Big Chief
Climbing Sections:
- Cave Area (9)
- Center (12)
- Center Wall - Left (8)
- Center Wall - Right (7)
- Honeycomb Wall (3)
- Light Deprivation Buttress (6)
- Sawtooth Ridge (11)
- South Buttress (6)
- South Cave (4)
- South Wall (8)
- The Oven (5)
About Big Chief:
| Sitting high on a ridge outside of Truckee. This is the premiere sport climbing crag in the Tahoe area. Fantastic climbing on highly featured basalt. |
| Nearest town or city: | Truckee |
| Directions: | South Highway 267 out of Truckee, turn right on Ponderosa Palisades Road, turn right on Silver Fir, then left on Thelin St. From here turn right onto a small forest service road about 500 yards up Thelin. Follow this road for 5.2 miles, turn right into a large logged parking area. Pick up a trail leading NorthWest out of the parking area. Follow for 1 mile. The crag is on the backside of the hill you have to climb up at the end of the trail |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 39.24562, -120.20037 |
| Access Issues: | |
| Camping: | Free |
| When to Climb: | |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Month |
Forum Discussions (12 posts)
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Lost Sunglasses, South Cave, Big Chief | norgrene | 0 | Oct 02 2012, 1:02 AM |
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Lost shoes at Big Chief labor day | anotherclimber | 0 | Sep 16 2011, 2:02 PM |
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dogs and camping at Big Chief? | vegashacker | 3 | Oct 21 2011, 11:33 PM |
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big chief guide book? | jguy | 1 | Jun 01 2009, 4:47 AM |
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Big Chief End of March | boulderflasher | 5 | Feb 20 2009, 5:23 PM |
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Winter Conditions/Access at Big Chief | learnin2climb | 2 | Mar 07 2008, 4:24 AM |
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Moderate routes in Big Chief? | huktoncrack | 6 | Jun 22 2006, 5:55 AM |
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Gate into Big Chief ? | life_is_good | 2 | Jun 12 2006, 3:21 AM |
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new big chief guide book | bmadi7fg | 1 | May 21 2005, 7:18 PM |
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Conditions? | learnin2climb | 3 | Jun 12 2005, 3:47 PM |
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Big Chief, CA Conditions | tylerm | 4 | May 30 2004, 3:34 AM |
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Stay on the trail! | the_dude | 0 | May 14 2004, 5:09 AM |
