The Holy Grail of big wall climbing on polished granite.
Yosemite National Park is a haven for big wall climbers, providing epic lines on polished granite.
As of 27/06/22:
-"A reservation will be required to drive into or through Yosemite National Park from May 20 through September 30, 2022, for those driving into the park between 6 am and 4 pm." (note this may occur through a in-park camping or accomodation permit or wilderness/bigwall permit), a permit is NOT required if entering the park outside of these hours. (ref: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/reservations.htm )
-"As of May 2021, a wilderness permit is required for all overnight big wall climbs. During this pilot, wilderness permits for climbers are free and there are no quotas or limits on the number of permits available." (ref: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/climbingpermits.htm ). See previous link for details on picking up this permit.
Note: Significant changes to reservation and access to the camp 4 campsite have recently occured.
"For the 2022 seasons from May 20 through September 30, 2022, campsites will be available only by daily lottery, one day in advance, via recreation.gov." [Note: some non-attended slots have on occasion been made available in the early afternoon through the camp 4 kiosk]. See the NPS website for up to date details including limits on the total number of nights available per calendar year.
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Author(s): Shannon Joslin, James Lucas and Kimbrough Moore
Date: 2020
ISBN: 9781735608006
Detailing more than 1,300 boulder problems and packed with personal essays and breathtaking photos, Yosemite Bouldering is a must-have guidebook for anyone climbing in Yosemite.
Author(s): Kimbrough Moore, Shannon Joslin, Leo Popovic
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9798218007959
Author(s): Toby Evans
Date: 2021
ISBN: 9781493045464
5.6 III | ★★★ Southeast Buttress | ||
5.7 R | ★★★ Snake Dike | ||
5.8 | ★★★ The Nutcracker Suite | ||
5.9 C2 VI | ★★★ The Nose | ||
5.10a | ★★★ Sons of Yesterday | ||
5.10b | ★★★ East Buttress | ||
5.10c | ★★★ East Buttress | ||
5.10d | ★★★ Serenity Crack | ||
5.11a | ★★★ Outer Limits | ||
5.11b | ★★★ Leanie Meanie | ||
5.11c | ★★★ Do or Fly | ||
5.11+ | ★★★ Autobahn | ||
5.12b | ★★★ Regular Northwest Face | ||
5.13a VI | ★★★ Freerider | ||
V8 | ★★★ Midnight Lightning | ||
5.13c | ★★★ Peace | ||
5.14a | ★★★ Broken Arrow | ||
V12 | ★★★ Dominator | ||
V13 | ★★★ Dominated |
Oli at Southwest Base Area - Little John, Right
★★★ West Crack 5.9 - 20140615_09a.JPG
Washington Column - Bailing from Dinner Ledge
John Deucey Middendorf on ★★ Muir Wall 5.9 A2 VI - JMiddendorfMUIR1993 copy.jpg
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