PRINT: Rock Climb Brownoser, Yosemite National Park

Brownoser

5.8, Trad, 110 ft (33 m),

Avg: 2.1 from 63 votes
FA: unknown
California > Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > N Sentinel Creek Area

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Description

Just follow the left facing corner hand crack while also taking advantage of face holds. Be sure to save a #3 cam for the final section.

Location

The crack to the right of Mantra

Protection

.3-#3 with doubles in 2's and 3's. Take a #4 if you have one.

Bolted anchor with chains.

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Slog through the munge then climb the prominent crack

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bmdhacks
Bellingham, WA

Enjoyable hands and fists crack, with interesting variation. I'd bring a #4 if you have it. Jun 26, 2017

Natalie N
Bishop, CA

Agreed on the #4 recommendation. I didn't read the comments beforehand and went without, but it's certainly comfier with one. Apr 5, 2018

Tomko
SANTA CLARA CA

Fun little warmup that could use some cleaning up. While it looks like a handcrack from the ground I ended up doing some big stemming moves to make it through. Oct 14, 2018

Andrew Upchurch
Yosemite, CA

5.8

as of 10/28/20 the route is cleaner than it looks. Oct 28, 2020

Ryan Wood
Bend, OR

If you don’t use the other crack, holds, and stem moves out left and just do this as the corner it is probably solid 5.11. I used all of the said other holds etc. and this is a very nice warmup with fun movement that will be a great moderate once cleaned up. May 15, 2021