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Yosemite Falls Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Yosemite Falls Area

Five Open Books 10 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Lost Arrow Spire 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 3

Lower Falls Amphitheater 12 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Sunnyside Bench 17 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Swan Slab 21 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Upper Falls Trail and Columbia Point 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Yosemite Falls Wall 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 4

Yosemite Point 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Elevation:	4,514 ft
GPS:	37.752, -119.597 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	356,903 total · 2,126/month
Shared By:	Blitzo on Sep 27, 2006
Admins:	M Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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Ongoing Issues:
Yosemite National Park climbing closures and conditions

Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15.
Always check the Yosemite website Peregrine Closure page 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 warning due to current fires, smoke, etc.

Description

Yosemite Falls is the seventh highest water fall in the world. The Upper Falls drops 1,430 feet. An intermediate chain of cascades drops another 675 feet. The Lower Falls drops another 320 feet.
On the Upper Falls Wall is the famous Lost Arrow Spire.
Several grade VI routes also exist here.
The Lower Falls Amphitheatre offers quality climbing.
Sunnyside Bench and the Five Open Books are also quite popular.

Getting There

Take the Lower Yosemite Falls Trail to access The lower areas.

82 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Yosemite Falls Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 276 ● Sunnyside Bench Regular Route Trad 3 pitches Sunnyside Bench
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 650 ● Munginella Trad 3 pitches Five Open Books > First Tier
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 84 ● Bay Tree Crack Trad Swan Slab
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2 109 ● Lost Arrow Tip Trad, Aid 2 pitches Lost Arrow Spire
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 211 ● Super Hands (aka Ranger Crack) Trad Lower Falls Amphitheater
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 168 ● The Caverns Trad 4 pitches Five Open Books > First Tier
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 266 ● Selaginella Trad 4 pitches Five Open Books > Second Tier
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 367 ● Grant's Crack Trad, TR Swan Slab
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 586 ● Jamcrack Trad 2 pitches Sunnyside Bench
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 645 ● Commitment Trad 3 pitches Five Open Books > First Tier
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 209 ● Lena's Lieback Trad 3 pitches Swan Slab
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 163 ● The Surprise Trad 3 pitches Five Open Books > First Tier
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 85 ● Guiding Light Trad Lower Falls Amphitheater
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 180 ● Bummer Trad, TR Sunnyside Bench
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 236 ● Lazy Bum Trad 2 pitches Sunnyside Bench