California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Nightingale Arete

Mid-range alpine route at Vogelsang Peak within Cathedral Range's 17 catalogued climbs.

5.9+
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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One of 17 routes catalogued at Cathedral Range, this alpine line at Vogelsang Peak sits in the middle of the crag's 5.4–5.11b span.

Photo of the crag

Cathedral Range — the crag this route is on
Cathedral Range, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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