Tahoe rock: Eagle Lake Cliff, Snowshed Wall
August 18-19, 2012
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More thunderstorms were predicted this weekend so we went to Tahoe for some low key climbing with less commitment. On Saturday we went to Eagle Lake Cliff - super awesome place with splitter cracks in solid, amazing granite. It sprinkled a bit several times, but not enough to make the rock wet - and it dried quickly anyway! Thankfully a huge rain never came and we could climb several routes in a few hours: Nagual, Seams to Me, Thrust is a Must, Space Truckin' and Quest for Glory. By far, the best was Seams to Me - it would get 5 stars, even in Yosemite!

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!

  Eagle Lake is beautiful! Direct start of Nagual/Moonflower (5.10b) Nagual  
  Eagle Lake is beautiful! Direct start of Nagual/Moonflower (5.10b) Nagual

  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!  
  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!

  Thrust is a Must, 5.10d crux  
  Thrust is a Must, 5.10d crux

  Space Truckin', 5.10a - sweet  
  Space Truckin', 5.10a - sweet

   
 

  Emerald Bay - gorgeous  
  Emerald Bay - gorgeous

  Jam Session at the Snowshed Wall  
  Jam Session at the Snowshed Wall

  Starting up Bypass, 5.10d/11a  
  Starting up Bypass, 5.10d/11a

  Psyching myself for the crux Horizontal roof - wild!  
  Psyching myself for the crux Horizontal roof - wild!

  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  
  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

  Sanitation Crack, 5.10c but very short  
  Sanitation Crack, 5.10c but very short

  Farewell to Arms, 5.10c  
  Farewell to Arms, 5.10c

  Starting up Farewell to Arms Toproping the arete at the end of the day, pretty desperate  
  Starting up Farewell to Arms Toproping the arete at the end of the day, pretty desperate

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