Big Chief
Climbing Sections:
- Cave Area (9)
- Center (12)
- Center Wall - Left (8)
- Center Wall - Right (7)
- Honeycomb Wall (3)
- Light Deprivation Buttress (5)
- Sawtooth Ridge (10)
- South Buttress (6)
- South Cave (4)
- South Wall (8)
- The Oven (5)
About Big Chief:
| Sitting high on a ridge outside of Truckee. This is the premiere sport climbing crag in the Tahoe area. Fantastic climbing on highly featured basalt. |
| Nearest town or city: | Truckee |
| Directions: | South Highway 267 out of Truckee, turn right on Ponderosa Palisades Road, turn right on Silver Fir, then left on Thelin St. From here turn right onto a small forest service road about 500 yards up Thelin. Follow this road for 5.2 miles, turn right into a large logged parking area. Pick up a trail leading NorthWest out of the parking area. Follow for 1 mile. The crag is on the backside of the hill you have to climb up at the end of the trail |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 39.24562, -120.20037 |
| Access Issues: | |
| Camping: | Free |
| When to Climb: | |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Month |
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| Click the Update links above to provide data for any blank field of this Area. To modify existing fields, send an Editor Note. | |
Forum Discussions (7)
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Winter Conditions/Access at Big Chief | learnin2climb | 2 | Mar 06, 8:24 PM |
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Moderate routes in Big Chief? | huktoncrack | 6 | Jun 21, 10:55 PM |
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Gate into Big Chief ? | life_is_good | 2 | Jun 11, 8:21 PM |
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new big chief guide book | bmadi7fg | 1 | May 21, 12:18 PM |
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Conditions? | learnin2climb | 3 | Jun 12, 8:47 AM |
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Big Chief, CA Conditions | tylerm | 4 | May 29, 8:34 PM |
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Stay on the trail! | the_dude | 0 | May 13, 10:09 PM |
