North America, United States, California—Sierra Nevada, The Obelisk, Dihedral Route

Publication Year: 1984.

The Obelisk, Dihedral Route. On the steep north face, right of the “Hands of Fate” route (A.A.J., 1977) is a prominent vertical left-facing comer system that starts about one-half pitch above the ground and leads to the summit. Rick Smith, Eve Laeger and I climbed this route on good rock in September. II, 5.9.

Herb Laeger, Unaffiliated