Lost Arrow Chimney | E3 Trad climb at Lost Arrow Spire


5.10a

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Ascents

5 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Anton Nelson Alternate Leads | ground up Between 30th Aug 1947 and 3rd Sep 1947
First ascent.

[1] Nelson, A (1948). Five days and Nights on the Lost Arrow. Sierra Club Bulletin 33, 3. https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/121323165/five-days-and-nights-on-the-lost-arrow-by-anton-nelson

John Salathé Alternate Leads | ground up Between 30th Aug 1947 and 3rd Sep 1947
First ascent. With some points of aid.

The first Yosemite Big Wall: 5 days and nights spend on the route.

References

[1] Roper, S (1994). Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber.. USA: The Mountaineers

[2] https://climbing-history.org/library/7893/united-states,-sierra-club,-1947

Chuck Pratt Alternate Leads | ground up 1964
First free ascent.
Frank Sacherer Alternate Leads | ground up 1964
First free ascent.
Greg Cameron Solo | onsight 1979

Greg carried a copy of Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus on his ascent.

References

[1] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/145597/A-look-at-Lost-Arrow-Chimney