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Upper Gemstone

Submitted By: Brian Milhaupt on Apr 9, 2007
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac

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Description 

Upper Gemstone. The formation is easily visible from 96 by the Cathedral Spires parking as the narrow pinnacle atop the hillside on the south side of the road. There is a large, open-book dihedral on the northwest side of this tower.


Getting There 

Both Gemstones are probably the furthest things to hike to in the area. It would be much quicker to hike here from the CS parking, but I very seriously doubt you could get there without crossing private property.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Upper Gemstone:
If 6 was 9   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Group Therapy   5.11a     Trad, 3 pitches, 200 feet   
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