Evil Pillar  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  3,200' Lat, Long:  34.4815, -117.1291 Map Page Views:  4,745. Good page?    Administrators:  M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Bill Olszewski on Dec 7, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

The Evil Pillar. Chris L on Route of all Evil.

Description 

The Evil Pillar is the large, east-leaning formation which dominates the heart of the Cemetery. This fine crag is home to a couple sport routes, including the area’s 5.10b showpiece, Necessary Evil. As elsewhere in the Cemetery, the routes are along excellent holds on coarse granite.

Getting There 

From the central area of the Cemetery, the Evil Pillar is up on the hillside to the east, directly north of the Black Tower. It is southeast of the Tombstones and across the “valley” from the small formations north of the Pillars of Hope and Despair.

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Necessary Evil 5.10b  CA : High Desert : ... : Evil Pillar

Climbs the obvious overhanging sculpted arete using balancey moves down low which lead to the upper section of jugs. If this thing went for another hundred feet or so it would be an all-time classic. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: Looking up the boulder field that leads to the Evi...