Temple Crag

Temple Crag is one of the most impressive alpine walls in America. Rising roughly 2,000 feet from base to summit. This incredible chunk of stone hosts numerous climbing routes that range from climbs that take as few as six hours to climb, up to monstrous routes that could take up to 15! This crag requires previous experience to move safely and effectively up. Anyone who approaches the Palisades gets a view of this magnificent peak. Every climber that lays eyes on Temple Crag has the desire to be on its summit. Valhalla’s AMGA certified mountain guides can help you get there.

Some of the most popular routes include:   

  • Venusian Blind IV 5.7 13 pitches

  • Moon Goddess Arete IV 5.8 15 pitches

  • Sun Ribbon Arete IV+ 5.10a 18 pitches

Custom dates available from June - September. Contact us to book!

Course Objectives

  • Climb Temple Crag!

Itinerary

Day 1: We’ll meet at the town of Big Pine at 8:30am, after a morning pack check and dispersing the group gear, we’ll caravan up to the Big Pine Creek overnight trailhead. Once our packs are on, we begin the hike into our campsite.

Day 2: Summit day! Depending on our objective we’ll wake up at any time from 3am-5am. After a quick breakfast we begin the relatively short approach to the base of Temple Crag. We enjoy the views of the three lakes as we ascend the wall, the higher we get, the more lakes will come into view. Finally, we scramble along the final ridge line to the top of our route! When it’s time to head down we scramble down a well-worn trail to the start of the down scramble. At the bottom of the scramble, we do one rappel to get back to the ground, and walk either snow or talus around to the base of our route and back to camp. 

Day 3: After a leisurely morning, we eat breakfast and pack up camp for the walk out! 

Prerequisites

  • Skill Level: Advanced

  • Required Skills:

    • Lead belaying

    • Knowledge of flimbing knots sugh as figure eight follow through & clove hitch.

    • Experience following a multi pitch rock climb.

    • Familiarity with overnight backcountry camping.

    • Ability to climb 5.8 rock climbs.

Required Equipment

Multi-day Sierra Technical climbs equipment list.

Group Size & Pricing

1:1 climber to guide ratio - $2,175 per person
2:1 climber to guide ratio - $1,650 per person

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