PRINT: Rock Climb Viral, Owens River Gorge

Viral

5.12b, Sport, 80 ft (24 m),

Avg: 2.8 from 5 votes
FA: Darrell Hensel, Jeff Scheuerell, Marty Lewis; 3/2020
California > Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Owens River Gorge > Inner Gorge > Inner Sanctum

Access Issue: Details

Please continue to be good land stewards and mindful of LADWP.

1) Never park or camp overnight at the access points.
2) Always park off the pavement, taking great care to avoid blocking the gates.
3) Clean up after your dogs. (Local climbers are finding abandoned doggie poop bags.)
4) Pack out all trash and TP, including picking up after others.
5) Use the outhouses if at all possible.

Description

Climb a patina slab, then finish on the steeper headwall above.

Location

Around the corner from Malt Linker. Just before the obvious chimney that separates the wall into two sections. Starts from a stabilizing platform.

Protection

10 bolts, mussy anchor

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Brandon Adams

5.12b

Beta intensive micro-edging. Feels impossible at first. Nice one Darrell. Dec 18, 2020