Phantom Spires

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The Phantom Spires is a unique climbing area located in California’s Eldorado National Forest, near South Lake Tahoe. Known for its striking granite spires that rise dramatically from the landscape, this area offers climbers a variety of routes on high-quality, highly featured rock.

The climbing at Phantom Spires hosts a mix of sport and trad routes that often feature cracks, edges, and crazy knobs! Both single and multi-pitch routes abound with many classic lines to the various spire summits.

Come join us for a day of tagging summits or take the lead on your first trad routes!

Featured Trips at Phantom Spires

Multipitch Climb

Outdoor Climbing Day

Intro to Trad Climbing

Other Trips at Phantom Spires

Self Rescue | Beyond the Basics

Intro to Self Rescue

Sport | Beyond the Basics

1-3 Day Climbing Workshop | Bishop, CA

AMGA SPI Course

Trad | Beyond the Basics

Intro To Multipitch Climbing

Private Instruction

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Kevin Heinrich

I grew up mostly in the North Eastern US but began traveling and climbing after high school and never looked back. I’ve been lucky to climb in over 10 countries and have done many first ascents on 3 continents. Now I mostly travel in my janky van in the Great American West with occasional trips abroad. I’m surprised to say I’ve been guiding for nearly a decade on rock, ice, mountains, and skis but now mostly focus on delivering highly personalized and precise rock climbing instruction.

It would be fun to list more accomplishments but I truly don’t think that’s what climbing is about. My goal is to be a damn good teacher of the skills people need to prepare for and take on some of the biggest challenges of their lives; not so they can brag about it on Instagram or in a website About page :), but so they learn about themselves, the people around them, and the world we live in.

I’m an AMGA Certified Rock Guide and have some expensive other bits of paper too. I pride myself in thinking hard about the skills I teach and how best to present them to you in a way that’s clear, concise, actionable, and appropriate for your skill level. Above all else I care. I care about you as a human being and hope we can get outside and learn from each other soon!

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