The 5.10 cruxes are short and stout and often on cold rock. Touted as the longest rock climb in the High Sierra. Yes, there are some cowboy tricks involved. If the climbing doesn’t catch your attention the Tyrolean Traverse will. If you don’t believe us come out and give it a try. This climb is definitely in SMG’s top five of all the routes we climb. Without a doubt the best alpine rock route of it’s grade in the Sierra. With cracks, face, traverses, and more Moon Goddess is one of SMG’s top 15. Only one grade harder than Venusian Blind, Moon Goddess will challenge your endurance and climbing skills. With pitch after pitch of granite climbing you will leave with a smile on your face and the skills to try the other aretes. Regardless of which route you choose you will find loads of crack climbing, face climbing, and pitch after pitch of granite heaven.Īsending the far left side of the Northeast face, the Venusian Blind Arete is the “easiest” of Temple’s climbs. The prominent arêtes comprise the main routes to the summit. Regardless of which route you choose you will find loads of crack climbing, face climbing, and pitch after pitch of granite heaven.įrom Third Lake in the North Fork of Big Pine Creek Temple Crag jumps out, screaming to be climbed. We offer any and all climbs on Temple Crag on a custom private basis by request. Its northern and north-eastern faces are sheer precipices varied by numbers of spirey, turret-like pinnacles, beautifully placed.” Need we say more? When describing Temple Crag the late pioneer Norman Clyde wrote,” It is doubtful that there is a more beautiful and striking ‘crag-mountain’ in the Sierra.
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