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That's A Sheer Cliff
5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British PG13
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Routes in Spring Lake Wall
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Beckey Route T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Friends T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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One That Got Away, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c C1 PG13 |
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That's A Sheer Cliff T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 |
| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 700 ft (212 m), 6 pitches, Grade III |
| FA: | Galen Rowell & Vern Clevenger 1975 |
| Page Views: | 1,007 total · 11/month |
| Shared By: | Gunkswest on Jul 28, 2016 |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Access Issue: Always check SEKI road conditions and peregrine closures
Details
Moro Rock (SEKI) and Chimney Rocks usually have nesting closures every year from April 1 to August 15.
As of April 2016, all routes are open to climbing.
Description
From the 1976 AAJ:
"Spring Lake Wall, “That’s a Sheer Cliff” Route. The north face of Peak 11,440+ in the Mineral King region drops sheerly into Spring Lake. Unknown to Vern Clevenger and me, Fred Beckey had climbed the right side of the face earlier in 1975. As we veered from the unofficial trail to approach the face, a backpacker began yelling at us excitedly, “Come back! Come back! That’s a sheer cliff!” We decided that his quote would be a fitting name if we could climb the wall.
The center of the face had several dihedrals rising vertically nearly 1000 feet. Rashly, Vern and I began the climb at two P.M. after our approach from the roadhead. We thought if all the climbing was free, then we could finish the climb by dark. Late in the day we had climbed only two F9 pitches, one of them poorly protected and devious. We descended and returned the next morning, climbing two more F9 pitches up cracks, chimneys, and bulges before the route eased back into lower angle F7 and F8. By noon we reached the summit. NCCS IV, F9."
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