Wawona Climbing

Quiet climbing on old Yosemite granite. Most routes and boulders have rotted from moss, lichen, fire, and several decades without heavy climbing traffic. That being said, this area still has plenty to offer in the way of classic bouldering lines, biggish wall adventures, and inspiring development potential (if you know where to look).

Much of the boulder problems described on this page are taken from Mark and Shirley Spencer's "Southern Yosemite Rock Climbs", and unfortunately fall short of modern standards for quality bouldering. The Old Squaw boulder, however, is definitely worth checking out.

It is worth noting that the odd, short, and exciting boulder problems, laughably short trad lines, and bushwhack multi pitch endeavors that characterize this area are a brilliant look into the early days of modern Yosemite climbing outside the valley.

In short, Wawona is a beautiful, cozy little getaway town that just happens to conceal some truly special climbing.