The Climbing Majority
The Climbing Majority
Kyle Broxterman
94 | Local Legend of Lover's Leap w/ Petch Pietrolungo Part I
1 hour 15 minutes Posted Jun 2, 2025 at 8:00 am.
Introduction
Chit Chat
Origin Stories
The Eight Month Road Trip
History of Lover's Leap
The Caldor Fire of '21
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Today’s episode brings us to one of California’s most iconic granite crags: Lover’s Leap. If you’ve ever climbed here, you already know what makes it special—600 feet of mostly vertical granite laced with splitter cracks and wild horizontal dikes that jut out up to a foot. The featured nature of the rock makes the climbing feel surprisingly secure and approachable, even on steep terrain. But beyond the rock itself, there’s another reason Lover’s Leap is such a memorable place—and that is the ...