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The Pink Band, Grey Towers behind

Description 

The Wheeler Crest is the long rugged ridge that runs from Pine Creek Canyon north to Rock Creek. No area on the Crest is easy to get to, as the approaches alone make for an adventure. The potential here is overwhelming, with big remote towers jutting up in surprising abundance. Expect long sandy approaches, loose scree and talus, rattlesnakes, cacti and solitude. And most important of all, expect beautiful high-quality granite.

Getting There 

Either follow Mayfield Canyon or slog to the ridge and follow this to an obvious low point in the ridge. For the Pink Band allow 1-2 hrs, for the Grey Towers 1.5-3 hrs.

The Classics

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South Ridge, Wells Peak 5.9+  CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Sphinx Canyon

P1: Sustained corner leads to run-out easy face back to the corner belay on ledge.(5.9) P2: Climb an amazing diorite face to a right-facing corner, belay on ledge.(5.6) P3: Start up a grainy 5.5 crack to the ridge. Easy scrambling leads to ledges, cross back to the right side of the ridge and belay at the base of the thin corner.(5.5) P4: Climb the thin corner to the arete and continue the ridge to where the diorite intersects the ridge, belay on the ledge.(5.7) P5: Easy 5th leads to the e...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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The Pink Band, and the Grey Towers behind and to t...	Approaching the Wheeler Crest	The Grey Towers, Wheeler Crest
Big Grey	endless	The crest
After the storm	Hot tuna	South ridge wells peak and the Great Escape wall
Stormy weather	Rabbit Ears Buttress and Wells Peak	Tai Devore making the slog
One of three rattlers encountered on our approach ...	Wheeler Crest. Photo by Blitzo.