All Locations > California > Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Valley Bouldering Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Yosemite Valley Bouldering

Ahwahnee Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 36 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 36

Boulder Lane 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Bridalveil Boulders 1 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Camp 4 Boulders 1 / 0 / 0 / 98 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 98

Candyland Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Cathedral Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Crystals, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Curry Village 1 / 0 / 3 / 36 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 37

Garden Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Gunsight Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Highway 41 Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Horse Trail Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Housekeeping 1 / 0 / 0 / 39 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 41

HWY 140 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Indian Creek Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Intersection Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Lost Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Lower Cathedral Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Lower Yosemite Falls Boulder Fields 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Manure Pile Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Mist Trail Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

MSG Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Northside Road Trail Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Presidential Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Sentinel Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Swan Slab Boulders 0 / 0 / 1 / 46 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 47

Turtleback Dome 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Wave Boulders, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Wood Yard 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Yabo Area [[CLOSED]] 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Elevation:	3,977 ft
GPS:	37.7416, -119.60152 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	779,034 total · 5,742/month
Shared By:	Salamanizer Ski on Jan 31, 2012 · Updates
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

Access Issue: Latest updates on Covid and falcon closures. Details

Please visit climbingyosemite.com/ for the latest information on visiting Yosemite.

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

Books and online guides

James Lucas' book containing 1,000+ problems

* BetaBase blog: Bouldering in Yosemite, Tahoe and beyond

* Park Life - a great 25 minute video with loads of classic problems.

* Yosemite Valley Bouldering

* Yosemite Climbing Guide App (free)

* A Week in the Valley - 11 min video on Vimeo shows off some harder classics

Bouldering areas in Yosemite Valley include:

Chicken Boulder

Happy Isles

Indian Creek Boulders

Lower Yosemite Falls

Swan Slab Boulders

Camp 4 Boulders

The Crystals

Yabo Boulder

The Bachar Boulder

MSG Boulder

The Wave

Intersection Boulders

Knobby Wall

Getting There

Refer to specific areas for approach details.

385 Total Climbs

Route Finder - Best Climbs for YOU!

Location:	* Yosemite Valley Bouldering Change
Type:	to Trad Sport Toprope
Quality:
Pitches:
Sort by:	then:

Classic Climbing Routes at Yosemite Valley Bouldering

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

V0 4 87 ● Largo Lunge Boulder Camp 4 Boulders > Bachar Cracker Boulder
V0 4 49 ● Presidential Traverse Boulder Presidential Boulder
V0 4 103 ● Kevin's Traverse Boulder Curry Village > Kevin's Traverse Boulder
V1 5 87 ● Initial Friction Boulder Camp 4 Boulders > Cocaine Corner Boulder
V3 6A 67 ● Once Upon a Time Boulder Candyland Boulders > Storybook Boulder
V3 6A 128 ● Kor Problem Boulder Camp 4 Boulders > Kor Problem Boulder
V3 6A 64 ● The Angler Boulder Curry Village > Angler Boulder
V4 6B 159 ● Zorro Boulder Curry Village > Zorro Boulder
V4 6B 168 ● Bachar Cracker Boulder Camp 4 Boulders > Bachar Cracker Boulder
V5 6C 66 ● Cocaine Corner Boulder Camp 4 Boulders > Cocaine Corner Boulder
V5 6C 54 ● Atlantis Boulder Intersection Bo… > Atlantis
V5 6C 56 ● Blue Suede Shoes Boulder Camp 4 Boulders > Blue Suede Shoes Boulder
V6 7A 62 ● The King Boulder Cathedral Boulders > King Boulder
V8 7B 81 ● Midnight Lightning Boulder Camp 4 Boulders > Big Columbia Boulder
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V2 5+ 137 ● Circuit Breaker TR, Boulder Curry Village > Circuit Breaker