The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails
R J Secor
Language: English
Pages: 501
ISBN: 0898869714
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
A guide to the Sierra Mountains that details mountains and trails of Sierra high country where glaciated valleys, pinnacles and spires, moonscape meadows, and alpine lakes - combined with the region's characteristic good weather - offer hikers, climbers, skiers, and cross country ramblers an opportunity for wilderness, exploration and discovery.
towers. The Grand Dike is on the north side of Kings Canyon, and the best approach is from the Deer Cove Trail. The towers are numbered starting from the lower, southeastern end of the ridge. “Tower No. ½” (7440 ft+; 7520 ft+; UTM 450771) This small pinnacle is on the south side of Tower No. 1. Northwest Face. I, 5.3. First ascent November 26, 1954, by Kim Malville, John Ohrenschall, and Richard Smyth. From the notch immediately south of Tower No. 1, descend to the southwest and go
from Portal Lake. Follow the use trail but leave it before it rises sharply (UTM 444015). Aim towards a sharp point on the north side of the apparent ridge between Portal Lake and Midway Lake, then traverse south (UTM 446015), keeping just below the steep slabs. Pass Chapel Lake on its northern side and head for the north shore of Cathedral Lake. Ascend northeast on slabs and talus, away from Cathedral Lake, then traverse south, gradually ascending to the first, small col north of Finger Peak.
ledges to the summit. Variation: It is also feasible to climb to the saddle between the Hermit and Peak 12,342 (12,350 ft). Follow the ridge north from the saddle to the summit of the Hermit. Variation: You can also climb to the notch immediately south of the Hermit. From the notch, climb the east side of the ridge to the summit. From McGee Canyon. Class 2. First ascent July 2, 1924, by Leonard Keeler, Ralph Brandt, Margaret Avery, and Marion Avery. Hike up to the lake that is southwest of the
placed in the headquarters of the Sierra Club in San Francisco for safekeeping. In 1906 the headquarters of the Sierra Club was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake and fire. A NOTE ABOUT SAFETY Safety is an important concern in all outdoor activities. No guidebook can alert you to every hazard or anticipate the limitations of every reader. Therefore, the descriptions of roads, trails, routes, and natural features in this book are not representations that a particular place or
heading up and right to a three-bolt belay. Easy (A1+) aid climbing goes up and right past the Black Roof and a short 5.7 face to a small belay stance. More aid leads up to a flake (5.8) to another small stance. The next pitch, the Piñata, climbs an expansion flake (A3), but thankfully it is short and ends on a ledge. This is followed by Gatorita, a 5.10d face that ends at a notch. Go through the notch to a 5.8 downclimb to a ledge. Climb the final two pitches of the Wilson Route to the summit.