PRINT: Rock Climb Blinky Blunt, Yosemite National Park

Blinky Blunt

5.9, Trad,

Avg: 3 from 6 votes
FA: Jim Beyer- solo 11/20
California > Yosemite NP > Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > I. Glacier Poin… > 4. Goodrich Pinnacle…

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

About 40' left of Misty Beethoven is a crack/ seam ( 5.8 ) in a left facing corner. Blinky Blunt is the bolted line (ground up , as are all my valley routes) left of this left facing corner. Above the sixth bolt is a left facing flake that takes a #2 and a #3 beak (hand placed) (0ptional) and a 3/4" and 1" cams. Step left to another left facing flake and up to double bolts. Rap 100'. Great pitch, well protected ; expect sustained .8 with 3 to 6 .9 cruxes

Location

Starts near the start to Flakey Flunt (.9 R/X)

Protection

8 bolts + 3/4" and 1" cams equalized

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Chris and Freda
Reno, NV

What a pleasure to climb a route on the apron that is comfortably bolted! The only disappointment is that it is only one pitch. Note this is pretty stiff for 5.9; considerably more difficult than Marginal, for example. Sep 19, 2021

Tony Lobay
San Carlos

5.10a

Outstanding route! Excellent rock! Great moves! Comfortably bolted! Probably closer to 10a. Overall, great addition to the Apron.

Be aware of recent rockfall in this area! Wear your helmet! Bolts on the routes to the right got badly damaged by recent rockfall. Note that as of May 15, 2025 the Sweet Abeline TR anchors were damaged by rockfall.

My brain was a bit cooked when we did this, and I went up and right to the Sweet Abeline anchors. You are supposed to go up and LEFT to the anchors for this route. However, by going up and right, you can access the Sweet Abeline anchor to TR that. If you don't want to put in trad pro, that's an option. I was hoping to hand place beaks - even had them on my harness - will have to wait until next time. May 16, 2025