PRINT: Rock Climbing in Valhalla Area - Main, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP

Valhalla Area - Main

California > Sequoia & Kings… > Danland

Access Issue: Always check SEKI road conditions and peregrine closures Details

The SeKi Rock Climbing website nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/… has current closures as well as other climbing information for visitors.

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

This is a large slab area that is dominated by a obvious narrow ledge. There is a fixed rope running along the narrow ledge which leads to the middle pitches of Serpent. Right before the fixed rope, the first bolted line is Valkyrie

Getting There

Best to approach from the lower trail.

Routes from Left to Right

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Drill Baby Drill Sport 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 3 ● Lancelot Sport 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 7 ● The Viper Sport, TR 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● The Serpent (Midgard) Trad 4 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 1 ● Edge of Tomorrow Sport 3 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 2 ● Vulcan Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 5 ● Angelfire Sport

● Drill Baby Drill

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 3 pitches

● Lancelot

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 2 pitches

● The Viper

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, TR 2 pitches

● The Serpent (Midgard)

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches

● Edge of Tomorrow

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 3 pitches

● Vulcan

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

● Angelfire

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

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updated with some new routes

Valhalla Area - Main, left side

Climbers standing on Valhalla Traverse ledge, where fixed rope run across. Route directly below them is pitch 1 of The Viper, directly above them being the second pitch.

Valhalla Area - Main, right side