South Face (Charlotte Dome)

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South Face of Charlotte Dome
Location Kings Canyon National Park, California, United States
Coordinates 36°46′56″N118°28′44″W / 36.78230°N 118.479°W / 36.78230; -118.479
Climbing Area Charlotte Dome
Route Type Trad/Alpine
Vertical Gain 1,200 feet
Pitches 12
Rating 5.8
Grade III
First ascent Galen Rowell, Chris Jones, Fred Beckey, 1970.

The South Face of Charlotte Dome is a technical alpine rock climbing route. [1] [2] It is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America . [3] Chris Jones, a member of the first ascent party, wrote that "in Yosemite, the climb would be recognized as one of the best in the Valley. In the backcountry it will probably remain unknown." [4]

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Charlotte Dome is a granite dome in California's Kings Canyon National Park. It lies to the southeast of Glacier Monument and north of Bubbs Creek. It is most easily accessed from the Onion Valley trailhead to the east. The South Face Route is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. This climb is a grade III, class 5.7.

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References

  1. ↑ McNamara, Chris (March 2004). High Sierra Climbing (1st ed.). Supertopo LLC. ISBN   0-9672391-8-4.
  2. ↑ Croft, Peter (2002). The Good, The Great, and the Awesome. Maximum Press. ISBN   0-9676116-4-4.
  3. ↑ Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America . San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 295–299. ISBN   0-87156-292-8.
  4. ↑ Jones, Christopher A.G. (1971). "Charlotte Dome, East Face" (PDF). American Alpine Journal : 351.
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