Yosemite National Park

Classic Yosemite Valley view.

Description 

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Yosemite National Park was set aside in 1890 for it's natural beauty. Yosemite Valley, or "The Valley" to many climbers is the heart of the park and the location of many of the most incredible natural wonders in the area. Yosemite Valley is the heart, soul, and a lot of the history of rock climbing in the United States.

Getting There 

Yosemite can be reached from the west, south or east via highways 120 (west), 140, 41 or 120 via Tioga Pass. The Tioga Pass drive through Tuolumne Meadows from the east side is normally closed from sometime in the fall through mid to late May due to snowfall.

Featured Route For Yosemite National Park

Salathe (pitch 1) 5.10c  CA : Yosemite National Park : El Capitan Base Routes

For the El Cap base routes, the first pitch of the Salathe provides a superb pitch that is technical, well protected and one of the best lines at the base. Locate the start by finding the line that usually is waiting for this one, near the point on the approach trail where you head left to get to Moby Dick. The start is 5.6 climbing up a groove / crack that if you can avoid placing gear in will minimize rope drag further up. Head toward a pair ...[more]

Add Photo Photos of Yosemite National Park

Yosemite. 1981. Photo by Blitzo.	Yosemite storm. Photo by Blitzo.	Little Nellie Falls. Photo by Blitzo.
Winter morning. Photo by Blitzo.	Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls. Photo bt Blitzo.	Upper Yosemite Falls, Winter, 1975. Photo by Blitz...
Merced River-Happy Isles. Photo by Blitzo.	Star King. Photo by Blitzo.	Monarch butterfly on thistle. Photo by Blitzo.
Yosemite Valley 1975. Photo by Blitzo.	Sugar Pine. Photo by Blitzo.	El Capitan. Photo by Blitzo.
	Dogwood-Yosemite Valley. Photo by Blitzo.	Forest-Lower Merced Canyon. Photo by Blitzo.
Up-turned grinding stone. This boulder was dislodg...	Mt. Watkins and Tenaya Canyon from Half Dome. Phot...	Half Dome and Merced River-Winter. Photo by Blitzo...
El Cap through a dead, fallen tree arch. The NPS h...	Yosemite Valley from 33,000 feet. Flying into San...	really cool camp 4 problem called Thriller.
Yosemite in May, 1992 Photo by Deaun Schovajsa	El Cap-West Buttress profile. Photo by Blitzo.	Fingertips 5.10b Daff Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosm...
The Nose from the road	The Nose and Pine Line