Routes in Lake Tahoe, California Side for selected grade

Sit start.

Difficult pro.

The obvious compression problem on the road facing side of the boulder. Sit start and make powerful and tensiony moves to a slab top out.

Thin edges on the bolted face lead up to a left-leaning 5.10d crack that is difficult to protect. Avoid fragile flakes. 2-bolt top anchor. Top-rope this route by climbing P1 of 'Pony Express'[20649457] first. Pro to 1", including micro-nuts.

1. (5.11c) Start on 'Fat Merchant Crack'[], then exit the chimney right to the first of a line of bolts up the stalactite. 6 bolts.

2. (5.12a) Thin face climbing up to join P2 of 'Ghost in the Machine'[20649877]. Seldom climbed.

1. (5.11) Follow a left-leaning crack to face climbing past bolts. Traverse right to the 2-bolt anchor. 4 bolts.

2. (5.11a) Well-protected face climbing past the low crux eases with slab climbing to the 2-bolt anchor. 7 bolts.

3. (5.10c R) Follows the cracks up, pull the bulge, and wander up the runout 5.10a face to the 2-bolt anchor. 2 bolts.

4. (5.12a) Difficult climbing past bolts to a long left traverse to the 2-bolt top anchor. Double ropes recommend. 7 bolts.

Descend with 60m rope in 3 rappels past top anchors for 'Pan Dulce'[20649661] and 'Grand Delusion'[20649721].

Pro to 3", including micro nuts and slings for knobs.

Thin face climbing up the right side of the arête to the top anchor shared with P1 of 'Bolee Gold'[20649985].

Finger crack to the overhanging arch, with two bolts leading to a chain top anchor. Pro to 3".

This bolted line up the beautiful arête left of 'Scheister'[] starts with perplexing and powerful moves before before easing into sustained 5.10 climbing up the arête to the 2-bolt top anchor.

Climb the first 2 bolts of 'Beast of Burden'[20650417], then traverse left. Face climbing on knobs takes you past 8 more bolts and 2 knob tie offs to a 2-bolt top anchor shared with 'Gallows Pole'[20650357]. Pro: slings for knobs tie-offs.

Bolted knobby route to the top of the pale egg-shaped boulder right of 'Lurch'[20651353]. Phototopo is approximate.

Just left of 'Dauntless'[]. Thin face climbing.