North America, United States, California, Peak 13,332 (On the Main Crest between Mt. Darwin and Mt. Haeckel)

Publication Year: 1934.

The Cathedral Spires in the Yosemite were attempted late in the fall by Richard Leonard, Jules Eichorn and Bestor Robinson. They used a number of pitons and are still hoping to reach the top of the higher spire in a later attempt. The principal result to date, however, is a cinematographic record of spectacular climbing.