Corrugation Corner

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	38.79940°N 120.135°W / 38.79940; -120.135
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

• 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]