Climbing the wild pin scars.

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Climbing the wild pin scars.

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Rap route to the East of Serenity. Better than rapping on top of parties coming up from below. Go up to Sunset ledge and walk over to them.

Pitch 2

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Chad Kuhlman

Jul 17, 2008

“Climbing the wild pin scars.”

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Serenity crack

Clark Eising on P1.<br>
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Photo by Steve Cox

Last moves of the crux on P3

Looking down p1, Serenity crack

Very little serenity here at the crux!

I would rate these 9/10 placements. If you don't have totems, a .5/.75 offset cam will likely work where the green totem is located. This is at 20ft mark, so basically makes the pitch safe, IMO.

Serenity Crack<br>
Photo by Richard Shore

Two ways to rap from Serenity top of p3 with a single 60m rope.
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1. Simplest is to rap down using (3) and (2), but then use E2 and E1 to climber's left.
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Problem: (2) at end of p2 Serenity is often occupied.
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2. R7 - R12

Rap route to the East of Serenity. Better than rapping on top of parties coming up from below. Go up to Sunset ledge and walk over to them.

Climbing the wild pin scars.

Pitch 2

Looking down upon the first pitch

Deb at the crux, June 2016. Dang that stuck cam!

Jim cranking hard

Rap Anchors for dedicated rappel route. Only one 60m required. First rap is short to a stance to get in sequence with existing anchors.

Beautiful

Dan entering the crux!

Harz on the delicate traverse on pitch 2

Kirk Hansen midway through the fingery crux pitch of Serenity Crack.

Following P1 of Serenity Crack

This should be the new "first piece" for anyone concerned about the 30ft runout, as you can bring that down to 20. Location is just above the horizontal seam on L side, at approx 20ft (10ft below the traditional "first piece" #1 at the hand crack section)

Tom inspects the crack for signs of serenity as he nears the end of pitch 2. <br>
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March 2010

Bill Roehrich climbing Serenity Crack in Yosemite Valley.<br>
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Photo by Chris Vultaggio

Making the crux move on pitch 2

getting ready to switch cracks, sketchy!!!

P2 of Serenity Crack

Start of P3. Serenity Crack. 1/2012.<br>
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Photo: James Sullivan

Looking up at pitch two and beyond. A beautiful unrelenting crack!

Chris Alstrin hiking the 1st pitch of Serenity crack.<br>
Late May 08

Fall 2023 Rock Fall Hazard Closure

Kirk Hansen about to start into the fingery crux.

Route Overlay Serenity-Sons

Pitch 1 of Serentiy.

Pitch 1 of Serenity.

Pitch 1 of Serenity.

Pitch 2 splitters

Pitch 3 of Serenity.

The calf feast

The start of Serenity Crack.

unknown climber on crux pitch of Serenity

Pitch 3 of Serenity.

P1 in wet winter conditions. Still felt very secure.

Top of first pitch.

Pitch two, having fun

Pitch 2 of Serentiy.

Pitch 2 of Serenity.

Mmmmmm finger lockin good. Photo by Ryan Balharry

Pitch 3 of Serentiy.

Claudio working through the crux

Stan Vasily. Late 90s.

Serenity Crack

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