitch learning route. Bad: On weekend it is often filled with beginner climbers who cause long waits, often are slow and do it in three pitches rather than 2. I've often been scared by conversations of heard an Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Hogsback > N Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 649 ● Haystack Oct 26, 2015 · 4 pitches. Bailed after the first pitch because of impending rain; started 2nd pitch of Pop Bottle and angled left onto 4th class. Make sure you start at the right place at the base; we started further over to the left and had to traverse part way up the first pitch Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > E Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 322 ● Pop Bottle Oct 26, 2015 · From the first ledge on up it's mainly possible to escape left onto 4th class slabs of you need to bail. Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > E Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,225 ● Corrugation Corner Oct 26, 2015 · It's possible to traverse around the front of the 2nd belay ledge and then mantle onto it to avoid the beached whale. If you are short this may be a bit more dynamic. Super airy/exposed, advise trying only if well protected or you are seconding the route. Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > Main Wall

● Access Route

San Francisco B… > … > Castle Rock Area > Castle Rock Proper

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad, TR

Oct 26, 2015 · The only tricky bit of this is the stem section near the bottom which gets more difficult the shorter your legs are imagine. It's not that high off the ground, but maybe wear a helmet and have someone spot you if you have someone there and haven't done it

● Swiss Cheese

San Francisco B… > … > Castle Rock Area > Goat Rock

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad, TR

Oct 26, 2015 · Certainly unique climb; soloed it and nearly had a heart attack when I reached for a hold/pocket and realized there was an agitated squirrel in it... I've also answered a cell phone call while soloing on the lower Swiss cheese area, so that should be a pr

● The Grack - Left Side

Yosemite NP > … 1 > I. Glacier Poin… > 3. The Grack Area

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches

Oct 26, 2015

● Standard Route

Whitehorse Ledge > 7. The Slabs

343

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R Trad 9 pitches

Oct 26, 2015 · It is just barely possible to link pitches 3 & 4 with a 70m rope, but only with long slings and intelligent gear placements. I used an 8ft sling where the belay at the top of pitch 3 is and the allowed the rope to almost run in a straight line. On the las

● Beginners Easy Variation

Whitehorse Ledge > 7. The Slabs

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Trad 8 pitches

Oct 26, 2015 · Ended up soloing the first 3 pitches; not difficult, but also I don't know that I recommend soloing friction moves that far off the deck even very easy ones.

● Northeast Ridge of the Pinn…

WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington Ravine

216

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 7 pitches

Oct 26, 2015

● Thin Air

Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face

659

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 4 pitches

Oct 26, 2015 · Bailed from big ledge after the third pitch due to getting dark and one of 3 climbers not being very tired after a previous day's epic.

● Manic Depressive Direct