Beta for people like myself who are new to route finding. <br> <br> P1: 140 feet. Traverse right after bulge at top to belay ledge <br> P2: 130 feet: Climb up 20-30 feet, then traverse out left to arete. Beached Whale move at end <br> P3: 190 feet. Start with 20ft Chimney, then traverse around around arete to a piton, move right 10 more feet and then 160' up of sustained, easy 5.6 climbing.

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Beta for people like myself who are new to route finding. <br>
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P1: 140 feet. Traverse right after bulge at top to belay ledge<br>
P2: 130 feet: Climb up 20-30 feet, then traverse out left to arete. Beached Whale move at end<br>
P3: 190 feet. Start with 20ft Chimney, then traverse around around arete to a piton, move right 10 more feet and then 160' up of sustained, easy 5.6 climbing.

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Corrugation Corner, as seen from the approach trail.

A photo of the ever so present dikes covering the walls at Lover's leap. These dikes are what give Lovers Leap its major characteristic and add the very unique climbing possibilities

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Kyle Marks

Mar 23, 2015

“Beta for people like myself who are new to route finding.

P1: 140 feet. Traverse right after bulge at top to belay ledge
P2: 130 feet: Climb up 20-30 feet, then traverse out left to arete. Beached Whale move at end
P3: 190 feet. Start with 20ft Chimney, then traverse around around arete to a piton, move right 10 more feet and then 160' up of sustained, easy 5.6 climbing. ”

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Corrugation Corner, as seen from the approach trail.

Beta for people like myself who are new to route finding. <br>
<br>
P1: 140 feet. Traverse right after bulge at top to belay ledge<br>
P2: 130 feet: Climb up 20-30 feet, then traverse out left to arete. Beached Whale move at end<br>
P3: 190 feet. Start with 20ft Chimney, then traverse around around arete to a piton, move right 10 more feet and then 160' up of sustained, easy 5.6 climbing.

A photo of the ever so present dikes covering the walls at Lover's leap. These dikes are what give Lovers Leap its major characteristic and add the very unique climbing possibilities

Brett negotiating the second pitch of corrugation corner. 5.7 doesn't get much more fun than this!

Route tracing: From this angle p2 belay is estimated. The belay is just prior to a short chimney.

The beached whale move right before the second belay

the spectacular corrugation corner

Jacopo on the last few moves

Attentive Belay

Circa 1980 Corrugation Corner, Lovers Leap, Strawberry CA. Jon Festersen cleaning the pitch, Bill Morris on belay.

shooting down at my friend kaarl climbing the 2nd pitch of corrugation corner

Errett Allen on "Corragation Corner".<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Steve on the airy traverse of Corrugation Corner.

Second pitch of corrugation corner. Do not traverse to the arrete halfway up
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, just keep going straight up.
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Probably 5.8 dihedral. Thanks to lovers leap guides!

Pam Kaercher on pitch #2

Steve making some of the finest 5.7 moves anywhere on Corrugation Corner.

Head jam in the chimney!

Brian demonstrating the Beached Whale move at the top of pitch 2.

Me (Sadie) following up Corrugation corner, view of my cold death grip on the second pitch.

snacking above the beached whale move during my last free solo.

Trevor on pitch 2 corrugation corner

sportsaction on corrugation

Sean leading up first pitch

Frank tops out in early season ascent.

Pitch #1

Coming out of Corrugation Corner.

Griffiths navigating the airy 5.7 traverse back into the corner of the book, an old and twisted piton offers minor protection.

Making headway up the exposed arête - towards the "beached whale" move that brings you into the chimney space. The perfect spot for a 3-piece anchor in the rocks.

Phu topping out Corrugation Corner at Lover's Leap - California. Exciting!

Photo credit: Mike Kavanaugh<br>
Me climbing Corrugation Corner

Looking down after coming up the awesome variation to pitch 3, taking the chimney up to the left crack instead of traversing right onto the face. A great way to finish the route.

Jason coming out of the short chimney section at the start of pitch three.

A little out of Condition 3/1/17.<br>
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More snow expected tonight 3/4/17

Anne working out the arete of the 2nd pitch

Looking down the super fun 2nd pitch

View from the top of Corrugation Corner

Anthony topping out on Corrugation corner

Random guide we met at the top of the leap. If you know him, feel free to tag him.

Hanging Belay Corrugation Corner end Pitch 2 before traverse

exiting the 3rd pitch chimney for the heady traverse right

Rick finishing up on the beached whale move on the second pitch.

Looking out from the 2nd pitch belay.

Looking up at the start of the route.

2 followers on pitch 3, looking down from the top

Beached whale frog kick!

At the top of Corrugation Corner

Randy preparing for the "beached whale" move

Second pitch of Corrugation corner

Pitch one cool lichen

Fun runout on final pitch

Looking down the last pitch of Corrugation Corner. The dark pod in the corner is the top of the chimney.

Rico races the sun up pitch 2 with me on his first Lover's Leap classic.<br>
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June 2010

morning at the leap

Cheesin' near the top of p1

Small pieces 2nd pitch anchor. I used a .2 x4 and a red and green C3

waited out a hailstorm for 2 hours from the second belay.. sun came back & we topped out. All's well.

Rocki leading the final wide section of the lovely second pitch.

Classic

Frank Baker toping out

Cameron pausing before the hand traverse to the top of P1.

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