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The Impala Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Impala

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	Diagonal Route, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	East Ridge T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	South Face T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Elevation:	11,980 ft	3,652 m
GPS:	36.5863, -118.2679 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Certain Peaks: Access limited from May to October every year Details

Some of the peaks in this area are restricted (not all). See the Inyo National Forest's Mount Whitney Zone regulations webpage fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/pas… for current information. Access is usually limited from May to October of every year from the highest elevations of most of the Lone Pine Creek watershed.

Description

**12,093 ft (3,687 m)**

Technically a sub-peak of Mt Carillon, The Impala is the left-hand formation that rises up above Lower Boy Scout Lake. Despite being south-facing and excellent Sierra granite, The Impala gets few ascents from the hoard of climbers passing below on their way to Whitney and Russell. It would be an excellent warm-up peak for a team with an extra afternoon to spare.

References: Secor, The High Sierra, 3rd ed., pg 80-81

Getting There

Approach via the North Fork of Lone Pine Peak - if you camp at Lower Boy Scout Lake and go no further, you should not need the special Whitney Zone permit. Tell the permitting office that you are climbing a sub-summit of Mt Carillon. If you are climbing this enroute to Whitney or Russell, then Upper Boy Scout Lake makes for a better approach/return.

The best approach is from the sandy bench beneath the Russell-Carillon Col, from Upper Boy Scout Lake. If you are climbing without a Whitney Zone permit and staying within the letter of the law, you'll need to ascend from Lower Boy Scout Lake up the gully seperating the Impala and the Springbok before traversing left on ledge to gain the base of the Impala.