PRINT: Rock Climb Dangleberry Crack, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP

Dangleberry Crack

5.6, Trad, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 1.5 from 4 votes
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California > Sequoia & Kings… > Hospital Rock Area > Lower Lunchbox Area

Access Issue: Always check SEKI road conditions and peregrine closures Details

The SeKi Rock Climbing website nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/… has current closures as well as other climbing information for visitors.

Moro Rock (SEKI) and Chimney Rocks usually have nesting closures every year from April 1 to August 15.

As of April 2016, all routes are open to climbing.

Description

Climb the initial face with the awesome mantle move, then veer to the right of the ledge with the tree. Continue up good features then finish up on the crack with the boulder lodged in it (careful!). Tree branch belay and descent trail walk off.

Traverse variation:
Instead of topping out at the crack, traverse the entire Lower Lunchbox from left to right. A bit of an endurance test, even with plenty of slings.

Location

From the Middle Fork trail, walk along the base about 20 meters. Locate a big tree on a ledge. Lots of variations to the start, but direct to the mantle move is the easiest.

Protection

Lead: Set of nuts, set of cams, lots of slings. Tree branch belay, walk off.

Top Rope: Lots and lots of webbing for the tree branches. Back up with gear in the crack.

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Taken from a gear belay about mid-route. You can rap off of a tree on the ledge, or use long webbing to setup a decent top rope.

Taken at a gear belay at the end of the traverse variation.