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Obelisk Arete

The hardest route catalogued in the Obelisk sector of The Wall of Echos.

5.11d
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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The Wall of Echos has seven routes catalogued across the grade span, with this climb representing the upper limit of difficulty in the Obelisk sector. An alpine line with no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

The Wall of Echos — the crag this route is on
The Wall of Echos, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Benjamin Crowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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