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5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British A2+
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Routes in Higher Cathedral Rock
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Blind Man's Bluff T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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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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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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Remain in Light S 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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Syllable, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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| Type: | Trad, Aid, 1200 ft, 11 pitches, Grade V |
| FA: | 2017 |
| Page Views: | 373 total · 45/month |
| Shared By: | kevin deweese on Jul 22, 2018 |
| Admins: | M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Access Issue: Yosemite National Park climbing closures and conditions
Details
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.
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
Between Learning To Crawl and Wild Apes. Shares one pitch with Wild Apes, Two Pitches with Northeast Buttress, 20' with Learning to Crawl, and ~150' of Gemini.
Typical Valley Aid Rack thin to wid(ish) Beaks required. Skinny Leader helpful.
Fun climbing on an imposing and beautiful wall with great views of the Spires and into the valley proper.
P1 (Wild Apes) 5.easy up long ramp to a ledge at the obvious corner system
P2 A2+ Thin beaking on fragile flakes then rivets to penji left to obvious left-facing corner system
P3 A2 Maneuver around a roof then take the right-leaning corner to belay below roof (or continue to another belay lust past the roof)
P4 A2 Move around the roof past another set of belay bolts, follow left-leaning corner to rivets and hooks to right facing flake to belay
P5 A1Move right and take path of least resistance to belay
P6 A2+ Steep Joins Learning To Crawl for 20-30' then cuts right into steep finger-sized crack system to a roof. Passing roof requires managing a guillotine flake to place follow system to belay. Shares Gemini from Roof to Anchors.
P7 C2 Wide Continue up crack to belay. Shared partly with Gemini.
P8 A2 Continue up crack, moving right at the roof to face, hook, cams, and nailing to ledge,
P9 (Northeast Buttress) 5.8
P10 (Northeast Buttress) 5.9
Retreat after pitch 2 by rapping left to connect to Learning to Crawl anchors. Retreat difficult after pitch 6
Descend as for Northeast Buttress. Walk Off
Typical Valley Aid Rack thin to wid(ish) Beaks required. Skinny Leader helpful.
Fun climbing on an imposing and beautiful wall with great views of the Spires and into the valley proper.
P1 (Wild Apes) 5.easy up long ramp to a ledge at the obvious corner system
P2 A2+ Thin beaking on fragile flakes then rivets to penji left to obvious left-facing corner system
P3 A2 Maneuver around a roof then take the right-leaning corner to belay below roof (or continue to another belay lust past the roof)
P4 A2 Move around the roof past another set of belay bolts, follow left-leaning corner to rivets and hooks to right facing flake to belay
P5 A1Move right and take path of least resistance to belay
P6 A2+ Steep Joins Learning To Crawl for 20-30' then cuts right into steep finger-sized crack system to a roof. Passing roof requires managing a guillotine flake to place follow system to belay. Shares Gemini from Roof to Anchors.
P7 C2 Wide Continue up crack to belay. Shared partly with Gemini.
P8 A2 Continue up crack, moving right at the roof to face, hook, cams, and nailing to ledge,
P9 (Northeast Buttress) 5.8
P10 (Northeast Buttress) 5.9
Retreat after pitch 2 by rapping left to connect to Learning to Crawl anchors. Retreat difficult after pitch 6
Descend as for Northeast Buttress. Walk Off
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