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Heathenistic Pursuit
5.10,
Trad, 80 ft (24 m),
Avg: 2.9 from 121
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FA: Jim Beyer and Bob Sullivan, 1978
California
> Yosemite NP
> Yosemite Valley
> Valley S Side
> L. The Chapel Wall
Access Issue: Latest updates on closures, permits, and regulations.
Details
Please visit
climbingyosemite.com/ and
nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/… for the latest information on visiting Yosemite, including permits, regulations, and closure information.
Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15. Always check the NPS website 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 warnings due to current fires, smoke, etc.
Description
Excellent and varied pitch that begins in a large left-facing corner that is easily visible from the trail. The line moves away from the corner after a few moves, following a lieback and thin hands crack around a small roof and up a short, steep ramp. Steep hands in double cracks lead to the massive roof that caps the lower half of the dihedral - traverse left under this roof, passing a second crux, to access the anchors. Rap rings, single rope rap to the ground.
A second pitch may continue up the obvious undercling, though the condition of the anchor on top is unknown to me.
Location
From the Chapel, follow the horse trail down-valley. After ~150 ft, look for a trail that breaks up and left to the obvious cliff face. The dark dihedral of Heathenistic Pursuit is hard to miss.
Protection
Doubles to 2". Some may want to triple up in the 1.25" (.75 BD) size, though not necessary.
[Hide Photo] Great photo taken by Ryan Sheridan of Heathenistic Pursuit
[Hide Photo] Getting around the roof. Photo by Matt Richter.
Bozeman, MT
San Jose
what is the anchors for it?
anyone done it recently? May 13, 2013
Grand Junction
Yosemite, CA
San Francisco, CA