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All Locations > California > High Sierra > 14 - Whitney &… > Keeler Needle > Harding Route (5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b)
The blocky summit of Keeler. Photo by Patrick Price.
ID 106008230 ·
Peter Pribik following P3 of the Harding Route 5.10+
Rough topo with key pitches of Harding Route.
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Kris Gorny
Aug 14, 2007
“The blocky summit of Keeler. Photo by Patrick Price.”  

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