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Braille Book
5.8+ YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
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Routes in 5. Higher Cathedral Rock
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Blind Man's Bluff T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Blinded by the Light T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Book of Job T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Braille Book T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Crucifix, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Generation Gap T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+ |
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Last Crusade, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Mary's Tears T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Northeast Buttress T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 |
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Perfect Vision T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R |
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Power Point T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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Remain in Light T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Renaissance Wall T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 |
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Sequel, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Sight Reader T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Sound and Vision T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+ |
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Syllable, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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| Type: | Trad, 700 ft (212 m), 6 pitches |
| FA: | Jim Bridwell, Chris Fredericks, Brian Berry and Joe Faint, June 1966 |
| Page Views: | 33,291 total · 161/month |
| Shared By: | Anonymous Climber on Jun 15, 2006 · Updates |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, 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
Braille Book is an awesome route perched way up high at the top of the Cathedral gully. Named for the many knobs that would "allow even a blind many to climb it", this is some fun climbing! An extra bonus to the extremely enjoyable climbing is belaying with a ringside seat to the two Cathedral Spires and Yosemite Valley spread out below you. Although it comes with a bit of a grunt approach, it's well worth the effort for such a nice route. Get up early, this one is popular!
P1) Climb steep and featured wall just right of right-facing corner system. 130'
P2) Jam a crack that heads up and left into the corner. Continue in wide (fist) crack and belay at a small tower with slings. 100'
P3) Climb up crack to right of corner, that dumps you into a slick chimney (watch out tricky move!). Continue up the chimney to belay on small shelf on left at the base of right-arching offwidth crack. Long pitch 185'
P4) Climb right-arching offwidth crack up and right to a shelf. You can continue 20' up to another shelf via a nice and obvious crack. 60'
P5) Climb up face around the corner to the right (tricky!) crossing up and right to gain the top of the buttress above. 90'
P6) Climb up featured face, up and left across the face, headed for the top. Lots of places to go here. Jugs at the top.
Descent: Scramble off the back and then come around to descend gully. Beautiful hike down!
P1) Climb steep and featured wall just right of right-facing corner system. 130'
P2) Jam a crack that heads up and left into the corner. Continue in wide (fist) crack and belay at a small tower with slings. 100'
P3) Climb up crack to right of corner, that dumps you into a slick chimney (watch out tricky move!). Continue up the chimney to belay on small shelf on left at the base of right-arching offwidth crack. Long pitch 185'
P4) Climb right-arching offwidth crack up and right to a shelf. You can continue 20' up to another shelf via a nice and obvious crack. 60'
P5) Climb up face around the corner to the right (tricky!) crossing up and right to gain the top of the buttress above. 90'
P6) Climb up featured face, up and left across the face, headed for the top. Lots of places to go here. Jugs at the top.
Descent: Scramble off the back and then come around to descend gully. Beautiful hike down!
Location
Park on the side of the road (south side) in front of Middle Cathedral Rock. A climbers trail can be accessed from this pullout. Follow the climbers trail all the way up the gully, its often best to get a little higher than the book and then come down towards it from the gulley. Approximate time 1.5 hours.
Start climbing on the left side of the base of Higher Cathedral Rock at a right-facing corner system. Watch out that you're not starting up the Book of Job route!
Start climbing on the left side of the base of Higher Cathedral Rock at a right-facing corner system. Watch out that you're not starting up the Book of Job route!
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