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Mid April climbing near San Fran.

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Garry Reiss · · Guelph, ON · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 1

Hey all, I will be visiting my daughter in San Fran mid April and would like to take her climbing on some good and easy granite for a couple of days. Trad multi-pitch okay. I was thinking South Lake Tahoe. Any other suggestions?

Evan Riley · · San Francisco, CA · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 45

Lover's Leap for sure. Best 5.6s-5.8s in California. All of the climbing is walking distance from the campsite. There is also a restaurant, small grocery store, and a motel walking distance from the crags.

Garry Reiss · · Guelph, ON · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 1

Thanks Evan. Lovers Leap looks amazing, hope it warms up by then!

vincent L. · · Redwood City · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 560

Lovers Leap may still be quite wet mid April ... Especially if there's any new snow .

Tollhouse will be guaranteed dry, very moderate and fun 1-5 pitch slab routes ... Often uncrowded .

JCM · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 115

As noted above, Lover's Leap is far from being a sure bet in April; there may be snow or meltwater to contend with. There are some other Tahoe area that are more reliable at that time of year; Sugarloaf comes to mind. Tahoe locals can probably fill this information in in more detail. Maybe post up on Supertopo; that seems to be the prefered site for the Tahoe/Bay Area crowd.

Also, as noted above, Tollhouse is a much warmer/drier option than Tahoe, with plenty of easy slabby climbing to be found there.

vincent L. · · Redwood City · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 560

Sugarloaf doesn't fit the bill of 'good easy granite' IMO...

Are there any moderates less than say , 5.7 there ... ?

If this dry warm weather keeps up , why not just go to Yosemite ?

Plenty of dry moderate routes ...

TWK · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2012 · Points: 160
vincent L. wrote: If this dry warm weather keeps up , why not just go to Yosemite ? Plenty of dry moderate routes ...
Now yer thinkin'!
Garry Reiss · · Guelph, ON · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 1

Thanks everyone, Yosemite it is!

Fat Dad · · Los Angeles, CA · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 60

You might consider Fresno Dome. Lots of excellent moderates there. If Lover's is too wet, consider the Valley.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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