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Tony Bubb rapping from the top of Sandberg Peak

Description 

Sandberg Peak is one of the cooler looking spires in the Needles. It is extremely thin and rickety, especially higher up. Until just recently, this spire had but two routes, both 5.8 and lacking much protection. Now, a bolted route climbs the downhill side. If you climb this spire, be ready to answer a lot of questions because it is right next to the road.


Getting There 

Drive to the Cathderal Spires parking lot. Sandberg Peak is the obvious thin spire just uphill of the lot.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Sandberg Peak:
Regular Route   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
On Little Cat Feet   5.9     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
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Photos of Sandberg Peak Slideshow Add Photo
Stylish Jim.

Stylish Jim.

Jim posing

Jim posing

Jim contemplating summit

Jim contemplating summit

Another successful summit

Another successful summit

South Minneapolis Alpine Club representatives (Jim and Sue) with SMAC West (Adam and Ellen) on the summit

South Minneapolis Alpine Club representatives (Jim...

Looking down

Looking down

Smallest Pillar to the right

Smallest Pillar to the right


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By Anonymous Coward
Oct 11, 2003

SANDBERG PEAK FELL OVER SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT!!!

Well, the whole thing didn't fall over, it looks like it broke off at the horizontal crack about 20/25 feet below the top. The top is now resting upside down next to the road below the base of the peak. It looks almost intact except for a few smaller pieces that must have broken off when it fell. BUMMER!!

By Bob Archbold
Oct 16, 2003

I was up in the Needles today (13/16/03) and Sandberg Peak is still intact.

By Josh Hamling
Dec 9, 2003

I'm pretty sure I have felt the block that the anchors are in move when I've rapped off. Scary.

By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Jul 30, 2006

There sure seemed to be a rock there in 2006, and it matched the photo.

By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Mar 7, 2007

Peak? What a misnomer, this should be Sandberg Pinnacle or Sandberg Spire or Sandberg Pin. Who was Sandberg?