The immense East Face of Middle Palisade.

Middle Palisade (14,012 ft.)
East Face - Class 4
Middle Palisade may very well be the finest alpine climb of its grade in the High Sierra. Situated at the head of the South fork of Big Pine Creek, it is one of the crowning 14'ers of the range. This is an excellent climb in a very scenic and uncrowded part of the Sierra. Camping at Finger Lake is a sublimely memorable experience. This alpine climb involves crossing the upper Middle Palisade Glacier to get to the moderate rock climbing of the East Face. The climbing is never too difficult, allowing us the full enjoyment of moving in the mountains, and it puts us very quickly in an airy and wild position on the immense, open face of a very big Sierra peak. For its purity of aesthetics, this climb should be on the tick list of every Sierra climbing neophyte and accomplished alpinist alike.

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