PRINT: Rock Climb Ochre Fields, Yosemite National Park

Ochre Fields

5.11a R, Trad, 6 pitches,

Avg: 3 from 1 vote
FA: Carl Austrom and Darryl Jones 4/1978
California > Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > I. Glacier Poin… > 3. The Grack Area

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.

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Description

A great multipitch slab adventure!

Protection

Bolts and a few small nuts and cams.

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Matt M
St. Albans, UK

I only climbed midway up this wild excursion (late ‘80s). It was fun and interesting but definitely a serious trad route that deserved an R rating. Very few bolts. Wires and micronuts were helpful, if i remember correctly. We ended up bailing before the crux pitch after a pitch with a surprisingly steep seam (felt like 5.10a) that had a fixed pin (lost arrow or knife blade). Dec 23, 2022

Keith Forest

Ochre Fields was put up by Carl Ostrom and David Rubine in 1979. Nov 1, 2024