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An. Cascade Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in An. Cascade Area

Cascade Falls - Left 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Cascade Falls - Right 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Cascade Falls - Upper 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Elevation:	3,438 ft
GPS:	37.72305, -119.71318 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Blitzo on Oct 18, 2006
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Ongoing Issues:
Yosemite National Park climbing closures and conditions.

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Description

Cascade Falls is a beautiful waterfall in the Lower Merced Canyon.
This area offers easy to very hard climbing on awesome rock.

Getting There

Park at the parking area at Cascade Bridge.
Approaches are obvious.

14 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at An. Cascade Area

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 83 ● Golden Needles Trad 2 pitches Cascade Falls - Left
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 10 ● Free Press Trad Cascade Falls - Left
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 66 ● Fish Crack Trad Cascade Falls - Left
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 35 ● Crimson Cringe Trad Cascade Falls - Left
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 17 ● The Phoenix Trad Cascade Falls - Upper
5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b PG13 3 ● Meltdown Trad Cascade Falls - Upper