North American Classic Climbs
Keeler Needle
Harding Route
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North American Classic Climbs |
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Keeler Needle Harding Route |
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Mt. Whitney and the needles from the east. |
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Keeler Needle from the approach. |
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Keeler Needle and Day Needle, from the NE. The climb begins left of center on the Keeler Face. |
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Looking back down the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek on the approach. The sometimes faint trail follows benches above the creek to avoid bushwhacking in the creek. |
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The equipment rack spread out on a rock, at a time when passive protection still ruled. |
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Putting on rock shoes at the base of the climb. |
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Just getting started on pitch 1. |
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The first 5.10 section (pitch 2), typified by small overhanging roofs with hand and finger cracks. |
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Crack climbing low on the route (around pitch 4.) |
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More crack climbing, pitch 4 or 5. |
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Around pitch 5. |
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A belay stance in the red dihedral midway up the wall - pitch 7. |
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Looking down the red dihedral. |
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Just above the red dihedral - pitch 8. |
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Leading up to the bivouac ledge. |
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The bivouac. |
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The bivouac. |
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Looking out to the north from the bivouac. Iceberg Lake below. Whitney's East Face on the left of the photo. |
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The 5.10 crack looms above the bivouac ledge (pitch 10.) |
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Higher on pitch 10. |
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Hauling the pack. |
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Pitch 11. |
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Looking down from the top of pitch 11. |
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Looking down on the belay - pitch 13. |
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Pitch 13. A Galen Rowell photo of this pitch was the cover of one of the issues of "Ascent ." It was taken on the first winter ascent. |
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Stemming a dihedral near the top. |
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Looking down the lower angle rock just below the summit. |
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The summit of Keeler Needle. |
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*Climbers & Photographers: Dave Ohst, Kim Grandfield, Gary Clark
