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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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May 21, 2014 - 05:52pm PT
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Bump this baby....love to hear more casual adventures
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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May 21, 2014 - 09:30pm PT
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the approach to Steck-Salathe is 3rd class with a few 4th class moves... and it's a great place
If you are going to suggest that, why not just scramble up the Steck-Salathe "descent" all the way to the top?
Ditto that. Scrambling up the SS descent takes you to a world-class view, you will likely see NO ONE after you leave the 4-mile trail, and it's great prep before you climb the SS: learn the descent before you have to do it in the dark, and take extra water/shoes to stash at the top before your climb.
Follow the dotted line:
The wildflowers are fantastic
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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May 21, 2014 - 11:49pm PT
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I tried to ascend that slab to the left of of Snow Creek Falls, but backed off (above photo). Several Tenaya Canyon scrambles below, around and above hidden falls. The far left side of the apron affords many 4th class scrambles; just don't partake at the top like I did once. Swan Slab gully area and Church Bowl were teenager-scrambles; were they 4th? Indian Canyon has the ladders and is Class 2.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 21, 2014 - 11:55pm PT
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Ascend and descend Eagle Creek.
Unique.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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May 22, 2014 - 12:42am PT
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scramblin' in the valley...sh#t. scramble all over the park, man. It gets way better.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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May 22, 2014 - 01:46am PT
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Spectacular bump!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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May 22, 2014 - 02:52am PT
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One of the first scrambles I ever did was the ramp behind housekeeping camp that ultimately connects with the ledge trail. Clean line with tourist top-out.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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May 22, 2014 - 02:59am PT
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I never got an invite in 2011. Just sayin. lol
Em Kn0t, so the 4 mile trail to the point where you can contour over to the gully? Or just gully up? I'd be down for reversing the descent outing. I'd get my ass handed to me on SS.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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May 28, 2014 - 02:03am PT
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Em Kn0t, so the 4 mile trail to the point where you can contour over to the gully? Or just gully up?
Hi Munge,
Follow the 4 mile trail to a not-well-marked point where climber approach to Steck-Salathe heads uphill (if you reach the creek on 4-mile trail you've gone too far.) Follow vague climber trail to where the 4th-class approach to SS starts up slabs to climber's right. The descent route comes down slabs and ledges between The Sentinel and the 4-mile trail.
I'd be down for reversing the descent outing. I'd get my ass handed to me on SS.
Make my day...name a date. (Just kidding...unless the answer's yes)
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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May 28, 2014 - 09:46am PT
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More like 3rd class because no serious fall potential, but the scramble from the top or Royal Arches over to Yosemite Point is pretty fun, making as much of a beeline as you can with going up and down A couple of creek valleys (Lehamite and Indian?)
I spent a good day hiking on that with Joe Metz about a decade ago now. A few spots were slabby into dirt-clawing gullies with some downward sliding for each bit of upward progress. That part was closer to Royal Arches, and the shaded canyons were more like off trail hiking.
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JerryA
Mountain climber
Sacramento,CA
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May 28, 2014 - 11:15am PT
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How about North Dome Gully ? You could have lunch on the summit of Washington Column.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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May 28, 2014 - 11:49am PT
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Done that a couple times, Jerry. It's a good outing....but then, it's hard to find a bad outing in The Valley.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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May 28, 2014 - 03:40pm PT
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One of the first scrambles I ever did was the ramp behind housekeeping camp that ultimately connects with the ledge trail. Clean line with tourist top-out.
Not sure about that route, but a good friend had to be helicoptered out after a large boulder came loose and rolled over her on a casual hike in the gully behind Curry Village.
This can happen any time, but more likely when you're off the beaten track...just a reminder to keep heads up for loose rock on all these scrambles. Have fun, stay safe.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Oct 27, 2015 - 08:11am PT
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Good Stuff bump.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Aug 15, 2016 - 07:35pm PT
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Fun scrambling bump.
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Jun 12, 2018 - 09:17am PT
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Epic scrambles. I have to do that Skywalk. Thank goodness. Warblers contributions are still here.
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Rausch
Trad climber
Monterey,CA
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Jun 12, 2018 - 12:34pm PT
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Wandered up the skywalk late in the evening a few weeks ago. Went about half way and turned back. It was getting dark and I kept trundling a lot of rock.
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Texplorer
Trad climber
Sacramento
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Jun 12, 2018 - 12:43pm PT
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Apparently El Cap is 4th class now.
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