Corrugation Corner is a technical rock climb at Lover's Leap near Lake Tahoe, CA first established in the 1960s. It is recognized for its high level of exposure as well as its pleasing aesthetics.[1][2] Chris McNamara describes it as "one of the steepest granite 5.7s anywhere.".[3]
| Corrugation Corner | |
|---|---|
 Seconding Corrugation Corner | |
| Location | Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°47′58″N 120°08′06″W / 38.79940°N 120.135°W |
| Climbing area | Lover's Leap, Main Ledge |
| Route type | Trad |
| Vertical gain | 500 feet (150 m) |
| Pitches | 3 |
| Rating | 5.7 |
| First ascent | Kurt Edsburg, et al., early 1960s. |
Route description
edit- Pitch 1: The climb ascends a large corner before continuing past a ceiling and into a second corner.
- Pitch 2: It then ascends some cracks leading into a chimney, before traversing right onto a ledge.
- Pitch 3: It ascends through another chimney, then traverses past a piton an onto an exposed arete.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jim Thornburg. "Tahoe Moderates". Rock and Ice. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Rock Climbing at Lovers Leap". Alpine Skills. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ South Lake Tahoe Climbing, by Chris McNamara, Supertopo LLC, 1st Edition, March 2004 ISBN 0-9672391-7-6
- ^ Andrew Burr. "The Line (5.9), Lover's Leap, California". Climbing.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.