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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 25, 2010 - 01:56pm PT
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Anybody got a good source to find beta on this area?
I would love to clamber up that beautiful piece of rock this summer.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 25, 2010 - 02:02pm PT
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What a heap...
Have fun!
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Oxymoron
Big Wall climber
total Disarray
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May 25, 2010 - 02:04pm PT
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I think Capt. Skully told me he climbed it once, awhile back.
EC Joe is your best source of info. or Richard Harrison.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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May 25, 2010 - 02:37pm PT
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Browse the Sierra 100 classics (which has a couple of topos if I remember correctly) or old back issues of AAJ. If you're curious, just go. Isn't that part of the adventure?
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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May 25, 2010 - 02:52pm PT
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EC Joe has a website that may have info
Google him and angel wings, you'll probably find it.
Or just wait. He posts here pretty regular.
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brotherbbock
Trad climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2010 - 03:05pm PT
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thanks guys....I'm starting to find some stuff now.
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ec
climber
ca
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May 25, 2010 - 04:19pm PT
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Reilly, That is one KICK ASS photo!
Angel Wings on the left, Cherubim Dome on the right.
Check the High Sierra Peaks, Passes...etc. too. Sierra Classics: 100 Best Climbs...
edit: the vertical banter page has some on the wings...topos too.
 ec
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 23, 2011 - 10:16pm PT
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bump for wondering what happened
did it get climbed this past summer?
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Japosc
Trad climber
Marquette, MI
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:27pm PT
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Hi Spider,
How was it? Also, where did you find info?
I'm looking at going out in August, and having a hard time finding much about it.
Japosc
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:28pm PT
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oh worthy thread bump
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:49pm PT
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How far in is it to the Angel Wings?
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:09pm PT
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Angel Wings is about 15 miles from the road all on good trail. The trail is relatively flat for the first 10 miles with only a few ups and downs. Then the trail climbs for about 1500 feet to Valhalla.
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:15pm PT
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18 miles from Crescent Meadow, according to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon climbing guide.
Spider, nice photo. Got one without you in front of the rock?
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Feb 13, 2011 - 09:27pm PT
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I've been twice. Great climbing Choss, flares, rock fall all you can ask for.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
The Seas of Stone.
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Feb 13, 2011 - 09:41pm PT
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Huh! Sounds like our route.
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ec
climber
ca
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Feb 13, 2011 - 09:44pm PT
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The rock on the three routes I've done out there that has quality rivals Yosemite granite. You guys must be on some other stone...
ec
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Feb 13, 2011 - 10:48pm PT
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Went back there with Fred Becky once. Careful at Bear Paw meadow. Lots of bears back there. Angel Wings has incipient cracks and flaky granite for the most part. Pretty shitty really but adventurous and tall.
JL
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Feb 13, 2011 - 11:09pm PT
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Ha- Largo- Becky routes are always shitty and flaky, but they do get you to the top.
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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Feb 13, 2011 - 11:44pm PT
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i watched it during a lightening storm and saw plenty of rocks coming down. i have spent a bit of time in the backcountry of sequoia/kings canyon. at first i thought i wanted to head up angel wings, but after peeking around it seems like there is better rock quality in other areas of the park...bubbs creek, the watchtower. i think it is 15 miles from wolvertin/lodgepole (west side) in which case you walk right by the watchtower which looks rather lovely. i was always working back there never got to climb.
the ranger at bear paw plays blue grass and can be very friendly if you are the same to her.
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