California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

West Pillar

Mid-range alpine climb on Eichorn Pinnacle with no fixed protection.

5.9
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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One of 17 routes catalogued at Cathedral Range, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's 5.4–5.11b range. An alpine line with no fixed protection on Eichorn Pinnacle.

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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