On Sunday we climbed at Donner summit (Snowshed Wall) and got the new guidebook for North Lake rock - which is quite exhaustive! There were dozens of people but we managed to avoid the crowds - and climb in the shade most of the day - perfect! We started with Jam Session, and then did Bypass and Molar Concentration before moving over to the east wall where we did Farewell to Arms and Sanitation crack and toproped a couple of harder routes there. Great way to finish the day!
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| Eagle Lake is beautiful! | Direct start of Nagual/Moonflower (5.10b) | Nagual |
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| Liebacking the 5.10b crux | Starting up Seams to Me, awesome 5.10c - best line we did at the crag | The crux of Seams to Me - awesome! |
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| Thrust is a Must, 5.10d crux |
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| Space Truckin', 5.10a - sweet |
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| Emerald Bay - gorgeous |
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| Jam Session at the Snowshed Wall |
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| Starting up Bypass, 5.10d/11a |
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| Psyching myself for the crux | Horizontal roof - wild! |
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| Molar Concentration, 5.10b | View of Donner Lake from the crag - nice | That's i-80 to the left, and Donner Pass Rd in the foreground left |
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| Sanitation Crack, 5.10c but very short |
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| Farewell to Arms, 5.10c |
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| Starting up Farewell to Arms | Toproping the arete at the end of the day, pretty desperate |