Routes : North America : United States : California : Lake Tahoe : Lovers Leap : Main Wall : North Face

North Face - 5.11a

Average Rating : 3.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (2)

First Ascent:

Type of Climb:

Rock

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Protection:

Cams, .5"-3" 1- 3.5" or 4" Nuts, 1 set

Length :

Consensus Ratings
Difficulty	5.11a
Safety Rating	G
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Description:

A four pitch route that starts up a 5.7 flake that is laiden with large dikes. Climb up to the white bowl and belay here on three fixed pins. Continue up the prominate right leaning crack that is a lot harder than it looks. The pro is good and abundant. Tight finger locks on a steep wall with no feet bring you through the crux. Belay at the small ledge just under the roof on two good bolt anchors. Continue strait up over a horrible looking roof which is not as bad as it looks or go out right for a slightly harder variation with two closely spaced bolts for pro. Once over the roof, move out left up a series of cracks littered with fixed pins. Follow these cracks up the wildly exposed 5.9 face on large dikes and hand jams up to a large grass filled ledge and belay there. Now continue up and left over some less than traveled rock any number of ways (all about 5.6) to the top. Good stuff.

Submitted by: salamanizer on 2006-09-10
Views: 200
Route ID: 66976

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