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All Locations > California > Sierra Eastside > Lee Vining Cany… > Dana Plateau > Third Pillar, Regular… (5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a)
Pitch 4 protection, for the section right after the layback flake. It is well protected...there is no ledge fall potential if you do the following: <br> <br> 1. Brass offset, small-ish <br> 2. yellow/blue offset BD X4 cam or comparable <br> 3. Blue 0.3 BD cam & sling
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Rita on the last pitch.<br> <br> Photo by S. Cox
Pouring over Mono Lake and the Pillar. Took this picture real quick before ducking back under the tarp.
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William Buchanan
Jun 12, 2018
“Pitch 4 protection, for the section right after the layback flake. It is well protected...there is no ledge fall potential if you do the following:

1. Brass offset, small-ish
2. yellow/blue offset BD X4 cam or comparable
3. Blue 0.3 BD cam & sling”  

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The utterly striking Third Pillar of Mt. Dana.
Alone on the Third Pillar of Dana photo by Drew Smith.
Atop the huge, scary-looking-but-solid flake with great 10a fingers on pitch 4 (pitch 5 if you do the direct start like we did.)
Current (as of Sat 15 July 2017) conditions of the snow field traverse to get to the base of Third Pillar.
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Not a bad view from the summit of the 3rd! -photo by Tim Klein
3rd Pillar of Dana Descent.
The regular route as viewed form the approach. The red line closely follows the route.
Roberto and Duke on the approach hike.
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Starting up the first pitch of the Regular Route, Third Pillar of Mt. Dana.