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Grade Route Gear style Quality Climber
Thu 23rd May 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.8 Keystone Corner Trad 24m
Will West
Rope was getting in the way

 
5.10a X Copper Penny Trad 27m
Will West
Sick OW to #6 - definitely not X let alone R rated, not sure why it says that here?

 
5.8 Keystone Corner Trad 24m
Will West
Fuck wideboyz crack gloves, would be better off using banana peels strapped onto the back of your hands with duck tape

 
5.12a Chump Change Unknown Very Good
Will West
I must've started too high or this is truly a one move 12a that I bypassed the Crux of? Definitely on the right line according to MP but felt way too easy for 12a

 
Wed 15th May 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.9 Hawleywood Sport 24m, 8
Javi
5.8 Holey Gully Trad 21m
Javi
Wed 1st May 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Arch Rock
5.10b Gripper
1 Second
2 Trad
3 Second
Trad 100m Classic
Bob Green
Thu 25th Apr 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Arch Rock
5.9 Entrance Exam Trad
CLAUDIO MASSERONI
Thu 18th Apr 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Parkline Area Parkline Slab The Cockshead
5.8 Bring in the Fembots Mixed trad 46m, 3
CLAUDIO MASSERONI
Tue 9th Apr 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b The Super Slacker Highway
1 Trad
2 Trad
3 Second
4 Trad
Mixed trad 180m, 16
Gravity is a Myth
Thu 4th Apr 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.9 Meat Grinder p1 Trad 20m
CLAUDIO MASSERONI
Thu 29th Feb 2024 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.10b Markery Sport 23m, 9
Tomasz Bok
5.8 Holey Gully Trad 21m
Tomasz Bok
5.8 Keystone Corner Trad 24m
Tomasz Bok
5.8 Mockery Sport 9
Tomasz Bok
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.8 Mockery - with conrado Sport 9 Classic
Cesar Cabrera
Pretty fun pitch with amazing views!

 
Tue 31st Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.8 Holey Gully Trad 21m Very Good
Kent Krauza
Interesting line. Starts as a full on chimney, then climb on knobs on the side walls, then a normal crack near the top. Gear is consistently good.

 
5.8 Mockery Sport 9 Classic
Kent Krauza
Different than anything else I’ve done in Yosemite. Amazing line but I don’t think the plates at the top are going to be there forever. Note there are now mussy hooks at the anchor (Oct/23).

 
Sun 22nd Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Reed's Pinnacle Area
5.10c Lunatic Fringe Trad 43m Mega Classic
Dimsim
Thu 12th Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Generator Station
5.10c Generator Crack - with Brittany and the Broke Boys Trad 18m Classic
Will Vidler
Well it’s certainly something.

 
Sat 7th Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b The Super Slacker Highway Mixed trad 180m, 16 Very Good
Harley Mills
Fri 6th Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Above The Cookie
5.12a Separate Reality — 2 attempts - with Jacob Kuchler Trad 15m Mega Classic
Max Warren
Tue 3rd Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Reed's Pinnacle Area
5.10b Stone Groove - with Andrew Banks Trad 18m Very Good
Josh Worley
Had to take on the first go. Decided to leave the gear in and see how I went on the pink-point 2nd go around and it felt much easier. Perhaps I should have pulled the gear and went for a proper red point burn.

 
5.9 ~5.10a Reed's Direct - with Andrew Banks Trad 73m Classic
Josh Worley
What a great line. Pretty stout for 5.9 and gets 10a in the guidebook. Some of the jams were a bit funky however the climbed was engaging the entire time. Loved it

 
Tue 3rd Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.11a Waverly Wafer - with Fraser Trad 30m Classic
William Wardlaw-Kelly
One super battle, so stocked. One of my proudest onsights

 
5.11a Outer Limits - with Fraser Trad 47m Classic
William Wardlaw-Kelly
Tue 3rd Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.10d Five and Dime - with Fraser Trad 27m Classic
William Wardlaw-Kelly
Found this one very tricky in the dry. Super impressed to see Fraser flash it in the pouring rain.

 
Tue 3rd Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Reed's Pinnacle Area
5.10c Lunatic Fringe Trad 43m Classic
William Wardlaw-Kelly
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10c The Super Slacker Highway - with Cole
1 5.10b Second
2 5.9 Second
3 5.10a Trad
4 5.10a Trad
5 5.10a Second
6 5.10b Second
7 5.10c Trad
8 5.9 Trad
Mixed trad 180m, 16 Classic
Bonnie
mega fun adventure, worth the crowds. tests your ability to climb everything: splitters, boulder sequences, steep jug haul, chimney (p5, p8), committing to balancy mantle above a first bolt/ledge (p4). pitch breakdown was arbitrary but worked out well: I somehow got the bouldery pitches (p3, p7) and not the reachy ones (p1, p6)

 
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.11a Outer Limits - with William Wardlaw-Kelly
1 105 ft Second
Trad 47m Very Good
Fraser
Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.12a Cookie Monster Sport 25m, 7
Bonnie
first half was type 1 fun! had a few goes at burly/tensiony move with diminishing returns

 
5.10c Outer Limits P1
1 5.10c 105 ft Trad
Trad 32m
Bonnie
off in wide section trying to calf lock/heel-toe cam. still need to get better at rope management and endurance in steep splitters

 
Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Reed's Pinnacle Area
5.10c Lunatic Fringe - with William Wardlaw-Kelly Trad 43m Classic
Fraser
Very quality route

 
Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.10d Five and Dime - with William Wardlaw-Kelly Trad 27m Classic
Fraser
A great climb, not as sustained as other reviews may indicate only ~5m of tricky moves. Once again climbed in a light drizzle so all the jams and locks were a little slippery

 
Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b Knuckleheads - with William Wardlaw-Kelly Sport 27m
Fraser
First route in the valley : ). A sport route hahaha

 
5.10b Knob Job - with William Wardlaw-Kelly Trad 61m Classic
Fraser
Good, was only raining a bit.

 
5.10c Sherrie's Crack - with William Wardlaw-Kelly Trad 24m Very Good
Fraser
Just squeezed this one in before the real rain came in. Initial finger crack was nice and greasy.

 
Thu 14th Sep 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Generator Station
5.10c Hard Generator Crack Trad 18m
Michiel ''the Rock'' Telkamp
Thu 14th Sep 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.10a The Enigma - with Simon Trad Very Good
Ronja Lantzsch
Interesting and exhausting long route with good pro

 
5.11a Outer Limits P1 - with Simon
1 105 ft Trad
Trad 32m Classic
Ronja Lantzsch
What a line! Don't climb it in the sun, it is quite slippery

 
Tue 5th Sep 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.11a Outer Limits Trad 47m
Aidan Bennetts
5.11a Outer Limits Trad 47m
Aidan Bennetts
Mon 26th Jun 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Generator Station
5.10c Generator Crack — 3 attempts Trad 18m
Bonnie
was going to TRS after partner for serenity bailed, but ran into some humans who kindly offered a belay. tied in three times, got more efficient, probably within a move or two of getting my butt into the crack. bruised but not unhappy with how that went for a first day

 
Thu 22nd Jun 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b Boneheads — 3 attempts Sport 24m
lollyllama
Wow, tough start on a hot sunny day. Don't forget to douse yourself in deet, the mosquitoes were swarming in late June

 
5.10a Kiddie Corner Sport 34m, 7
lollyllama
5.9 Suds Trad 37m
lollyllama
Sun 18th Jun 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.8 Holey Gully - with Jenny Trad 21m
Bonnie
5.8 Keystone Corner - with Jenny Trad 24m Very Good
Bonnie
after trying to drive to glacier point apron and getting accidentally booted out of the valley loop after 1h45, long weekends are fun

 
Mon 5th Jun 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Reed's Pinnacle Area
5.10a ~5.10a Reed's Direct - with Ariel
1 Second
2 5.10a Trad
Trad 73m Very Good
Bonnie
I did read the supertopo description of p2 but was stoked to get out and climb so applied a healthy amount of cognitive dissonance and figured I could 'just sit'. nowhere near enough gear with doubles up to #2 then singles up to #4. all four hexes got placed. fought valiantly for the onsight until about halfway then was completely flash pumped. top piece of gear was always placed on lead until the final offwidth. not the first time i've been completely shut down by '5.9' but afaicr the first time i've had to pause part way through pulling up rope to dry heave into a bush.

 
Thu 1st Jun 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Arch Rock
5.11a New Dimensions Trad Classic
Jack Seawright
Set off for this one at 4pm with gen on what was supposed to be my rest day. I was imagining sporty cracks but in reality yosemite multis are rarely just sporty cracks and this one turned out to be 90% v-groove thrash. There were some doubtful moments as the sunline travelled slowly up the hill behind us and light faded 2 pitches from the top but i got to have a lash at the top in bright enough conditions (i wish i could use that as an excuse for not sending). Heartbreaker flared finger jam slip 4m under the chains. Gens answers as to why i was rushing us so much lower down were revealed at the top: i forgot my headtorch. She lent me her phone torch and we rapped to the ground and ate a depressing 10pm dinner in camp 4.5 parking lot.

 
Mon 29th May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.10a The Enigma - with Jack Seawright, Caleb Trad
Bonnie
slipped in offwidth oops. helmet was stupid but turned out to be entirely necessary for the debris dislodged by the boys onto the semihanging belay from The Enema

 
5.11b Pringles - with Jack Seawright, Caleb Sport 30m
Bonnie
spent a lot of effort getting second bolt clipped, took a look at the next sequence, sat, came down. apparently I now find climbing on bolts absolutely terrifying??

 
Sun 28th May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon New Diversions Cliff
5.10a New Diversions Unknown 33m Classic
Jack Seawright
Climbed this route after 'climbing' generator crack, the token 'im gonna go submit myself for thrashing by a wide crack on top rope' in the valley. New diversions however was an absorbing lead at the grade and an outrageous traverse across the face to a watermelon sized chicken head, no pro, i guess im slinging it. Then mantle said watermelon without kicking your only pro off and tip toe across to a piton. Gen, my climbing partner for the day boldly jumped on the pointy end afterwards and whipped off the chicken head pro! Glad to not have the same thing happen.

 
Wed 24th May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b The Super Slacker Highway Mixed trad 180m, 16 Classic
Jack Seawright
Great adventure route. Pick your own line up 'the wall of knobs'. Many knobs to choose from but only 2 of them clipped the chains at the top of pat and jack pillar. Tony has rediscovered himself as a chimney climber - positively brimming with joy as he back pressed the final chute to the summit. I expect to have to talk him out of free soloing steck salathe.

 
Tue 23rd May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Above The Cookie
5.12a Separate Reality Trad 15m Mega Classic
Jack Seawright
Magnificent rap in and views from the sloping ledge. Each of us had 2 punts. Not as splitter as the bridge crack in bowen hills but alright for rock i guess. Heart broken by the rude boulder at the end but with a bit of rope help the roof turn was very cool. Nice sesh

 
Tue 23rd May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.10d Catchy Trad 30m
Dylan Tubaro
Fri 19th May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Above The Cookie
5.12a Separate Reality Trad 15m
Anton Korsun
Second shot. Although I’m a little flat about the style of ascent (not being a true redpoint), I’m pretty content to leave it at that.

Reason being, while the roof is long, you only need to place 2 pieces in it to make it “safe” from a groundfall (ignoring the first one placed from a hands free rest). Given how hard it is to clean, spending a whole day just to place 2 cams seems a bit contrived. But full respect to those who do!

 
Wed 17th May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.11c Butterballs Trad 25m Mega Classic
Jack Seawright
So god damn good. Came out with mattias early to beat the sun, jugged straight up skipping the most exhausting warm up pitch in existence. Mattias jumped on and lashed up 6 pieces then came down, i tried to rose-point it through half-preplaced gear. Pretty solid crack but had a footslip and a good whip at half height which probably is the crux depending on style preference. The top is intreguing in the v groove and the victory jug feels so amazing to caress that itll make your hang dog feel like a long term project red point. Stoked to get out and get some fingers stuck on this pitch that consensus says is the best 5.11 in the valley. At this point im on board with it

 
Wed 10th May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Above The Cookie
5.12a Separate Reality Trad 15m Classic
Dylan Tubaro
First climb in the valley!! 2nd shot

 
Sun 7th May 2023 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.9 Meat Grinder p1 Trad 20m
Anton Korsun
Thought both pitches got .10c - it definitely felt that way.

Later we got on a bolted .11 and bailed after one bolt due to scary runout. This place is hard.

 
Tue 22nd Nov 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Cascade Falls Upper
5.14c Meltdown Trad 21m
Jacopo Larcher
Mon 24th Oct 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.10c Meat Grinder - with Gwen, Crystal, Chris Trad 76m Mega Classic
Will Vidler
Maybe still the hardest I have ever tried. Nearly threw up. Did as one uber pitch.

 
5.10a Beverly's Tower - with Gwen, Crystal, Chris Trad 30m Very Good
Will Vidler
I think I did this one.

 
Sun 23rd Oct 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.10c Bijou Sport 18m, 6
Iris
5.8 Mockery Sport 9
Iris
Sun 23rd Oct 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.10c Outer Limits P1
1 5.10c 105 ft
Trad 32m Mega Classic
Andy Sparks
Mon 17th Oct 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Arch Rock
5.10d Blotto (Axis) Unknown
Hamish Kerr
5.10b Midterm Trad 42m
Hamish Kerr
5.11a New Dimensions Trad
Hamish Kerr
Wed 12th Oct 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b Boneheads - with kathi Sport 24m Very Good
Hannes Schleipfner
Fri 27th May 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.11a Catchy Corner Trad 46m
Camilla Satte
Sun 3rd Apr 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Above The Cookie
5.12a Separate Reality Trad 15m Mega Classic
Dan Gosselin
3th try

 
Mon 28th Mar 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.8 Mockery Sport 20m, 9
Daniel Soh
Almost seems like someone did the routesetting on this one. Great juggy moves all round!

 
5.10c Bijou Sport 18m, 6
Daniel Soh
Had so much fun I took an extra go for the redpoint.

 
Mon 28th Mar 2022 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.9 Makayla's Climb Sport 50m
Daniel Soh
Believe it goes at 5.8 on the guidebook. Great slabby stuff, needs you to really trust your feet. Also a 5.7+ to the right of this called More Mental than Mantle, nice easy climbs.

 
Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.11a The Tube Unknown 25m Don't Bother
Liz Neudeck
First 11a, but didn't enjoy. Scary, not fun.

 
Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.10d Five and Dime - with Sydney T Trad 27m Classic
Liz Neudeck
Hard for grade!

 
Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Above The Cookie
5.11c Joe's Garage - with Ryan K Unknown Classic
Liz Neudeck
Top rope then lead. Really not that bad, if you know how to ring lock it's a hard 10. Also it's called Grandpa Joe's Garage

 
Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Cascade Falls Left Side
5.12b Fish Crack - with Tim Trad 30m Mega Classic
Liz Neudeck
Second go! Woot! Grade jump!

 
Sun 24th Nov 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Cascade Falls Left Side
5.12b Fish Crack - with Tim Trad 30m Mega Classic
Liz Neudeck
Second go! Woot! Grade jump!

 
Wed 13th Nov 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.9 The Cookie - Right Side Trad 73m Classic
Griff
Mon 11th Nov 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Above The Cookie
5.12a Separate Reality Trad 15m Mega Classic
Griff
Sun 20th Oct 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.11a Outer Limits Trad 47m Mega Classic
Griff
5.10d Twilight Zone Trad 30m Mega Classic
Griff
5.10c Meat Grinder Trad 76m Mega Classic
Griff
Mon 7th Oct 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b Knuckleheads - with Nathanael Hinton Sport 27m Very Good
Scott Godwin
Really good. Felt harder than knob job.

 
5.10b Knob Job - with Nathanael Hinton Trad 61m Very Good
Scott Godwin
5.8 Nurdle - with Nathanael Hinton Trad 55m Very Good
Scott Godwin
Mon 7th Oct 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Cascade Falls Left Side
5.12b Fish Crack Trad 30m Mega Classic
Ashlee Hendy
Thu 3rd Oct 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.13b Cookie Cutter Sport Classic
Ashlee Hendy
Shame the final 2 meters is incredibly reachy. Otherwise a beautiful and powerful crimp fest.

 
Oct 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Pat and Jack Pinnacle Area
5.10b Knob Job Trad 61m Very Good
Oliver Williams
5.10b The Super Slacker Highway Mixed trad 180m, 16 Very Good
Oliver Williams
Mon 30th Sep 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.8 Keystone Corner - with Steffi Quijote, Jemma Herbert, Jason Bilsborow Trad 24m
Jacob Bridgeman
5.10d Five and Dime - with Steffi Quijote, Jemma Herbert, Jason Bilsborow Trad 27m
Jacob Bridgeman
5.8 Mockery - with Steffi Quijote, Jemma Herbert, Jason Bilsborow Sport 9
Jacob Bridgeman
Sat 28th Sep 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Reed's Pinnacle Area
5.9 Reed's Direct - with Jack Trad 73m Classic
VMS
Mon 23rd Sep 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon The Cookie Cliff
5.9 The Cookie - Right Side - with Snapgate Trad 73m Don't Bother
Match
I nearly vommed on this route. Like was gagging holding back to the vom. Get on it! ahahahaa

 
Fri 20th Sep 2019 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley North Lower Merced Canyon Five and Dime Cliff
5.11d Nickel Bag Sport Good
Hamish Donohoe
5.10c Bijou Sport 18m, 6 Good
Hamish Donohoe
5.8 Mockery Sport 9
Hamish Donohoe

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