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West Pillar Rock Climbing

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West Pillar, Left Side T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a

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Elevation:	10,672 ft	3,253 m
GPS:	36.57484, -118.56738 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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.

Getting There

From Tamarack Lake, head south and up for about an hour. To avoid small cliffs and brushy wet spots, go right and up, then a hard traverse left and up. Always water melting from the snow to fill up just before the climb.

To get off, do not go to true summit. Walk west and down back to Tamarack Lake. We took the gully just west, scrambled most, had to rap a few times due to darkness. Next time I think I’ll follow that ridge all the way out west then north and drop down the prominent buttress just above and west of the lake.

Description

The lower western pillar has 2 established routes done by Dave Nettle, to my knowledge. West Pillar Left Side hard 5.9+ and West Pillar Right Side 5.10+