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Morning sun, sheltered from the wind, good rock for the highway.

Getting There Suggest change

Park at mile 110, just past Beluga Point on the left hand side of the road, going away from Anchorage. There is a highly littered and vandalized section of rock in a dirt parking area and that is where the trail starts. Go around the boulder and up the obvious wooded area through discontinuous trails. Keep in mind to stay right toward Sunshine Ridge.

To reach the gully from the end of the trail system, continue downward from the top of Sunshine Ridge through thick vegetation (Caution: A Lot of Cow Parsnip and Devils Club) and venture into the steep gully.

OR:

Rap off of the easily accessible chain anchors of the the Unknown 3 route anchors.

Before and after the summer season, the Devil's Club won't be an issue as it is seasonal, but during a rainy summer, the last part of the hike(without rappelling) could prove to be quite irritating with Cow Parsnip/Devil's Club.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Morning Star Gully

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 5
Revolt Against Maturity
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 5
Sign of Jonah
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
 4
Heylel
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 8
Gym Certified
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 9
Sweet Relief
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 7
Creation Science
Sport 2 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Absolute-ly
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Revolt Against Maturity
 5
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Sign of Jonah
 5
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Heylel
 4
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R Sport
Gym Certified
 8
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Sweet Relief
 9
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Creation Science
 7
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
Absolute-ly
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
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