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Tycho

Alpine trad line in Moonstone Buttress with no fixed protection.

5.10c
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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One of 15 routes catalogued at Whitney Portal, this alpine line in the Moonstone Buttress sector requires traditional gear and features no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

Whitney Portal — the crag this route is on
Whitney Portal, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Outfitters and businesses near Lone Pine. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

Big Willi Mountaineering Company

Rock Climbing business nearby (~10 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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