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Valley South Side Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Valley South Side

A. Clouds Rest 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

B. Quarter Domes 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 3

C. Little Yosemite Valley 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

D. Half Dome 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 16

E. Mount Broderick 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 4

F. Liberty Cap 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 18

G. Grizzly Peak 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

H. Illilouette Canyon 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 4

I. Glacier Point Apron 79 / 10 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 89

J. Staircase Falls 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

K. Public Sanitation Wall 7 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

L. The Chapel Wall 14 / 14 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 28

M. Sentinel Rock 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 5

N. Sentinel Creek Area 34 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 36

O. Lost Brother 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 4

P. Cathedral Area 110 / 30 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 139

Q. Leaning Tower Area 23 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 24

R. The Widow's Tears Area 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

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Description

South Side of Yosemite Valley.

Cathedral Spires areas: 2. Church Tower, 5. Higher Cathedral Rock, 3. Higher Cathedral Spire, 4. Lower Cathedral Spire, 6. Middle Cathedral Rock, 1. Phantom Pinnacle.

Glacier Point Apron areas: 4. Goodrich Pinnacle Area, 6. GPA - Right Side, 3. The Grack Area, 1. Jericho Wall, 5. Monday Morning Slab.

Half Dome: 1. Northwest Face, 5. South Face, 4. Southwest Face.

Leaning Tower areas: Fifi Buttress, Leaning Tower, Leaning Tower Base Routes, Warbler Buttress .

Lower Cathedral areas: Gunsight, Lower Cathedral West, Mecca.

Getting There

Mostly along Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley.

406 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Valley South Side

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 960 ● The Grack - Center Trad 3 pitches I. Glacier Poin… > 3. The Grack Area
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R 1,409 ● Snake Dike Trad 8 pitches D. Half Dome > 4. Southwest Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2 282 ● West Face Trad, Aid 11 pitches Q. Leaning Towe… > Leaning Tower
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 422 ● Monday Morning Slab, Harry Daley… Trad 2 pitches I. Glacier Poin… > 5. Monday Morning Slab
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 325 ● Braille Book Trad 6 pitches P. Cathedral Area > 5. Higher Cathedral Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 1,280 ● Central Pillar of Frenzy Trad 5 pitches P. Cathedral Area > 6. Middle Cathedral Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 473 ● Regular Route (Higher Cathedral… Trad 4 pitches P. Cathedral Area > 3. Higher Cathedral S…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 505 ● Regular Northwest Face of Half D… Trad, Aid 23 pitches D. Half Dome > 1. Northwest Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 331 ● Northeast Buttress Trad 11 pitches P. Cathedral Area > 5. Higher Cathedral Rock
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 283 ● Steck-Salathe Trad 15 pitches M. Sentinel Rock
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 989 ● East Buttress Trad, Aid 11 pitches P. Cathedral Area > 6. Middle Cathedral Rock
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 399 ● Mr. Natural Trad I. Glacier Poin… > 6. GPA - Right Side
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 235 ● Manana Trad N Sentinel Creek Area
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 215 ● Yin-Yang Trad 2 pitches N Sentinel Creek Area
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 289 ● Voyager Trad 7 pitches Q. Leaning Towe… > Fifi Buttress