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Fifi Buttress To Close! MORE INFO >>> The following areas are closed to all visitor use to protect peregrine falcon aeries from March 1 until August 1 of each year or until the young falcons of the current year have fledged: Fifi Buttress Immediately west of Leaning Tower. Closure includes all routes on Fifi Buttress. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

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Photo credit: Eric Bissell

Description 

A perfect place to whet your appetite for steep, burly cracks without all that pesky commitment. This area is chock full of short, toprope-ready routes that pack a punch despite their length. They are in the trees and so can get quite buggy.

Getting There 

All of these routes are accessed from the horse trail running east-west just north of the Ahwahnee parking lot. Route locations should be described individually.

The Classics

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