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Brandon Marshal Nov 15, 2025 Beckey Route 5.9 ● The scariest part about this route was waiting for the sandbag that never came. Rare for a Beckey outing to… View Comment
Kevin Malone May 7, 2024 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Freed this in 1979 with Pat Brennan. I don't remember bolts on it, but that was a long time ago. I thought… View Comment
Marcy - Jun 25, 2023 Beckey Route 5.9 ● A great route! We had a blast on this and didn't see another person all day. P1 - I was not able to see th… View Comment
Boots McGoots Jun 24, 2022 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Just a heads up... after coming around the exciting arete on the start of the second pitch there is a tall… View Comment
Michael Vaill Apr 24, 2022 Beckey Route (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) This bolt placement middle of pitch 4 is.... confusing. Bomber .75 placement a foot away ● You climb off the belay without good pro for 20+ feet and later there's a bolt next to a bomber crack! View Comment
Michael Vaill Apr 24, 2022 Beckey Route 5.9 ● We took a fun variation on the top of P1 that hasn't been mentioned on this page yet. Instead of heading up… View Comment
Tanner James Apr 22, 2021 Beckey Route (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) This bolt placement middle of pitch 4 is.... confusing. Bomber .75 placement a foot away ● Just curious, and sorry for the ignorance as I’ve never bolted a route or replaced any hardware. But when t… View Comment
Russ Keane Nov 14, 2020 Beckey Route (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) The view from the 3rd pitch. ● Uhhhhh........ {drool} View Comment
Matt Miller Sep 17, 2019 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Pitches 1 and 2 were straight forward. Bolt belay at the top of pitch 3 was shiny and welcome. Pitch 4 was… View Comment
Jay Bird Aug 18, 2019 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Pitch 2 is the money on this climb. Going right and pulling the roof barely felt 5.9 to me. It protects wel… View Comment
Owen Murphy Jun 12, 2019 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Superb route and a must-do. Leave the #4 at home if 5.7 o/w doesn’t spook you. View Comment
nathanael Jun 18, 2018 Beckey Route direct start 5.10b ● Really fun pitch. Interesting slab moves up to a cool undercling roof traverse. #4 not needed View Comment
Andy Laakmann May 7, 2018 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Climbed this on May 5th, 2018. Once past the first 40' flaky corner, the rest of the climbing was very g… View Comment
walmongr Sep 23, 2017 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Fun route in a great setting!!! Be solid on 5.7 slab 20-30ft above pro. The 2 hard parts 5.8 5.9ish are we… View Comment
Brad MacArthur Jul 5, 2017 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Climbed this route on 6/30/17 P1 I didn't place gear at the ledge and no rope drag issues. flipped… View Comment
Matt N Jun 25, 2017 Beckey Route 5.9 ● The bolt job on P4 was horrible. Nothing to protect the belay, and you have to commit to some 5.8 with a… View Comment
Drew L Jun 19, 2017 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Great route. Climbing gets nice and exciting for pitches 3 and 4. View Comment
Jan Tarculas Jun 4, 2017 Beckey Route 5.9 ● If you're a budding 5.9 climber I would stay away from this route. Long run outs especially top of pitc… View Comment
T R Jun 27, 2015 Eastern Sierra > Lone Pine Area > Whitney Portal El Segundo Buttress ● I climbed the left side of the Becky roof in the late 90's with Jameson W. - we followed it up and left thr… View Comment
Joy likes trad May 4, 2015 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Did Beckey with a party of four (Alex Satonik, Nathan Simons, and Jay Beitnes) yesterday May 3, 2015. No ot… View Comment
Darrell Hensel Apr 23, 2015 Beckey Route 5.9 ● See the comments on the main Portal page. One of them mentions the guide and has a picture along with a li… View Comment
Matt Looby Apr 23, 2015 Beckey Route 5.9 ● What is the "new guidebook" referenced above? Does anyone have a link or even a title? Thanks. View Comment
Ian McEleney Apr 17, 2015 Beckey Route 5.9 ● A fun route with great climbing. We found the first pitch to start in a right facing corner, not the left l… View Comment
Randy in Ridgecrest Sep 20, 2014 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Just did the route - there are 5 real protection bolts total on pitch 4. And the one pretty useless and not… View Comment
Eric Sorenson May 28, 2014 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Climbed this in 2005, before the new guide book. On pitch 2 we did the obvious corner to roof traverse tha… View Comment
Todd Townsend Oct 17, 2013 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Good route, here's some more info. P1 - We split this into two pitches as suggested above, since the par… View Comment
Mike Stearns Sep 11, 2013 Eastern Sierra > Lone Pine Area > Whitney Portal El Segundo Buttress ● 5.9?! Damn. The rock quality was atrocious and the rivet/buttonhead made my partner a bit queasy. The dihre… View Comment
Mike Stearns Sep 11, 2013 Chortle 5.10b ● That's sounds right Rich. I honestly can't remember despite that it was only two days ago. We also only cli… View Comment
Todd Townsend Sep 11, 2013 Eastern Sierra > Lone Pine Area > Whitney Portal El Segundo Buttress ● The old Bartlett guide shows the left side of the roof as a 5.9 variation to the Beckey Route, rejoining th… View Comment
Richard Shore Sep 10, 2013 Chortle 5.10b ● Unless the bolts on this rig have been replaced, I remember them all being 1/4" button heads. They did look… View Comment
Mike Stearns Sep 10, 2013 Eastern Sierra > Lone Pine Area > Whitney Portal El Segundo Buttress ● Anybody have any info about the left side of the large roof on El Segundo? Old SMC hangers and really grain… View Comment
Michael Stewart Aug 16, 2013 Beckey Route 5.9 ● View Comment
Tradiban Jul 8, 2013 Beckey Route 5.9 ● Good route, the slab 4th pitch was a nice cherry, save for the rivet! Replace all bolts, place one next to… View Comment
jeremy freeman Sep 25, 2012 Beckey Route 5.9 ● The "button head" on P 4 is a rivet. View Comment
Darrell Hensel Jul 31, 2012 Eastern Sierra > Lone Pine Area > Whitney Portal El Segundo Buttress ● A number of routes have been done that are not in the guide yet. Going right from the Becky Route: Pres… View Comment
Darrell Hensel Jul 31, 2012 Press The Eject (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b) Press the Eject (5.10c) Steep flake with bolt ● The route is "Press the Eject", 1 pitch, 10c. Infallible is further right. View Comment

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