http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/rss/ North America/United States/California/Lake Tahoe/Lovers Leap en-us (C) 2005 5 Rating: 4 - Fun moves on postiive dikes -- some fun reach and balance. The bolt spacing really wakes you up. Maybe not worth placing gear before first bolt, but you'd better not fall there. The runouts seem to be on easier moves, but this is not sport climbing as I've come to know it. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=78634 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Rating: 5 - Seriously hollow flakes near P2 belay. Spooky to hear them shift and vibrate while someone climbs above them. P2 really should be a bolted anchor. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=12700 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Rating: 4 - I lead the entire route and go so lost on the second pitch had to down climb at least three times. But in my opinion if any of my variations had panned out they would have improved the route. I ended up doing the "scary exposed traverse" as the super topo calls it just because for the life of me the higher traverse was not there. It was exposed and unprotected but on jugs and no biggie. 3rd pitch we linked into bears reach and there are two harder 5.8/5.9 moves but I've lead them before and they are easily protected. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=11117 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Rating: 5 - Some kinda scary run outs, i agree with most that the most difficult portion is the route finding on the 3rd pitch. I'm not sure but I think did the 10b variation or were completely off route. Also the super topo told us to only bring one set of cams and my partner ended up setting up an early belay station before the 3rd pitch ended because he ran outta gear. I'd bring two of the suggested cams. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=8563 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Rating: 4 - And the more direct variation that traverses up the hand crack and gains the bolted anchor from underneath -- both were fun. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=8739 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Rating: 1 - The original looks so much better. Unfortunately we missed the traverse and ended up on this chosspile. Loose and runout on easy terrain. Fortunately, the beginning (and G/PG) pitches are still classic. Now we know what to do next time. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=63859 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Rating: 4 - Always a great climb. Probably worth rapping off after the first pitch. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=11609 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Rating: 4 - Recommend linking the upper two pitches. http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/routes/review.cgi?ID=8734 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800