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Evolution Traverse

Mid-range alpine climb on Mt. Darwin within Bishop Pass & Evolution's 20 catalogued routes.

5.9
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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One of 20 routes catalogued at Bishop Pass & Evolution, this alpine line on Mt. Darwin sits in the middle of the crag's 3rd to 5.11 range.

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Bishop Pass & Evolution — the crag this route is on
Bishop Pass & Evolution, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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