East Arete - Mt. Carl Heller
Is East Arete - Mt. Carl Heller open right now?
No closures listed
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Photo of the crag

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Mt. Russell
~3 min drive
Mt. Russell is a climbing area in California with 9 routes.
Mt Carillon
~3 min drive
Mt Carillon in California has 6 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades.
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~4 min drive
Mt. Whitney in California has 10 climbing routes with 8 difficulty grades.
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~6 min drive
The Beach in California has 16 trad climbing routes across 7 grades.
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~6 min drive
Whitney & Surrounding Peaks has 48 climbing routes in California.
Mt. Tyndall
~6 min drive
Mt. Tyndall in California has 5 climbing routes with alpine no fixed protection.
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Whitney Portal Buttress
~6 min drive
Whitney Portal Buttress in California has 8 mixed and trad climbing routes across 5 grades.
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)El Segundo Buttress
~7 min drive
El Segundo Buttress in California has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.
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~7 min drive
Whitney Portal in California has 15 climbing routes across 11 difficulty grades.
Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Solstice Celebration Wall
~7 min drive
Solstice Celebration Wall is a California climbing crag with 5 trad routes.
Also worth it near here
Wales Lake
~2 min drive
Mount Russell
~3 min drive
Mount Whitney
~5 min drive
Photo: Ken Lund — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
~7 min drive