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Description 

Includes Donner Pass, Big Chief, and lesser crags in the northern Tahoe area.


Getting There 

Hwy 80 from either east or west.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for North Lake Tahoe:
Insidious Crack   5.6     Trad, 1 pitch, 160 feet   Donner Pass : Grouse Slab
Composure   5.6     Trad, 1 pitch, 180 feet   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Rated X   5.7     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   Donner Pass : Black Wall
Jellyroll Arch   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   Donner Pass : Grouse Slab
Nova Express   5.9     Trad   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Black September   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 110 feet   Donner Pass : Black Wall
One Hand Clapping   5.9     Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet   Donner Pass : Black Wall
Bottomless Topless   5.10a     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Farewell to Arms   5.10b     Trad   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Firecracker   5.10b     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Donner Pass : Black Wall
Aerial   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Peter Principle   5.10d     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Made in Japan   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Donner Pass : Space Wall
Karl's Overhang   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch   Donner Pass : School Rock
Disciples Of the New Wave   5.11b     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
There Goes The Neighborhood   5.11+     Trad, Sport, 85 feet   Donner Pass : Black Wall
Monkey Paws   5.12a     Trad, TR, 70 feet   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Raindance   5.12a     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 30 feet   Big Chief : Center Wall
Panic in Detroit   5.12b/c     Trad, TR, 65 feet   Donner Pass : Snowshed Wall
Warp Factor   5.13a     Sport, 55 feet   Donner Pass : Star Wall
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Starting up the thin crack of Panic in Detroit on an onsight attempt.

Panic in Detroit 5.12b/c  CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : Snowshed Wall
More than crack, this is face climbing on seams with a few jams sprinkled here and there. A #5 or #7 stopper (I can't remember-might be either) bombproofs the pump crux.Few attempt onsight; most will TR to at least preview the stout moves and scanty pro (in places)...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA