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Steck Salathé Route (Sentinel Rock)

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Location
  
California, USA

Route Type
  
Trad climb

Pitches
  
16

Climbing Area
  
Yosemite Valley

Vertical Gain
  
1,500 feet

Rating
  
5.9

Steck-Salathé Route (Sentinel Rock)

The Steck-Salathé Route is a technical climbing route up Sentinel Rock. The route was first climbed June 30 - July 4, 1950, by Allen Steck and John Salathé, up the 1,600-foot (490 m) north face of Sentinel Rock in Yosemite Valley.

The route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.

Derek Hersey died while free soloing the route in 1993.

References

Steck-Salathé Route (Sentinel Rock) Wikipedia