Bear's Reach (Lover's Leap)
Encyclopedia
The Bear's Reach is a technical rock climbing
route on Lover's Leap
near Lake Tahoe
, CA. Considered a classic for its grade, it includes both face and crack climbing. The route is named for the crux of the second pitch, a long reach between two large holds. The route is best known in popular culture through viral video
featuring Dan Osman
speed climbing
the route in 4 min 25 sec. This video is a clip from the movie Masters of Stone IV.
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
route on Lover's Leap
Lover's Leap (Tahoe, CA)
Lover's Leap is a vertical granite cliff band which runs for about 2000 feet with heights between 250–600 feet located in the Eldorado National Forest . This cliffs face towards the northwest and lie just south of Route 50, between Tahoe to Sacramento. The closest major urban center is the Tahoe...
near Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
, CA. Considered a classic for its grade, it includes both face and crack climbing. The route is named for the crux of the second pitch, a long reach between two large holds. The route is best known in popular culture through viral video
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
featuring Dan Osman
Dan Osman
Daniel Eugene Osman was an American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of "free-soloing" ; and "rope jumping" , for which his record was over 1000 feet/300 meters...
speed climbing
Speed climbing
Speed Climbing is climbing in which speed is the ultimate goal. Speed Climbing is done on rocks, walls and poles...
the route in 4 min 25 sec. This video is a clip from the movie Masters of Stone IV.