Corrugation Corner

Corrugation Corner
Seconding Corrugation Corner
LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
Coordinates38°47′58″N 120°08′06″W / 38.79940°N 120.135°W / 38.79940; -120.135
Climbing areaLover's Leap, Main Ledge
Route typeTrad
Vertical gain500 feet (150 m)
Pitches3
Rating5.7
First ascentKurt Edsburg, et al., early 1960s.

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]

Route description

  • 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

  1. ^ Jim Thornburg. "Tahoe Moderates". Rock and Ice. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rock Climbing at Lovers Leap". Alpine Skills. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ^ South Lake Tahoe Climbing, by Chris McNamara, Supertopo LLC, 1st Edition, March 2004 ISBN 0-9672391-7-6
  4. ^ Andrew Burr. "The Line (5.9), Lover's Leap, California". Climbing.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.