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Elevation: 4,000 ft
GPS: 36.43911, -118.76283
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Description Suggest change

Danland is a land of wonder, which lies right by the boundary of Sequoia NP in Mineral King. It hosts an array of climbs ranging from 5.6 - 5.12, the average tending to be around 5.10. There is crack climbing with awesome splitters to guide the way, from seams to chimneys, and everything in between, and sport climbing in the Valhalla area.
Dan D., the pioneer of Danland (though he didn't get to choose the name) has been involved in every FA and FFA, with help from Matt Merrit and Larry Zulim, and has spent many moons developing the wall to be the playground that it is today. Every bolt has been hand-drilled and most were drilled on lead, with an emphasis on fun, well-protected climbing. Please be mindful of any routes still being developed. There are undoubtedly several classic free climbs and, for those who are interested, plenty of aid climbing that makes for good fun and allows you to further explore the wall and experience even more great climbing. The entire crag has been developed rather recently so routes can be dirty, but with some traffic this should fade.

The wall is South-West facing and around 4000' in elevation so it is often climbable year-round.

The current mini-guide can be found on sekiclimbing.com , keep in mind that the guide is a rough-draft and has some inaccuracies.

Getting There Suggest change

From Visalia, take highway 198 East towards Sequoia NP. After getting to Three Rivers look for the Mineral King Road on your right, two miles before the actual park entrance. Follow the narrow and winding road for 10 or so miles until reaching the cattle guard and park gate (closed in Winter).
Park off the road by the cattle guard and walk 200 feet up the road until you see steps cut into the road-cut on the left. Follow the obvious trail for 20 min. to the wall, from here it's a matter of what area you want to climb, a trail traverses the entire wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Danland

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 13
Mitchell crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 7
Frosted Flakes
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 9
The Serpent (Midgard)
Trad 4 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 8
Hot Wings
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 9
Astrid
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2
 11
Jammies
Trad, Aid 3 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 7
Hawk man
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 7
Indian Walk
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 4
Four Kings
Trad 4 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 11
Secret Squirrel
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 12
Race Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 5
Angelfire
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
Scorpion roof
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 5
Sky Walker
Trad 2 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 10
Lizard Run
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Mitchell crack Squirrel Creek > Left Side
 13
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Frosted Flakes Razor's Edge Area
 7
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
The Serpent (Midgard) Valhalla Area - Main
 9
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches
Hot Wings Green Crack Area
 8
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
Astrid Upper Valhalla Area
 9
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Jammies Race Crack Area
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2 Trad, Aid 3 pitches
Hawk man Squirrel Creek > Right side
 7
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Indian Walk Silly Pinnacle
 7
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Four Kings Four Kings
 4
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
Secret Squirrel Squirrel Creek > Left Side
 11
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Race Crack Race Crack Area
 12
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches
Angelfire Valhalla Area - Main
 5
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Scorpion roof Squirrel Creek > Right side
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Sky Walker Race Crack Area
 5
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 2 pitches
Lizard Run Race Crack Area
 10
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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