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BETA PHOTO: Highway Star

Description 

A solitary rock with one superb route.


Getting There 

Just east (towards the Valley) from the Hwy 120/140 intersection. Park at a dirt turnout on the south side of the road. Cross the road and walk north on a faint climber's trail for 100 yards uphill. Approach time is less than 2 minutes.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Highway Star:
Highway Star   5.10a     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
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D Burd solos Highway star

Highway Star 5.10a  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Highway Star
A short, but powerful route. Start on either side of the triangular flake (left side is easy but sparse pro) up to a finger crack. Work left and crank through a small roof (crux). Continue up splitter hand crack (have those gold camalots ready!), make a fun move right, and continue up to the top. Belay from tree.Walk off left.If not up for leading, it would be easy to rig a top-rope off a tree by scrambling up and left from the base of the route.There is also a fun 10b variation that can be led ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA