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Elevation: 6,171 ft 1,881 m
GPS: 38.33807, -119.7985
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Shared By: Salamanizer Ski on Jul 19, 2020
Admins: Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description Suggest change

Columnar basalt pillars further down the talus field from Hexcentric. Climbs range from 5.6-5.9. Climbing here is a bit dirty. All anchors are natural (no bolts) with a walk-off on climbers right. Be careful not to knock loose blocks off when topping out. This area is north facing so gets shade all day. Pretty secluded, I doubt you’ll ever see people on these.

Getting There Suggest change

Cross the bridge and head East along the creek to the end of the talus field (there will be a small crest), then head up. You’ll see the area on your left as you reach the top of the crest.

6 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Pygmy Pillars

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
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Excel Crack
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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Tinker’s Trough
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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Word
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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Common Kurt-esy
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
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Micro Soft
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Excel Crack
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Tinker’s Trough
 9
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Word
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Common Kurt-esy
 5
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Micro Soft
 5
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Spread Sheet
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
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