Prism Time

Read Peter Croft’s The Good, the Great and the Awesome, 2nd edition, page 84. There is a route description as well as a good photo with route drawn in.

First couple pitches are 5.6 to 5.8 cracks, corners and giant features. Safe and well protectable. Next couple pitches feature easy 5.5 to 5.7 slab.  Some bolts were added in the summer of 2018 to make this safer. No more R/X rating. Thanks Ney!

Next up, the 5.10b crux comes with stemming and topping out on ‘moose antler jugs’, as Peter writes in his book.  A 5.9/10a hand crack to crumbly rock is an option to the right.

Few more pitches of fun moderate climbing will get you up on top of and past the 1st false summit. Then ride the ridge (simul-climb?) for 3-4 more pitches of lots of 3rd/4th class, false summits, incredible exposure, and

climbing with pro up to 5.7. Also two rappels. Take extra long tat to back up existing stuff. Be mindful of the huge loose block at the 2nd rap. Pretty spacious ledges can be found throughout. Lots of long 200’+ rope stretching pitches so take that 70!

From Crescent Meadow trailhead, hike out the High Sierra Trail(11) then the Over the Hill trail(4) ~15 total miles towards Tamarack Lake. Up near Lone Pine Meadow and about a mile or two before the lake, look off trail left, an obvious granite slab/grassy ramp leads up to the left of the base of the Prism. Climb this then traverse right, trying to stay out of the thick manzanita all the way to the big roof feature. Route starts towards the right side exit of the big roof.

Standard alpine rack. 0.2”- 3”. Doubles in small/med sizes. Nuts. Slings. 70m rope