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Eagle Creek Canyon

Submitted By: Aron Quiter on Oct 7, 2002
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Latitude: 38.9433  Longitude: -120.1222 
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Eagle Lake Buttress.
Photo by Blitzo.


Description 

This area, located on the west side of Lake Tahoe just west of Emerald Bay offers incredible climbing of all varieties and grades with magnificent views of the nearby lake.

Most of the climbing in Eagle Creek is on featured granite, which will cook in the sun on a hot day. It is possible to climb many of the rocks year round when they are dry.

You can camp anywhere you want in the Canyon, though you need a wilderness permit which can be obtained 20 minutes south around the lake in South Lake Tahoe.


Getting There 

From the South:

Head North Along highway 89 out of South Lake Tahoe towads Homewood and Tahoe City. Travel about 10 miles to the Eagle Lake Trailhead, which is located alongside the large Emerald Bay.

Park along the road for free, or park in the Eagle Lake lot for $2. The walk from the road to the parking lot takes about 45 seconds.

From the North:

Travel south on Highway 89 out of Tahoe City towards Homewood and South Lake Tahoe. Travel about 20 miles to the Eagle Lake Trailhead, which is located alongside the large Emerald Bay.

Park along the road for free, or park in the Eagle Lake lot for $2. The walk from the road to the parking lot takes about 45 seconds.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Eagle Creek Canyon:
Car Jacker   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Mayhem Cove
Space Truckin'   5.10a     Trad   Eagle Lake Cliff
Buster Brown   5.10b     Trad   Eagle Lake Cliff
Diamond   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Mayhem Cove
Space Walk   5.11c/d     Trad, 1 pitch   Eagle Lake Cliff
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Rick Cashner at the crux, on the first free ascent of "Space Walk" 5.11c. 1979.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Space Walk 5.11c/d  CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : Eagle Lake Cliff
It was once said that this crack would never go free!In 1979, Rick Cashner and Angie Morales hiked up there to check it out. They climbed a crack, thinking it was "Space Walk". Rick thought "That wasn't that bad. What's the big deal?".He then walked a little farther and found "Space Walk" overhanging above him. He was blown away and knew that he had to have it!When looking up at Eagle Lake Cliff, one will notice an obvious, detatched spire on the...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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Andy Doehring on Spread Eagle Roof.<br />This roof fell away in 1980 and the route no longer exists.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Andy Doehring on Spread Eagle Roof.
This roof fell...

Eagle Falls.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Eagle Falls.
Photo by Blitzo.

Emerald Bay from top of Eagle Falls.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Emerald Bay from top of Eagle Falls.
Photo by Blit...