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Mount Hitchcock Rock Climbing

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Routes in Mount Hitchcock

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	Geographically Illiterate T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Pressure Drop T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Starlight Dihedral, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Welcome to Krackizstan T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Elevation:	12,068 ft	3,678 m
GPS:	36.55876, -118.31357 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

**13,194 ft (4,021 m)**

The trail below Mt. Hitchcock may be one of the most popular hiking trails in the range, yet the peak has seen minimal traffic from climbers. Only five routes are KNOWN to be established on the many buttresses spread across the long North-East Face of this peak. The summit views and the climbing on the few routes I sampled personally, is TOP NOTCH. Highly recommend this gem.

Getting There

Depending on the itinerary the approach may vary.
The easiest way is from the Whitney Portal via the Mt. Whitney trail.
I would recommend taking a week off, getting a permit for the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek and hitting up the routes on Mt. Russell, EF of Whitney and maybe even Arctic Lake Wall on the same outing. Or a route on Russell and a few on Hitchcock can make a good four day weekend for the fit.
The psyche is what ultimately determines the itinerary! It is possible to c2c it too, for the REALLY psyched! But the area is so beautiful, I would stay for a while... :)