North American Classic Climbs
Cathedral Peak
Southeast Buttress
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North American Classic Climbs |
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Cathedral Peak Southeast Buttress |
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Description |
Climbers* |
Photo* |
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The peak from the SE over Budd Lake |
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GC |
09/75 | ||
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The peak from the SW over upper Cathedral Lake. The route is the right skyline. |
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GC |
09/70 | ||
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The peak with Tuolumne Meadows in foreground, dusk. The route is the left skyline. |
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GC |
07/80 | ||
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Looking up the buttress from the approach. The first two pitches are marked. The rest of the route is close to the skyline. |
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GC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Starting the route on a moderate but totally unprotected slab. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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The second on pitch 1. |
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GC |
09/14/02 | ||
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A few tricky moves to exit from a dihedral, pitch 2. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Heading up to a chimney in midface. Most route descriptions point this out as a key landmark on the route, but even it can be bypassed to either side via alternate pitches. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Typical face climbing on positive holds. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Looking out to the south from mid-face. |
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GC |
09/14/02 | ||
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A belay stance. |
LC |
GC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Leading the chimney. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Looking down from the top of the chimney. |
LC |
GC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Following, mid-face. |
LC |
GC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Above the chimney variations are also plentiful. Here the leader heads left toward the big dihedral that runs straight up toward the summit. An excellent pitch. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Looking down the steepest part of the face to traffic below. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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A secure belay spot, looking east toward Tuolumne Meadows and Mt. Conness |
RG |
GC |
09/75 | ||
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Excellent clean cracks on the headwall, the last pitch. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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The second arriving at the summit block. |
RK |
GC |
09/75 | ||
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The view from the top, looking out to the SW. Half Dome is clearly visible in the distance, with upper Cathedral Lake in the foreground. |
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LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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From the summit you cannot fail to notice Eichorn Pinnacle to the west. It's a short detour from the regular descent to climb it. (Check the guidebook for routes - it isn't trivial technically.) |
KG |
GC |
09/76 | ||
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On the initial part of the descent on the north side. |
GC |
LC |
09/14/02 | ||
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Sunset on Cathedral Peak, photo from Budd Lake. |
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GC |
06/69 | ||
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Another sunset, taken from the top of one of the Echo Peaks. |
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ML |
06/22/68 |
*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark, Robert Kee, Robert Green, Michael Lowe, Kim Grandfield
