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The Vitals
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Easy
access. Good rock.
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Something about Carson City makes people litter
and graffiti.
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Locals Tips
Get some cheap gas before you head
back up the hill.
Dogs?
Yes
Links
Dinosaur Rock on Mountain
Project, Rockclimbing.com.
The Routes
(from L to R)
Sauron's Nest (5.5 )
Evolution of Man (5.7)
PA Corner (5.10a)
Big Bang (5.11b)
Edge of Doom (5.11c)
Lizard King (5.11b)
End of Time (5.6)
The Left Seam (5.10a)
Color Me Gone (5.9)
Tom's Travers (5.10)
Bloodshot (5.10a)
Deadman's Rappel (5.7)
The Gash (5.7)
Nose Bleed (5.10d)
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Dinosaur Rock
When the weather in tahoe is
chilly you can head down to the Carson valley and find some
surprisingly good granite just off the road at Dinosaur Rock. The rock
is a little over 130' at it's tallest and there are roughly 15 routes
sharing 5 or 6 sets of anchors. Fortunately it doesn't see a whole lot
of traffic so this rarely presents a problem. A few of the routes can
be top roped easily and all can be toproped with a belay from above.
However, the scramble to get up top makes leading one the easier routes
and then setting up a TR the better option. All of the routes are
fairly well bolted, and most offer plenty of opportunities to place
gear making this a good training ground for lead climbing
(both trad and sport). While this is at a much lower
elevation
than Tahoe, it gets very little sun in the winter and there are better
sun drenched spots at lake level for winter cragging. 10 draws should
get you to the top of just about everything including setting up an
anchor.
Dinosaur Rock Pictures
   
   
Directions
- From Lake Tahoe take Highway 50 east over Spooner summit and exit on
Lake Tahoe Golf Course Drive (this is the newer interchange as you head
down Spooner towards Carson). Follow it south until you turn left on
Clear Creek Road. After about 2 miles there will be a good size dirt
pullout on the right hand side, and the rocks will be obvious
immediately past. Note: as of this time there are signs stating Clear
Creek Road is private when coming from the west. You may also try the
Carson City approach which turns onto Clear Creek Road from Highway 395
(this is the Costco Road). Follow the road until you see the obvious
rocks on your left. The pullout is just past. There is no approach
other than crossing a creek.
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