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Keeler Needle Rock Climbing

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Routes in Keeler Needle

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	Blood of the Monkey T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Harding Route T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Keel Haul T 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	WNW Edge T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a

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Elevation:	14,245 ft	4,342 m
GPS:	36.5755, -118.2916 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

That huge thing next to Mt. Whitney....you can't miss it...

Getting There

Hike up as for Mt. Whitney utilzing the standard Whitney Trail, but at one mile take the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek, via the Ebersbacher Ledges, Lower and Upper Boy Scout Lakes, but keep heading towards Keeler Peak rather than hammering up right to Iceberg Lake.

Bivouac amongst the boulders close to the face for the big routes.