PCT Cliff Rock Climbing

A great locale located that is, as the name would suggest, off the Pacific Crest Trail (P.C.T.) in the section between Hwy 80 and Hwy 40. By the time you get there, the din of Interstate traffic has receded and you find yourself off a picturesque trail in that classic Sierra setting we all get lost day dreaming about during our working hours.

There are many climbing options here, but it may feel a bit adventurous as the approach to some climbs is grown in with thick manzanita scrub and there is often some (to a lot) of cleaning to be done on some of the routes. If you're looking for an experience far removed from that of cramming yourself into a telephone booth like other Donner climbing can sometimes feel, this is another great off the beaten trail location.

Once again, the "Local Guide to Rock Climbs of North Tahoe" by John Jackson is your go to slam piece for this area. Whether you buy it or borrow it, you must love it because the useful info on all these long since forgotten areas still outshines the typos and other unimportant minutiae.

Bring bug spray as this area has a large amount of still water for incubating the blood thirsty little mosquito bastards.