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Elevation: 7,530 ft
GPS: 39.2614, -120.23307
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Shared By: Patrick Mulligan on Jun 2, 2013
Admins: Aron Quiter, Lurk Er, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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A series of crags running almost a mile just below the north ridge line of Deep Creek Canyon. Most of the rock faces somewhat South (Southeast, South and Southwest). The rock is Volcanic and very similar to Big Chief. There are good views of Big Chief from Deep Creek. There are some very good routes here, but some of them need more traffic. There are many styles of routes here. Some Trad, some sport routes, and some mixed routes are all present.

Getting There Suggest change

I've heard about the crags for years, but when they appeared in the new guide I was hopeful that they would be easy to find. The directions are not horrible, but they're not great either. Here's a link to the parking area described for the East End Areas in the North Tahoe Locals guide.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Deep Creek Crags

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 15
Jitters
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 7
Berry Jerry
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 10
Climb Like a Madman
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 10
Oh, My My!
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Jitters Arena
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Berry Jerry Arena
 7
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Climb Like a Madman Arena
 10
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Oh, My My! Arena
 10
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
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