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Grade Route Gear style Popularity Crag
Unknown year
5.6 North Ridge

FFA: unknown

Trad 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10b Fear of Flying Variation
Unknown Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.11a Unknown 5.11a

FFA: unknown

Trad Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.7 Death Flakes

Between East Face Route and North Ridge. Belayer should wear helmet. Sling every piece and be careful! Everything is loose.

FA: Tom Ward/Kelly

Trad Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10c Robert's Crack Variation
Unknown Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.12a Beast of No Nation

FFA: Aidan Maguire

Mixed trad 23m, 5 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.9 The Go Man
Unknown Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10a Thanksgiving
Mixed trad 27m, 1 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10d Price-Smith Route
Unknown Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.9 Lil' Luke
Unknown Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.11b Harrison Direct

FFA: Aidan Maguire

Mixed trad 24m, 3 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10a Dot to Dot

FFA: Al Swanson & Bill Serniuk

Trad Lake Tahoe, California Side
1975
5.9 Fear of Flying

FFA: Joel Moorem & Dale Zgraggen, 1975

Trad 58m, 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10d Robert's Crack

FA: George Connor & Robert Oravetz, 1975

FFA: Eric Barrett & John Bowlin, 1979

Trad Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.9 Jugs Revisited

FFA: George Connor & Robert Oravetz, 1975

Trad 55m, 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.7 Ginger Bread

A classic line up the "Upper Spire".

  1. 5.7, 140ft. Climb through a scary series of hollow booming flakes to single solid flake about half way up, then up this until it ends with a small ledge at a horizontal break.

  2. 5.6, 50ft. Step left from the belay to a wide crack. Climb mostly the face left of the crack and left edge of the crack, reaching right into the crack to place gear.

Climb takes large cams, generally 2-each BD Camalots #2, #3, and #4 (or equivalents) as well as a normal rack.

FFA: George Connor & Robert Oravetz, 1975

Trad 58m, 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
1976
5.9 East Face Route

FFA: George Connor & Dan Chan, 1976

Trad 49m, 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
1977
5.10d Necklace Traverse

FA: George Connor & Dan Chan, 1977

FFA: George Connor & Robert Oravetz, 1979

Trad 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
1978
5.8 Up for Grabs

FFA: David Babich & Eric Barrett, 1978

Trad 40m Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.11a Steppin' Stone

2-bolt anchor for first belay

FA: Eric Barrett, George Connor & Dave Stam, 1978

FFA: Dick Richardson & friends, 1979

Mixed trad 2, 7 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10b Desperado (Roof Variation)

FFA: David Babich & George Connor, 1978

Trad 49m, 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
1979
5.10d Necklace Traverse

FA: George Connor & Dan Chan, 1977

FFA: George Connor & Robert Oravetz, 1979

Trad 2 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10d Robert's Crack

FA: George Connor & Robert Oravetz, 1975

FFA: Eric Barrett & John Bowlin, 1979

Trad Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.11a Steppin' Stone

2-bolt anchor for first belay

FA: Eric Barrett, George Connor & Dave Stam, 1978

FFA: Dick Richardson & friends, 1979

Mixed trad 2, 7 Lake Tahoe, California Side
1981
5.10a Crispy Critters

FFA: Bill Price, Paul Crawford & Jay Smith, 1981

Top rope 24m Lake Tahoe, California Side
1982
5.10d Burnt Offerings

FFA: Paul Crawford & Don Garrett, 1982

Mixed trad 23m, 3 Lake Tahoe, California Side
1984
5.11d Well Done

FFA: Paul Crawford & Karl McConachie, 1984

Trad 27m Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10d Char Broiled

FFA: Karl McConachie & Paul Crawford, 1984

Trad 27m Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.10d R T-Bone

FFA: Paul Crawford, Jay Smith, Lanny Johnson & Mard Hudon, 1984

Trad Lake Tahoe, California Side
1986
5.11b Sizzler

FFA: Jay Smith & Paul Crawford, 1986

Mixed trad 43m, 2, 3 Lake Tahoe, California Side
1988
5.10b Smoke House Brown

FFA: Al Swanson & Bill Serniuk, 1988

Trad Lake Tahoe, California Side
1990
5.11d Cabin Fever

FFA: Clint Cummins & Joel Ager, 1990

Sport 18m, 6 Lake Tahoe, California Side
2000
5.11c Holy Smoke

FFA: Aidan Maguire, 2000

Mixed trad 23m, 6 Lake Tahoe, California Side
2002
5.11c Lesbian Love

FFA: Aidan Maguire, 2002

Sport 34m, 9 Lake Tahoe, California Side
5.11d Golden Brown

Sport route with knob tie-offs

FFA: Petch Pietrolungo & Blue Blocker, 2002

Mixed trad 9 Lake Tahoe, California Side

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