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> 6. Middle Cathedral Rock
Direct Start to Central Pillar
5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British R
Avg: 4 from 1
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Routes in 6. Middle Cathedral Rock
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Bircheff-Williams T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Border Country T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R |
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Bottom Feeder T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Cat Dancing T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Central Pillar of Frenzy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Chicken Ten-D's S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Coffee Snob T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Corner Pocket T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Desperate for Doughnuts T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Direct North Buttress (DNB) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Direct Start to Central Pillar T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R |
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East Buttress T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 |
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Ennui T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 |
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Exodus T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Fall Guy T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Father Time T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c PG13 |
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Feel so Numb S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Flakes, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Freewheelin' T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Gaia T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c A3+ |
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Gaia (1st 7 pitches) T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Grand Wazoo, The T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Ho Chi Minh Trail T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Hole in One T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Home Run T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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Kor-Beck T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Lap Lobster T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Micro-Apron Far Left T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Micro-Apron Far Right T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Micro-Apron Left T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Modern Alchemy T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Monogamish T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R |
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Mother Earth T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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No Butts About It T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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North Buttress T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Northwest Face T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Paradise Lost T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Pedestal, The T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Pee Pee Pillar T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Pee Pee Pillar Left T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Punny People T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Quicksilver T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Rainbow bridge S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Ramer S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Reefer Cruise T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Scorpion Tale T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Slip on Slime S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Space Babble T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R |
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Spank Your Monkey T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Stand And Deliver T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Stoner's Highway T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R |
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Stupid Pet Tricks T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Sweet Thang T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Tapestry T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Tears of Joy T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Together Forever T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Top Dog S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Up the Down Staircase T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Volkswagen Mechanic, The TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Walk of Life T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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| Type: | Trad, 160 ft (48 m), 2 pitches |
| FA: | Kevin Worrall, Dale Bard, 1976 |
| Page Views: | 453 total · 19/month |
| Shared By: | Kevin Worrall on Feb 16, 2023 |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15. Always check the NPS website at nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/… for the most current details and park alerts, and to learn more about the peregrine falcon, and how closures help it survive. This page also shares closures and warnings due to current fires, smoke, etc.
Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15. Always check the NPS website at nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/… for the most current details and park alerts, and to learn more about the peregrine falcon, and how closures help it survive. This page also shares closures and warnings due to current fires, smoke, etc.
Description
Start on the face just right of the arete of The Bircheff Williams. Climb 40 ft of unprotected 10a, to a protection bolt. Work your way up and right across the Pillar to a belay at the base of a straight in arrow crack which parallels the Central Pillar first pitch. Follow this until it’s possible to move right to the easier route.
Andreas Maurer, a top German climber at the time, scolded me, to my amusement, for placing the first bolt so high off the deck. It’s probably best done as a toprope. The rock is excellent, and the climbing is continuously tricky, with a crux close to 5.12. Bridwell asked me why I bothered doing a direct start, after his FA of CP, I responded by asking him why he did a direct finish. Good times!
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