Schultz's Ridge

Description 

Shultz's Ridge is a great cragging area and home to the classic Moratorium (11b).

Getting There 

There are two dirt pullouts on the left side of the road just under two miles west of Camp 4. Park at the first one for the Moratorium, and the second one for most other routes. Cross the street and follow generally good trails through the woods to the wall. The Moratorium approach is steeper and longer than guidebooks make it out to be (allow 15-25 minutes of hiking time).

The Classics

Featured Route For Schultz's Ridge

The Moratorium 5.11b  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Schultz's Ridge

The Moratorium is three (sometimes four) pitches of technical and powerful stemming and jamming up a steep, right-facing corner system at the base of El Cap. It serves as a great approach to the classic "East Buttress" as they finish and start within a few meters of one another, but because the climbing is of such a different nature (that is, East Buttress being much easier, wandering, and adventurous), the Moratorium is perhaps better as a stand...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA