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Climb The Leap
Lover's Leap offers some of the best rock climbing around Lake Tahoe. Lover's Leap Guides offers guided rock climbing and educational courses for all ages and abilities. Our highly experienced guides have been operating at the Leap since 2003 to provide safe and unforgettable climbing experiences for our clients.
Rock Climbing Guiding and Education
Founded in 2003, Lover’s Leap Guides are based at The Leap in Strawberry, California near Lake Tahoe. Learn to climb, learn new techniques, or just enjoy a day out on the rock with an experienced guide.
Experienced, knowledgeable guides
AMGA-certified guides who have developed and completed first ascents of many of the climbs at Lover's Leap.
All ages, all abilities
Specialized in working with children and adults. We also have experience guiding adaptive climbers.
Safety. Fun. Learning
Whether you want to improve technique or learn technical skills, we'll be your guide.
East side/Slippery Ford parking information.
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Birthday Challenge #27!!
Zeke turned 27 on Friday and for his birthday he wanted an experience. He signed up for our Birthday Challenge day to climb 27 pitches! We ended doing 29 with over 3,000 feet of climbing in 10 hours!!!
Happy Birthday Zeke and thanks for letting me share your birthday with you!
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Great Rescue course today with a fun crew!
Are next scheduled courts is on the books for June 25th! This will fill up quick!
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Ben was gifted a day of climbing for his birthday. He had never climbed a multi pitch before. We ticked off The Groove, Corrugation Corner, Fantasia, and Sone Guy Named Larry.
A great day indeed!
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Watch your step! Almost stepped on this one!!
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Great day climbing with Matt today! East Cracks, Scimitar, and Fantasia. My three favorite routes on the East Wall!!
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Big day of cragging and multi pitch climbing today!
Hospital Corner, Arctic Breeze, Absolutely Billie, Power Lust, and Crash Landing into Traveler Buttress!💪
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Great day climbing dihedrals with #superstrongsarahshaw down in Pine Creek!
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Thanks @oncrux_official for the hookup of chalk! Loving the feel of my hands covered in it!
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Back in the main office today!
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Lost Arrow Spire prep for @twinpower today.
We had the flow going until the rain stared to flow!
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Nice opener today climbing with @davestallard and @akiojoy
Hospital,Arctic Breeze, Nirvana, Classic Rock aka F$cking Zeppelin dude!, Power Lust, and Absolutely Billie. Cragging on the Main Wall doesn’t get much better!
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We still have spots available for Sunday May 21st for our Self Rescue course. Get these skills dialed as the climbing season begins!
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Nice day loafing around with @emilyfroberg today! Gear and anchor instruction, leading trad pitches, and of course a multi pitch climb.
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YCA online auction is happening Now! Do you want to climb with Lover’s Leap Guides and support Yosemite?! Check out the auction and bid on a full day of climbing for two!!
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@dan.keirstead wanted a big day at Sugarloaf today. We were up to the task! Scheister with the cave finish, Farley with the Farley Mowat finish, First pitch of Farley (great lead Dan!!) into Nearly, then finished on Harding’s Chimney. 1600 feet of climbing!!
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What a Beautiful day at@the Loaf today! Perfect temps, blue skies, puffy clouds, and great rock!!
Climbed with @nomadish_deg on the classics. Scheister, Harding’s Chimney into Harding’s bolt ladder, Dominion, and Morticia. Over 1000 feet climbed!!
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Descent info for the East Wall!
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Tuesdays Rock Report!!
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Andrew was gifted a day of climbing from his wife with us. She bought the gift certificate from the @yosemiteclimbingassociation fundraiser last year. The @yageryca is holding another auction and event June 4th at Lake Tahoe. Hope to see you there and we appreciate all the support!
Rock Climbing Lover’s Leap
Lover’s Leap is a steep cliff band near South Lake Tahoe. If you’re driving Highway 50 between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe, it’s hard to miss this prominent and striking feature. The Leap has become a world-renowned rock climbing destination with over one hundred and fifty established routes. It is best known for its traditional multi-pitch routes, often using granite dikes for holds; but the area also includes some boulder problems. Traveler Buttress, featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America, was put up in 1966.
Lovers Leap Guides is the current longstanding guiding service for rock climbing at Lover’s Leap. We offer guiding as well as rock climbing classes.
Other Areas
In addition to Lover’s Leap, there are other zones if you’re interested in exploring some other nearby rock climbing areas.
Phantom Spires
This area is made up of many free standing formations called spires. Up to 250 feet tall, the summit of the spires offers breath-taking views of the American River Canyon.
Sugarloaf Rock
For more experienced rock climbers, the rock at Sugarloaf has frequently been compared to Yosemite for its smooth granite and straight crack climbing.
Meet Petch
Petch has been climbing since 1989 and has passion teaching and guiding as much as he does for climbing. At the end of an eight month climbing trip that took him and his partner from Joshua Tree in Southern California to Devils Tower in the eastern part of Wyoming, and everything in between, the final stop turned out to be Lover’s Leap. The right turn towards Lover’s Leap landed Petch in the campground in 1993. Climbing for eight months and a bank account of zero, he quickly found a job at the Strawberry Lodge. Falling in love with Lover’s Leap and Strawberry he found making a home easy. A guiding job opened in 1996 with teaching youth backpacking and rock climbing. The exciting future of guiding as a full time profession led to the opening of Lover’s Leap Guides in 2003. With his enthusiasm and knowledge of Lover’s Leap, Lover’s Leap Guides has become the most popular and busiest service to climb at Lover’s Leap. He has spent countless ours working with the Access Fund, CRAGS, and the Forest Service to maintain trails, protect nesting raptors, and community outreach. Climbing most of the routes at Lover’s Leap, he has also added numerous routes of his own. From 5.5 to 5.12D, some of his first ascents have become modern day classics. A good chance you will probably climb one of his routes when you climb with Lover’s Leap Guides.
Petch is certified by the AMGA as a Rock Instructor and holds his certification as a Wilderness First Responder and CPR.
Some Love from Our Clients at the Leap
”"Both of us enjoyed ourselves more than we ever have outdoors, and climbing the "Bears Reach" route after having watched that video of Dan Osmond climbing it was wonderful. We went to the 90ft wall after and both felt inspired to climb better than we have ever done. Look forward to climbing with you again sometime soon."
Martin and Donesa
Read More Testimonials”"Very good client care. Being out with Petch you really feel well guided as communication is clear, belay positions are selected to see and coach clients through cruxes. It is a good quality experience!"
Doug NidiverAMGA examiner
