New Tahoe Sport Crags - Larry Land, Bowman, Emeralds.

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mooser

Trad climber

seattle

Dec 10, 2011 - 12:35pm PT

Hey Mike,

If it is, her dad--John Orlowski--used to co-own the Ascent Gym in GV, which my wife semi-managed for a while. Tori's a terrific young woman.

Cheers,

Tom Patterson

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2011 - 10:09pm PT

Yep, that's the same Tori. She's now on the road climbing. Cheers, M

stella

climber

cali

Dec 16, 2011 - 03:57pm PT

any update on conditions? would assume the road is still drivable....thinking about heading to Larryland

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2011 - 02:02am PT

conditions at LL are good. road in is fine. enjoy.

stella

climber

cali

Dec 17, 2011 - 11:18am PT

Thanks Mike, headed in there this morning

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 19, 2011 - 11:22pm PT

We were up at Donner. How was it?

stella

climber

cali

Dec 20, 2011 - 11:19am PT

Shirts off.....

John Scott was nice enough to give us the route beta. Excellent rock quality and routes.

tom Carter

Social climber

Apr 11, 2012 - 02:29am PT

What's the skinny on the road etc?

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Apr 21, 2012 - 10:57am PT

Road into Bowman has some snow drifts - should be clear in a couple weeks. Emeralds is snow free, good temps, many new routes. Cheers, M

kaholatingtong

Trad climber

the green triangle, cali

Apr 21, 2012 - 01:11pm PT

who needs a guidebook when you got all this
edit : suppose topos are kinda nice tho ...

tom Carter

Social climber

Apr 21, 2012 - 02:16pm PT

Thanks for the road update for Bowman!!

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2012 - 12:37am PT

You bet Tom.

BTW - As of today, water is being released from Spaulding Lake making the Upper Gorge unclimbable. Everywhere else in the Emeralds is fine including the new crag below called The Bear's Lair - which is up (next cliff band uphill) and right (400 yards) of Steel Monkey Wall.

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - May 6, 2012 - 12:29am PT

Big Brad Johnson sending in the e gorge - game on.

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - May 6, 2012 - 11:55pm PT

5.6.12

No access yet - still some snow on the road into Bowman. It should be clear in about 2 weeks.

The Dude

climber

Truckee, CA

May 17, 2012 - 12:35am PT

Anybody know if the road is clear yet?

M Carville

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Topic Author's Reply - May 17, 2012 - 10:03pm PT

Yes - Bowman Rd. opened today.

dfinnecy

Social climber

'stralia

May 17, 2012 - 11:13pm PT

Hi M Carville, I met you a few times in the late 90's, I worked at the wall at SportsNation in Tigard. Once we went out to some new crag in Eastern Oregon with Don Cossel, I think they were calling it Area 51. Anyways, someday hope I can get back out to Bowman and check these new routes out.

I used to teach climbing to camp kids on the slabs above the road opposite the what i think is the beetlejuice wall.

Has anyone ever been out to Weaver Lake? Its a nice diversion, there is a small dam at the back with a big choss-tastic cliff/cave underneath. No climbing I remember, we are talking house of cards massive overhang made of shattered basalt stuck together with dirt and moss. At the bottom of the cliff you can walk back into the cave, 100 mtrs or so through an old tunnel which ends at a seeping couple railroad ties somewhere under the lake. Kinda scary, fun outing.

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