Type: | Sport, Alpine, 135 ft (41 m) |
FA: | Jim Stimson and Val Lincon (1980) |
Page Views: | 3,106 total · 68/month |
Shared By: | Dave Sessions on Sep 20, 2021 · Updates |
Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Yosemite National Park has yearly closures for Peregrine Falcon Protection March 1- July 15. Always check the NPS website 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 warnings due to current fires, smoke, etc.
Description
One of the better pitches of well protected 5.7 face in the entire park.
Jim Stimson had originally put this up as a very bold lead just over 40 years ago. (His first bolt is about 80' off the ground and the second and only other about 25' above that.)
Jim very generously gave his approval for bolts to protect the first part of the pitch. His words were - "I'd be thrilled if more people got to do the route" (I don't think he has any idea how many people are going to be hiking up the slab to do this moderate gem... lol ) "I always loved the climbing on the route and the slab feature was always really cool too. I hope lots of people enjoy it.."
Super, super cool of Jim to open this route up to others.
(To get a sense of how bold the original lead was - check out the two ASCA bolts near the top. That was all there was! )
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