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Razor Back Rock Climbing
Routes in Razor Back
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Arrogant Bastard T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Bayonet T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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British Steel T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R |
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Chop the Hogs S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 |
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Claymore T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 |
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Coppertone T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Cut to Pieces S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Damascus TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Darkened World T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Dastardly Rascal T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Deadhead TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrel T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Flash of the Blade T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Hurt, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Incision T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Lacerator T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 |
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Marmot-Back Crack T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c |
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Metalhead T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Slasher T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Somewhere in Time T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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| Elevation: | 9,091 ft |
| GPS: |
37.87303, -119.40109 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | J. Albers on Sep 28, 2010 |
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Details
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Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15. Always check the NPS website at nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/… for the most current details and park alerts, and to learn more about the peregrine falcon, and how closures help it survive. This page also shares closures and warnings due to current fires, smoke, etc.
Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15. Always check the NPS website at nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/… for the most current details and park alerts, and to learn more about the peregrine falcon, and how closures help it survive. This page also shares closures and warnings due to current fires, smoke, etc.
Description
Razor Back is the ridge line and wall situated between Fairview Dome to the south and Marmot Dome to the north. It faces north-northwest, and thus is a reasonable choice for sunny weather.
Until recently, Razor Back had only a few routes; most of these are substantially runout over aging quarter inch bolts. Recently, however, Bryan Law, Linda Jarit, and Greg Barnes have established a handful of new routes. The routes here are of high quality and climb all manner of Tuolumne rock; expect to pull on knobs, smedge, friction, and mix it up with the occasional flake or crack.
The FA's here have done a wonderful job of putting up routes that maintain traditional Tuolumne runout climbing, yet still allow leaders to keep their sanity intact. The climbing here is all ground up.
Bryan et al. have also updated some of the aging quarter inch bolts on the more run-out older routes. Thus if you like, you can try an old Ed Barry 5.10 with minimal, but newly replaced, bolts.
Until recently, Razor Back had only a few routes; most of these are substantially runout over aging quarter inch bolts. Recently, however, Bryan Law, Linda Jarit, and Greg Barnes have established a handful of new routes. The routes here are of high quality and climb all manner of Tuolumne rock; expect to pull on knobs, smedge, friction, and mix it up with the occasional flake or crack.
The FA's here have done a wonderful job of putting up routes that maintain traditional Tuolumne runout climbing, yet still allow leaders to keep their sanity intact. The climbing here is all ground up.
Bryan et al. have also updated some of the aging quarter inch bolts on the more run-out older routes. Thus if you like, you can try an old Ed Barry 5.10 with minimal, but newly replaced, bolts.
Getting There
The approach is a bit difficult to describe. However, if you can find the top of the Whale's Back, the remainder of the approach will be obvious.
Begin by driving approximately two and half miles west from the Tuolumne store and look for any number of pullouts (there is a "most" convenient pullout, but it is hard to describe). If you are lucky, you will find the pullout that has a good trail leaving the south side of the road. This trail leads up onto the top of the Whale's Back (the Whale's Back is the dome/wall that runs north to south and is just northeast of Fairview Dome). Once you reach the top of the Whale's Back, follow cairns south to the base of Razor Back (pretty hard to get lost at this point). You are aiming for the wall just to the left of Fairview Dome.
Begin by driving approximately two and half miles west from the Tuolumne store and look for any number of pullouts (there is a "most" convenient pullout, but it is hard to describe). If you are lucky, you will find the pullout that has a good trail leaving the south side of the road. This trail leads up onto the top of the Whale's Back (the Whale's Back is the dome/wall that runs north to south and is just northeast of Fairview Dome). Once you reach the top of the Whale's Back, follow cairns south to the base of Razor Back (pretty hard to get lost at this point). You are aiming for the wall just to the left of Fairview Dome.
Classic Climbing Routes at Razor Back
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