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.
Splitter fingers straight up the center of the Nabisco wall. Vertical on strenuous fingerlocks, with the occasional diorite bump barely protruding for feet. Sustained and classic. Think about Bachar or Croft soloing this thing when you're on it....[more]