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Lost Arrow Spire, intermediate belay on the 2nd pi...

Description 

Tremendous exposure. This is a great route to prepare you for aiding on big walls. The route requires passing a knot as you have to rappel into the notch with 2 ropes tied together.


Getting There 

From Camp 4 take the trail to the top of Yosemite Falls. At the top, cross the creek and follow second-class slabs along the rim and you'll see the spire (be careful if you slip -- you die...)


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lost Arrow Spire:
Lost Arrow Tip   5.7 C2+     Trad, Aid, 2 pitches, 250 feet, Grade III   
Lost Arrow Spire Direct   5.8 C2     Trad, Aid, 16 pitches   
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Featured Route For Lost Arrow Spire
approach, view of the route from the bottom. Start of P1 in the right crack

Lost Arrow Chimney 5.10a  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Lost Arrow Spire
Classic route with long approach and descend. Time to climb the route depends of your endurance and skills. It shorter than Steck -Salathe but harder and take about the same time. You can link this route with Lost Arrow spire and end up with glorious Tyrollean traverse, but in this case you need to spend one more day to fix ropes from the Rim to the notch, or ask your friends to do that.My friends Chad Suchoski and Zander Brennen did this route few years ago and wrote nice reports on ST:w...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


Photos of Lost Arrow Spire Slideshow Add Photo
Tyrolian Traverse off Lost Arrow Spire.

Tyrolian Traverse off Lost Arrow Spire.

The 2-rope rap down into the notch.

The 2-rope rap down into the notch.

The tyrolean traverse from tip to top

The tyrolean traverse from tip to top

Lost Arrow Spire-the whole thing. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Lost Arrow Spire-the whole thing.
Photo by Blitzo.


Shadow and tyrol.

Shadow and tyrol.

roping up with igor

roping up with igor

Pitch 1

BETA PHOTO: Pitch 1

pitch 2 with yosemite falls

pitch 2 with yosemite falls

pitch 2 belay

pitch 2 belay

turning corner at beginning of pitch 2

turning corner at beginning of pitch 2

starting pitch 2

BETA PHOTO: starting pitch 2

Onsight slack line setup...No send :(

Onsight slack line setup...No send :(

Lost Arrow Spire, finishing the Tyrolean using the "swing" technique

Lost Arrow Spire, finishing the Tyrolean using the...

in the moment <br /> <br />May 2012

in the moment

May 2012


The Lost Arrow Spire.  The Chimney ascends the groove on the left in the shade.  Harding's direct route leapfrogs the ledges up the front.

BETA PHOTO: The Lost Arrow Spire. The Chimney ascends the gro...

Yosemite Falls and Lost Arrow Spire

Yosemite Falls and Lost Arrow Spire