Photo taken of Ibrium Tower from the 1st Tower. This would be P8.

Adan Martinez climbing the first pitch on Dark Star. The first pitch is the technical crux -- thin 5.10b first thing in the morning. Up above is an unprotected 5.8 chimney but in between there's a lot of low fifth class and fourth class. But it is a lot of terrain to cover in a day.

Dark Star is similar Sun Ribbon Arete, another route on Temple Crag. Both routes have short crux sections with long sections of low fith class and fourth class climbing.

Adan Martinez simul-climbing one of the many fourth class/low fifth class pitches higher up on Temple Crag.

Adan Martinez with Temple Crag in the background. Dark Star follow the prow of the formation located behind Adan's left shoulder. You climb one buttress, then rap into a notch. You climb a second buttress and again rap into a notch. Low fifth class and fourth class to the top

Temple Crag offers some of the longest backcountry routes in the Sierra Nevada. Climb any of the great routes on Temple Crag - Moon Goddess Arete, Venusian Arete, Sun Ribbon Arete, Dark Star, Barefoot Bynum - and then move camp further up the hill to the base of the Palisades glacier (quickly melting out) and jump on Swiss Arete on Mt. Sill, U-Notch, V-Notch, North Palisades and more.

This is a classic Clack problem. Combination of several techniques, layback crimper, throw to a deep one finger pocket, set the feet, throw left an higher to a sloper. Top it out if you have the guts. The landing isn't the greatest.