Lovers Leap
Climbing Sections:
- Campground Boulders (15)
- Central Wall (5)
- Dear John Buttress (3)
- East Wall (22)
- Enchanted Wall (0)
- Hogsback (20)
- Lower Buttress (17)
- Main Wall (26)
- The Box (3)
- West Wall (11)
About Lovers Leap:
| Awesome climbing on 400 to 1000 ft high Granite walls. Walls are covered with dikes (actually, horizontal "sills") that provide for great holds. The Leap campground is open as of autumn 2004, having previously been day use only. Bathrooms are open and the water is on. If your visit is on a weekend, bring your own toilet paper. Edit: There isn't a vertical wall or otherwise one inch higher than 600 ft, unless you're counting the approach too, then maybe. 1000 ft is a bit of an exaggeration I'm afraid. |
| Nearest town or city: | Strawberry |
| Directions: | West of South Lake Tahoe on US 50. If driving east on US 50 the turn off is immediately right after Strawberry Lodge; go over bridge, turn left, and find yourself in the Lover's Leap Campground. The parking lot can fill up quickly on weekends. An alternate parking area is past twin falls on your right. Drive down the dirt road before the turn. This is about a 1/4 mile after twin falls. This parking area is actually better if you are climbing East Wall or Hogsback. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 38.80150, -120.13300 |
| Access Issues: | They have started charging for the lover's leap campground starting May 1, 2008. $10 a night. To park for the day is $5. |
| Camping: | Pay |
| When to Climb: | |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Year |
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Forum Discussions (See all 29 posts )
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First time to Tahoe | ranski | 5 | Jun 29 2009, 3:19 PM |
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Fires? | desertwanderer81 | 1 | Jun 19 2009, 4:27 PM |
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Anyone been to the Leap this year? | fxgranite | 7 | May 14 2009, 12:39 AM |
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the line | hellraiser159 | 0 | Mar 26 2009, 6:38 PM |
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Missing scarpa's | sailskisurf | 0 | Aug 24 2008, 9:48 AM |
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Lover's Leap Campground Fee | FunkyCold | 1 | Aug 11 2008, 12:16 AM |
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Lovers Leap - Beginning of April | boulderflasher | 8 | Mar 19 2008, 12:27 PM |
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lost radio on hogsback | phile | 0 | Jun 26 2007, 11:58 AM |
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Lovers Leap Questions | motocrosser21 | 2 | Jun 28 2007, 5:51 PM |
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The lover is leaping | zach10 | 0 | Apr 30 2007, 7:09 PM |
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Lover's Leap | octarine | 1 | Apr 23 2006, 2:40 PM |
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Travler Buttress 5.10b variation, question | zachres | 5 | Sep 03 2005, 7:56 PM |
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lost gear at the top of pop bottle | sactownclimber | 3 | Aug 16 2005, 10:13 AM |
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Found - prescription sunglasses on trail to Lower Buttress | ehenicle | 0 | Jul 15 2005, 4:30 PM |
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Anybody pick up the .75 Camalot on Haystack yesterday?? | diggler | 8 | Jul 08 2005, 4:05 PM |
