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All Locations > California > Sierra Eastside > Lee Vining Cany… > Sphinx > Cerro K'Narlé (5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b)
doug finishing pitch 3
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doug getting to the crux of P4
Sphinx with the "Orange Chimney" (II 5.9), "Cerro K'Narlé" (II 5.10a/b), and the "South Face" (II 5.10b) marked
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Jun 28, 2019
“doug finishing pitch 3”  

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Slung boulder rappel off the SW side of the Sphinx -- looking down. One rappel gets you to class 3 scrambling in which you follow the base of the climb around to the beginning.
doug getting to the crux of P4
doug finishing pitch 3
Sphinx with the "Orange Chimney" (II 5.9), "Cerro K'Narlé" (II 5.10a/b), and the "South Face" (II 5.10b) marked
High-quality 5.9 hand crack on the 3rd pitch of "Cerro K'Narlé" (5.10 a/b, 4 pitches)
Topo of "Cerro K'narlé" (5.10b) showing the nearby Orange Chimney (5.9)
Looking up the climb from the big ledge at the base. The first pitch ends right below the roof circled in red.
roughly the way we climbed cerro k'narle. there are many different options in the second half of the third pitch. with a 70m rope it would also be possible to string together p4 and p5 if one is mindful of rope drag.
Fletcher Wilson on the 4th pitch of "Cerro K'Narlé". 5.9 roof. Photo: Paul Teare
Fletcher Wilson on the classic 5.9 hand crack on the 2nd pitch of "Cerro K'Narlé". Photo: Paul Teare