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Five Open Books

Submitted By: Blitzo on Sep 28, 2006
Administrator: Greg Opland
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BETA PHOTO: Five Open Books area. A completely dry Lower Yosem...


Description 

This very popular area offers several good routes.
Can be quite crowded.
Watch out for rockfall.


Getting There 

Take the Lower Yosemite Falls trail to just before the bridge. Follow a trail to the left.



Featured Route For Five Open Books
Cathy Dececco follows P2 of Commitment.

Commitment 5.9  CA : Yosemite National Park : Five Open Books
This climb is in the next book right of "Munginella".Either climb a curving corner or a crack to the right to a belay.Climb unprotected face to the corner and continue to a tree.Continue up to a roof, traverse under it to it's end and follow the corner to the top.Descend to the left. be careful not to knock rocks off, onto climbers below....[more]


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Five Open Books (photo stolen from Mike Morley - Thanks Mike!). Topo shows the classic The Caverns (5.8) to Selaginella (5.8). Eight pitches of 5.8 featuring liebacks, face climbing, off-width, finger cracks, & hand cracks. Pretty much everything you got!

BETA PHOTO: Five Open Books (photo stolen from Mike Morley - T...