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West Wall

Submitted By: Mike Morley on Jun 9, 2008
Administrator: Aron Quiter
Latitude: 38.7991  Longitude: -120.1361 
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Description 

A continuation of the Main Wall. Must-do routes include Hospital Corner (5.10a), reportedly one of the best 5.10s at the Leap.


The Routes (L to R) 

Arctic Breeze - 5.10a
Nirvana - 5.12
Hospital Corner - 5.10a
The Gamoke - 5.10b
Mainline - 5.11c
Magnum Force - 5.10b


Getting There 

Approach as for the Main Wall.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for West Wall:
Arctic Breeze   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Hospital Corner   5.10a     Trad, 2 pitches, 240 feet   
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Featured Route For West Wall
Jeff Crow on the second pitch of Hospital Corner. Photo: Annie from Bishop.

Hospital Corner 5.10a  CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : West Wall
The is the best 5.10a climb at the Leap, and it should not be missed if you are a 5.10 climber. It is located on the right side of the main wall.P1: Follow a fun steep 5.8 corner for 120ft to a set of fixed anchors. P2: The money pitch. Follow the continuous right-facing corner with jams and lieback moves. Milk the stems for rests, since the hardest moves are at the end of the pitch.Rap with 2 ropes or a single 70M....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA