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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.10d	★★ Candy Ass	Sport 21m, 7		Reed Welsh
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m		Reed Welsh
Fri 5th Oct 2018 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.11c	★★ Lesbian Love	Sport 34m, 9		Reed Welsh
Fell in middle section
	5.10d 5.10d R	★ T-Bone	Trad		Reed Welsh
Fri 5th Oct 2018 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire Northeast Side
	5.10a	Thanksgiving	Mixed trad 27m, 1		Reed Welsh
	5.10d	★ Burnt Offerings	Mixed trad 23m, 3		Reed Welsh
Right start
Fri 5th Oct 2018 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★ Slow Dancer	Mixed trad 21m, 2		Reed Welsh
	5.10a	★★★ Penny Candy	Sport 12m, 3		Reed Welsh
Wed 3rd Oct 2018 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire Northeast Side
	5.10d	★ Burnt Offerings	Mixed trad 23m, 3		Reed Welsh
Left start Fell getting into roof this time
Sat 27th May 2017 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire Northeast Side
	5.11a	★★ Steppin' Stone	Mixed trad 7		David Jefferson
A bit of an awkward and uncomfortable start leads to a technical crux and then another powerful crux under the roof. Felt at least .11b to me.
	5.10a	Thanksgiving	Mixed trad 27m, 1		David Jefferson
Just as good as the last time I did it, 4 years ago!
Sat 27th May 2017 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire East Side
	5.8	★★ Regular Route	Trad 40m		David Jefferson
Great to run a few free solo laps to warm up.
Sat 27th May 2017 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.11b	★★ Leaner and Meaner	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
One fall but close on the redpoint. Steep and pumpy!
Sat 4th Apr 2015 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Lost John
	5.10b	★★ Turning Point	Trad 46m	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Sat 4th Apr 2015 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Armadillo
	5.10b	★★ Phantom of the Opera	Sport 8	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Sat 4th Apr 2015 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Uncle Max
	5.10c	★★ Mean Moe	Trad	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Sun 20th Apr 2014 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★★ Hard Up	Trad 21m	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
	5.10b	★★ The Prow	Sport 9m, 4	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Sun 20th Apr 2014 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Lower Spire East Side
	5.10c	★★ Last Lock-up	Mixed trad 27m, 3	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Sun 20th Apr 2014 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Lower Spire Northwest Side
	5.10d	★★ Five Tendons	Sport 24m, 6	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Sat 5th Oct 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.7	★★ Over Easy	Mixed trad 21m, 1	★★★ Classic	David Gibbs
Mike lead this, and had a bit of trouble with the thin slab section by the bolt. Possibly because I was seconding, but I had no problem at all -- looked at it, thought, then just climbed it with no difficulty. The pull up over the roof is just awesome -- jugs, but big moves. Then more jugs up the face above, fun and easy.
	5.8	★ Cockabooty	Trad 21m	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Cockabooty has a few variations, we top-roped a variations with a 5.8 finish -- staying left to pull a few harder moves over the bulge at the end of the lay-back section.
Sat 5th Oct 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.7	★★ Ginger Bread	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic	David Gibbs
If the flakes weren't so intimidatingly hollow for so long, I'd rate it a mega-classic. I lead the first (harder) pitch, Mike got the easy, with everything solid, second pitch.
Sat 5th Oct 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Twin Owls
	5.10a	★★ (unknown name)	Mixed trad 12m, 2	★★★ Classic	David Gibbs
Some very interesting moves up the initial crack with bad feet below, including at time a very high right foot. Definitely a cruxy sequence. Then a 2nd thin-holds crux around the first bolt. Very happy to get this clean first try.
	5.8	★ Unnamed 5.8	Sport 11m, 4	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
This went clean, too. Some thin moves, here and there. Glad my slab technique is decent.
	5.8	★★ Unnamed 5.8 TR	Top rope 11m	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
After a couple false-starts on the opening thin moves, I managed to get them. Then the rest went clean first try.
Sat 31st Aug 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire West Side
	5.6	North Ridge	Trad	Average	Ryan Nevius
Sat 31st Aug 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.9	★★★ Fear of Flying	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic	Ryan Nevius
Super classic! One of the best routes I've done at the grade. We all know what 5.9+ means...
	5.11c	★★ Lesbian Love	Sport 34m, 9	★★ Very Good	Ryan Nevius
Crux at the start and half-way up. Barely touched the dike..maybe I was doing it 'wrong.' Hard.
Sat 31st Aug 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire West Side
	5.6	North Ridge	Trad	Average	Ryan Nevius
Did it twice...so many winged ants at the summit. I was attacked! They were as thick as gnats!
Sat 31st Aug 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.9	★★ Jugs Revisited	Trad 55m	★ Good	Ryan Nevius
	5.7	★★ Ginger Bread	Trad 58m	★ Good	Ryan Nevius
Wed 1st May 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Phantom Wall
	5.11c	★★★ Electra - with Jake	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic	Kole
Wed 1st May 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Gorilla Rock
	5.8	★★ Ko-Ko Box - with Jake	Trad 18m	★ Good	Kole
	5.8 5.7	★★ Ant Crack Left - with Jake	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good	Kole
nice arete climb. difficult pro
	5.8	★ Ant Crack Right - with Jake	Trad 18m	Average	Kole
Wed 1st May 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires True Grit
	5.10a	True Grit	Trad 12m	Average	Kole
Short with crux at bottom, hardly a real solo.
Tue 5th Mar 2013 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Classic	Wallin
Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.10d	★ T-Bone	Trad	★ Good	Pavel Burov
Some route finding, some balancy moves.
Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire West Side
	5.6	North Ridge	Trad	Don't Bother	Pavel Burov
80m rope is enough to rappel to the ground. Climbing this route is probably the easiest way to toprope any route on Upper Spire.
Sat 13th Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Classic	Pavel Burov
A clean run before a clean lead. To toprope it lead extremely well bolted Candyass.
Sat 13th Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.7	★★ Ginger Bread	Trad 58m	★ Good	Pavel Burov
Bring a 60m rope and a lot of shoulder slings to prevent rope drag. One pitch.
Sat 13th Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.10b 5.10d	★★ Candy Ass	Sport 21m, 7	★ Good	Pavel Burov
Very soft and probably overrated extremely well protected sport .10. A lot of next to perfect rests between moves. Bring a long 48" sling, #1 red and #2 yellow C4 + one shoulder sling, and a cordelette to toprope Harding's Other Chimney and Candyass.
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Classic	Pavel Burov
Fun lead, solid protection (two long 48" slings, about 5 shoulder slings, Metolius cams from #00 gray to #2 yellow, one optional #3 blue C4 with extension at the very top crack).
Sat 6th Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Classic	Pavel Burov
My first try on the route was not successful - hangdoged just after reaching the vertical crack and placing a #1 blue Metolius cam in it.
	5.10d	★★ Candy Ass	Sport 21m, 7	★ Good	Pavel Burov
Very soft. Good rests between moves.
	5.10d	★★ Candy Ass	Sport 21m, 7	★ Good	Pavel Burov
Sat 6th Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire East Side
	5.8	★★ Regular Route	Trad 40m	★ Good	Pavel Burov
A good crack climbing exercise. Perfect hand and foot jams all the way up. Easy to toprope the lower half (green to yellow C4 to build an anchor).
Sat 6th Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.6	★ Unnamed 5.8	Trad 12m	Don't Bother	Pavel Burov
Warm up climb. It's easy to toprope Corn Flakes from Unnamed anchor by traversing to the left and setting a directional (green to yellow C4).
Sat 6th Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.9	★★★ Fear of Flying	Trad 58m	★★★ Mega Classic	Pavel Burov
It's sustained. Eats a lot of small cams.
Mon 1st Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.10d	★ T-Bone - with Sonia	Trad		ben reardon
	5.11c	★★ Lesbian Love - with Sonia	Sport 34m, 9		ben reardon
	5.9	★★★ Fear of Flying - with Sonia	Trad 58m		ben reardon
Mon 1st Oct 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★★ Lean and Mean - with Sonia	Trad 18m		ben reardon
	5.9	★ Corn Flakes - with Sonia	Trad 18m		ben reardon
	5.10d	★★ Candy Ass - with Sonia	Sport 21m, 7		ben reardon
	5.10c	★★ Candyland - with Sonia	Trad 21m		ben reardon
	5.10a	★★★ Penny Candy - with Sonia	Sport 12m, 3		ben reardon
Sun 23rd Sep 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire West Side
	5.10b	Smoke House Brown	Trad	Average	Pavel Burov
An interesting start with a couple of thin moves and a boring straightforward soft finish. Note, the bolt is very rusty and probably need a replacement.
	5.6	North Ridge	Trad	Don't Bother	Pavel Burov
It's an easy way to reach to top of the Upper Spire (nice view). From there one can rappel to toprope any route.
	5.10a	Crispy Critters	Top rope 24m	Average	Pavel Burov
Soft. Some laybacking, some face moves.
Sun 23rd Sep 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★ Corn Flakes	Trad 18m	Average	Pavel Burov
Very soft. Left variation is a good liebacking exercise. Right variation is much softer (probably .8). To make it a little bit harder and more interesting climb it in approach shoes. I was unable to use some footholds with my Five Ten Guide Tennies so I smeared thru the crux. It was fun.
	5.9	★★ Lean and Mean	Trad 18m	★ Good	Pavel Burov
A good stemming exercise. Ensure you can do it smooth and fast before leading Fear of Flying.
	5.10b	★★ The Prow	Sport 9m, 4	★ Good	Pavel Burov
A very soft and extremely well protected sport .10.
	5.7	★★ Over Easy	Mixed trad 21m, 1	★ Good	Pavel Burov
An easy warm up. Traverse to the left and topping out by The Prow (.10b, sport, well protected, soft) is recommended.
Wed 4th Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9 5.10b	★★ Fancy Dancin'	Trad 21m	★★ Very Good	Hard Landin' Brandon
Nice moves up the face. Climbed just to the first bolted anchor and fooled around with rescue skills.
Tue 3rd Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.7	★★ Ginger Bread	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic	Hard Landin' Brandon
Super fun. We did it in 2 pitches. Bring big gear and lots of slings.
Tue 3rd Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Lower Spire East Side
	5.10b 5.9	★★ Jack Corner	Trad 27m	★★ Very Good	Hard Landin' Brandon
Bolts out left of the top are difficult to see. My route-finding failed me and I managed to ascend the chimney before moving left to the last bolt. Looked like 1/4" bolts. Great moves, if a bit scary. Another one of those "5.9"s.
Tue 3rd Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.10a	★★★ Penny Candy	Sport 12m, 3	★★★ Classic	Hard Landin' Brandon
Great exposure. I popped in a cam to control swing between the first and second bolts.
	5.9	★★ Lean and Mean	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good	Hard Landin' Brandon
Ow my toes. Linked with Penny Candy for the second pitch.
Mon 2nd Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Shark's Tooth and Clam Rock
	5.10a	★★ 3-Bolt Arête	Sport 8m, 3	★★ Very Good	Hard Landin' Brandon
Short, fun moves. Stand on the top and fight the vertigo.
Mon 2nd Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.10d	★★ Candy Ass	Sport 21m, 7	★★★ Classic	Hard Landin' Brandon
Nice moves up the knobby face. Traversing to bolted anchor shared with Candyland felt a bit sketchy.
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Mega Classic	Hard Landin' Brandon
Awesome basketball-sized knobs!
	5.10b	★★ The Prow	Sport 9m, 4	★★★ Classic	Hard Landin' Brandon
Awesome exposure coming around the arête.
	5.7	★★ Over Easy	Mixed trad 21m, 1	★★★ Classic	Hard Landin' Brandon
Great fun pulling the roof and tying off knobs. Linked up with The Prow for the second pitch.
Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.10a 5.9	★★★ Fear of Flying	Trad 58m	★★★ Mega Classic	Hard Landin' Brandon
Did it in 2 pitches, using up lots of nuts. Sustained stemming left me with some sore toes! Beautiful view over the other spires.
Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Lizard Head
	5.10c	★★ Lounge Lizard	Mixed trad 9m, 6	★★ Very Good	Hard Landin' Brandon
Great climbing, but not sure if it's worth the approach! I popped in a couple of extra cams to protect the crux between bolts.
Sat 24th Mar 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.7	★★ Over Easy	Mixed trad 21m, 1	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
	5.9	★★ Lean and Mean	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
	5.10b	★★ Fancy Dancin'	Trad 21m	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Classic	David Jefferson
Sun 18th Mar 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire West Side
	5.6	North Ridge	Trad	★ Good	David Jefferson
Sun 18th Mar 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.7	★★ Ginger Bread	Trad 58m	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
	5.9	★★★ Fear of Flying	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic	David Jefferson
Sat 17th Mar 2012 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Lizard Head
	5.10c	★★ Lounge Lizard	Mixed trad 9m, 6	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Memorable mini summit.
Sun 1st Jun 2008 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★ Slow Dancer	Mixed trad 21m, 2	★ Good	shaunm
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Classic	shaunm
	5.9	★★ Lean and Mean	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good	shaunm
Sat 19th Apr 2008 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★ Cornflakes	Trad 18m	Average	Kole
	5.9	★★ Lean and Mean	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good	Kole
Sat 19th Apr 2008 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.9	★★★ Fear of Flying	Trad 58m	★★★ Mega Classic	Kole
Sat 19th Apr 2008 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★ Cornflakes	Trad 18m	Average	Kole
Mon 27th Aug 2007 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.7	★ Cockabooty	Trad 21m	★ Good	Kurt Montgomery
	5.7	★★ Over Easy	Mixed trad 21m, 1	★★★ Classic	Kurt Montgomery
	5.6	★ Unnamed 5.8 (Unnamed)	Trad 12m	★ Good	Kurt Montgomery
Sun 1st Apr 2007 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire East Side
	5.7	★★ Ginger Bread	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic	David Walker
great .7 do as one super long pitch
	5.9	★★★ Fear of Flying	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic	David Walker
awsome corner
Sat 31st Mar 2007 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Middle Spire North and West Side
	5.9	★★ Lean and Mean	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good	David Walker
	5.10c	★★ Candyland	Trad 21m	★★★ Classic	David Walker
Sat 29th Jul 2006 - Lake Tahoe, California Side
Phantom Spires Upper Spire West Side
	5.11b	★ Harrison Direct	Mixed trad 24m, 3		Jet Balili
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