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Mr. Natural
5.10+ YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 20 ZA E3 5b British
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Routes in 6. GPA - Right Side
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Anchors Away T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 |
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Angel's Approach T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Apron Jam T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Apron Jacked T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Balance Bitch T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Balance Boy T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Cold Fusion T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Dr. Feel Good T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Edge of Token T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Endless War T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Freezer Burn T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Garden's Edge T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Green Dragon T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
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Green Dream T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Lean Years T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Lonely Dancer T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Micro Maze T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Mr. Natural T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Point Beyond T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Point Beyond Direct T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Slamdance T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Son of Sam T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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| Type: | Trad, 160 ft (48 m) |
| FA: | Chris Cantwell & Bruce Morris, September 1979 |
| Page Views: | 27,719 total · 141/month |
| Shared By: | Sirius on Apr 30, 2007 · Updates |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Access Issue: Rockfall danger higher than usual on Glacier Point Apron
Details
According to Yosemite's website in 2016, Glacier Point Apron is open to climbing, but the Park Service does not recommend climbing there due to recent and ongoing rockfall.
Access Issue: Latest updates on Covid and falcon closures.
Details
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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.
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
One of THE all-time 5.10 finger cracks. This single, (length edit) ~160-foot section of fractured granite offers more perfect fingerlocks (on clean stone and in a breathtaking setting) than many climbers will encounter in their life times. This is the sad truth, and lines such as Mr. Natural are among the rewards and privileges of having access to the cradle of American rock climbing.
Start the climb by traversing from the sometimes ant-infested tree, first up, then across climber's right, and finally down and right again (5.6 on obvious features, sparse pro) to the bottom of the business. Slot the first of +/- three dozen flawless fingerlocks that await you on your bid for the anchors and you're off. The occasional handjam will provide decent rests, and let you conserve your finger-sized cams. The wall gradually steepens and the crack gradually thins as you near the chains.
Clip anchors, dumbfounded and euphoric, and reconfirm to yourself that it is in fact worth it to pay such high rent to be able to live near stuff like this. (Or plane tickets to get here).
Start the climb by traversing from the sometimes ant-infested tree, first up, then across climber's right, and finally down and right again (5.6 on obvious features, sparse pro) to the bottom of the business. Slot the first of +/- three dozen flawless fingerlocks that await you on your bid for the anchors and you're off. The occasional handjam will provide decent rests, and let you conserve your finger-sized cams. The wall gradually steepens and the crack gradually thins as you near the chains.
Clip anchors, dumbfounded and euphoric, and reconfirm to yourself that it is in fact worth it to pay such high rent to be able to live near stuff like this. (Or plane tickets to get here).
Location
Approach from the parking lot as for other climbs on the Apron. Continue up and right (West) along the base, keeping an eye out for a finger crack with a sculpted-by-the-hand-of-god look to it which begins about 120 up the wall in a section of clean, grey rock. To reach the tree belay at the start of the climb, which sits on a ledge 110 feet above the talus, either climb Apron Jam (5.9 layback), or scramble up the 4th class ramp that angles up and left from directly beneath Mr. Natural. Two 2-rope raps get you to the ground from the anchors.
Warning: there has been serious rockfall in the GPA vicinity, and fatal rockfall in the area of this climb, in recent history. GPA is a rockfall zone. The same could be said for virtually all of Yosemite Valley, but perhaps more so here than other areas. See below for more.
Warning: there has been serious rockfall in the GPA vicinity, and fatal rockfall in the area of this climb, in recent history. GPA is a rockfall zone. The same could be said for virtually all of Yosemite Valley, but perhaps more so here than other areas. See below for more.
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