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Jun 22, 2026
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This would be a great route if it had a lot of traffic. It's filled with moss and grass and flowers. We…
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Jun 22, 2026
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On June 20, 2026 we found that the Shuteye Pass Trail is gone. The fire took out the trees, and the bush…
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Jun 22, 2026
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June 19, 2026 The dirt road from Mammoth Pool Rd. (aka Minarets Rd) has some berms for water diversion that…
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Jun 22, 2026
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June 19, 2026 The dirt road from Mammoth Pool Rd. (aka Minarets Rd) has some berms for water diversion that…
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Oct 14, 2025
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The first undercling had a black widow, now sadly deceased.
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Oct 14, 2025
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We had no access issues yesterday. It's sandstone, so you shouldn't climb if it's rained in the last…
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Jun 12, 2022
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I uploaded a photo of how our 60 meter rope looked for the rappel. It's maybe 10' too short. He downclim…
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May 21, 2022
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It used to be called 5.7. Did it get harder or just less sand-bagged/old-school?
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Nov 26, 2021
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I agree with the R rating. Between the two bolts, there's a seam shown on the topo, but it doesn't take…
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Jun 28, 2021
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I got a call from Ranger Jeff Cordes today: Chimney Rocks is now open for the season.
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Jun 17, 2021
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We approached by hiking to the top, having lunch and then bushwacking down the climber's left (W) side. Th…
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Jun 17, 2021
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There's a small (~6") roof (crux) below the 3rd bolt. If you fall on that with an inattentive belay, I thi…
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Jun 15, 2021
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Chimney rock is closed for falcons. I poked around many websites and even talked to a ranger (Meredith)…
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Jul 6, 2020
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We were able to descend the rappels with a single 60m rope using a presumably new rap station that has two…
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Jun 30, 2020
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Secor's High Sierra book (1992) has 2 pages. Southern Sierra Rock Climbing Sequoia Kings Canyon Vol 1, 199…
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