PRINT: Rock Climb Wall of Ages, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP

Wall of Ages

5.11+ A0, Trad, Aid, 3400 ft (1030 m), 26 pitches, Grade VI,

Avg: 3 from 1 vote
FA: Dave Nettle, John Fehrman, Bryan Sweeney, Brandon Thau, 2001
California > Sequoia & Kings… > Tehipite Dome

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

18 pitches on the lower wall, plus 8 on the upper wall.
After 2 pitches on the right side of the pillar above the main ledge,
joins Time Warp (Beckey route) for last 6 pitches.

AAJ story:
http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200220603/North-America-United-States-California-Sierra-Nevada-Tehipite-Dome-Wall-of-Ages

More from Dave Nettle on the Supertopo forum:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/151883/More-about-Tehipite-Dome

Location

Approach as for the North Ridge and Time Warp - down gully below West Face, right on main ledge, rap to Sherwood Forest. Then rap down anchors of lower route to reach start.

Protection

Double rack to 4", 1 each 4.5" and 5"

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Tehipite Dome: (1) South Face/Time Warp (Beckey-Swedlund & Ahern-Weeks, 1963; FFA Bard-Harrington-Leversee, 1983). (2) Southwest Face (Chadwick-Kroger-Weeden, 1970). (3) Too Hip (Felton-Leversee, 1…

Tehipite Dome (upper South face) - updated route overlay. Original photo by Rene Ardesch

Wall of Ages - lower 18 pitches - topo by Dave Nettle

Wall of Ages - full topo by Dave Nettle