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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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old5ten
Jun 28, 2019
“doug finishing pitch 3”  

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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)
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