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Lone Pine Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Lone Pine Area

Alabama Hills 159 / 330 / 67 / 10 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 527

Haystack, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

HogBack Canyon 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Horse Shoe Meadows 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

Whitney Portal 102 / 19 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 118

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Elevation:	3,700 ft
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Description

Lone Pine plays host to some fine micro routes, as well as, some longer routes up in the Mt. Whitney area of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

In the cooler months the Alabama Hills area offers good sport and trad routes. While in the hotter months the Whitney Portal area provides a cooler alternative.

Shark Fin Arete with Mt Whitney in background

Getting There

Lone pine straddles the 395, 50 minutes south of Bishop, and about 3 hours north of Los Angeles.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lone Pine Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 63 ● Center Dinosaur Crack Trad Alabama Hills > … > Cattle Pocket &… > Dinosaur Cracks
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 90 ● Beckey Route Trad 5 pitches Whitney Portal > El Segundo Buttress
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 70 ● Pangborn Sport Alabama Hills > … > Western Wall Area > Loaf
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 51 ● Chocolate Pocket Sport Alabama Hills > … > Monument Slot (… > Chocolate Block (aka…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 58 ● Alabama Hills Gang Sport Alabama Hills > … > Western Wall Area > Loaf
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 88 ● Hang 'em High Sport Alabama Hills > … > Western Wall Area > Western Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 31 ● Tanager (aka "5.11 Crack") Trad Whitney Portal > Whitney Portal Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 91 ● High Plains Drifter Sport Alabama Hills > … > Western Wall Area > Western Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 54 ● Ghostrider Trad, Sport 8 pitches Whitney Portal > Whitney Portal Buttress
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 38 ● [Redacted] Sport Alabama Hills > … > Western Wall Area > Hangin' Tree
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 73 ● Blockade Runner Sport Alabama Hills > Alabama Hills S… > Alabama Dome
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 65 ● Dihedral Dance Sport Alabama Hills > Alabama Hills S… > Alabama Dome
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R 58 ● Bony Fingers Trad 2 pitches Whitney Portal > Whale
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 12 ● Gangway Trad 4 pitches Whitney Portal > Whitney Portal Buttress
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● Schrodinger's Cat Trad 3 pitches Whitney Portal > Beach, Right Side