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The Cookie Cliff

Submitted By: Blitzo on Sep 23, 2006
Administrator: Greg Opland
Latitude: 37.7184  Longitude: -119.7187 
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Werner Braun on "Meat Grinder".
Photo by Blitzo.


Description 

The Cookie is a classic Yosemite crack area. It contains some of the world's best crack climbs.
"Outer Limits", "Meat Grinder", "Red Zinger", "Butterfingers", "Wheat Thin", "Waverly Wafer" and "Crack-A-Go-Go" are a few of the classics found in this area.


Getting There 

This cliff is about 1/2 mile down the canyon from the Cascade Creek bridge.
Park in a pullout on the river side of the road. The approach is obvious.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Cookie Cliff:
The Cookie-Right   5.9     Trad, 3 pitches, 170 feet   
Beverly's Tower   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Meat Grinder   5.10b     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   
Wheat Thin   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Outer Limits   5.10c     Trad, 2 pitches, 190 feet   
Waverly Wafer   5.10+     Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet   
Catchy   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Catchy Corner   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet   
Hardd   5.11b PG13     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
Crack-a-Go-Go   5.11c PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 105 feet   
Butterballs   5.11c     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Cookie Monster   5.13b     Sport, 2 pitches   
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Featured Route For The Cookie Cliff
Brad stylin' the onsight

Crack-a-Go-Go 5.11c PG13  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : The Cookie Cliff
This fine granite jewel climbs through some prime real estate. The route starts as a seam that generally widens as you ascend. The crux comes down low but endurance is still needed on this rope stretcher. Be careful that your pro is placed carefully as this route has spit more than a few climbers and their gear to the ground. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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Poison Oak is very common in the Lower Merced Canyon.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

BETA PHOTO: Poison Oak is very common in the Lower Merced Cany...

Merced River below the Cookie and Elephant Rock.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Merced River below the Cookie and Elephant Rock.
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Looking at the cookie

Looking at the cookie

Merced in the spring. Just below The Cookie Cliff.

Merced in the spring. Just below The Cookie Cliff.