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Yosemite Sport Climbs and Top Ropes
Authors: Chris McNamara and Chris Van Leuven
Routes:  200 (click to see the complete route list)
Difficulty: 5.1-5.12a
Pages: 120 pages
Edition: 1st Edition, July 2010

 


Yosemite Sport Climbs and Top Ropes includes over 200 of the best top ropes and bolted sport climbs in Yosemite Valley. The climbs range from 30-foot top ropes next to the road to awesome multi-pitch sport climbs and everything in between. Each of the 25 areas covered in this book gets color photos, color topos and detailed approach information with GPS coordinates. This book covers every ability level from from 5.1 for the first timers to many 5.11 and 5.12 routes for more experienced Valley climbers. Included are shady north-facing areas to escape the summer heat and sunny lower-elevation spots that offer perfect conditions all winter long. As in all SuperTopo books, the authors have documented each route with meticulous care to create the most detailed and accurate topos ever published.

Features available in both Print Books and eBooks:  
Most accurate & detailed topos ever!
First ascent history by Steve Roper
Nearly every route personally climbed by the authors

Itineraries for getting the most of your trip
Detailed approach and descent beta
Strategy and retreat beta

 

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Reviewers and Yosemite Climbing Experts praise:
  “SuperTopo guidebooks have widely become known for quality topos, detailed route descriptions and excellent information that will get you to and from the climb with ease. Yosemite Sport Climbs and Top Ropes continues in that vain with clear photos, detailed topos and  amusing historical perspectives on climbing in one of the most storied areas in the world.”
- Mike Schneiter, Splitter Choss

  “SuperTopo offers a clear and concise format and sets the stage for your own adventure with history to each route.”
- Conrad Anker, World Renowned Climber and Mountaineer

 

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Partial List of Included Climbs
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Route Name Formation Review
Church Bowl - Aunt Fanny's Pantry 5.4 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Aunt Fanny's Pantry
5.4, Church Bowl

Church Bowl has on of the easiest approaches in the valley.
Photo:Chris McNamara
Church Bowl
1
5.4
1 Star Rating
Glacier Point Apron - Monday Morning Slab, Right 5.4 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Monday Morning Slab, Right
5.4, Glacier Point Apron


Photo:Chris McNamara
Glacier Point Apron
2
5.4
1 Star Rating
Pat and Jack Pinnacle - G-Man 5.11b - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
G-Man
5.11b, Pat and Jack Pinnacle


Photo:Chris McNamara
Pat and Jack Pinnacle
1
5.11b
1 Star Rating
El Capitan - The Footstool, Right 5.4 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
The Footstool, Right
5.4, El Capitan


Photo:Chris McNamara
El Capitan
1
5.4
2 Star Rating
Church Bowl - Church Bowl Chimney 5.6 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Church Bowl Chimney
5.6, Church Bowl

Church Bowl has on of the easiest approaches in the valley.
Photo:Chris McNamara
Church Bowl
1
5.6
2 Star Rating
Lower Cathedral Spire - Regular Route 5.9 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Regular Route
5.9, Lower Cathedral Spire

Climber on the first pitch with the route above.
Photo:Greg Barnes
Lower Cathedral Spire
5
5.9
2 Star Rating
Swan Slab - Penelope's Problem 5.7 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Penelope's Problem
5.7, Swan Slab

Swan Slab offers the highest concentration of short, moderate routes in Yosemite.
Photo:Chris McNamara
Swan Slab
1
5.7
2 Star Rating
Swan Slab - Hanging Flake 5.6 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Hanging Flake
5.6, Swan Slab


Photo:Chris McNamara
Swan Slab
1
5.6
2 Star Rating
Glacier Point Apron - The Goblet, Right, Center, Left 5.6 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
The Goblet, Right, Center, Left
5.6, Glacier Point Apron


Photo:Chris McNamara
Glacier Point Apron
1
5.6
2 Star Rating
Church Bowl - Black is Brown 5.8 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Black is Brown
5.8, Church Bowl

Church Bowl has on of the easiest approaches in the valley.
Photo:Chris McNamara
Church Bowl
1
5.8
2 Star Rating
Knob Hill - Turkey Pie 5.7 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Turkey Pie
5.7, Knob Hill


Photo:Chris McNamara
Knob Hill
1
5.7
2 Star Rating
The Cookie Cliff - Elevator Shaft 5.8 R - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Elevator Shaft
5.8 R, The Cookie Cliff


Photo:Todd Snyder
The Cookie Cliff
1
5.8 R
2 Star Rating
Five Open Books - Hanging Teeth 5.8 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Hanging Teeth
5.8, Five Open Books


Photo:Chris McNamara
Five Open Books
3
5.8
2 Star Rating
Manure Pile Buttress - Fecophilia 5.9 R - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click for details.
Fecophilia
5.9 R, Manure Pile Buttress


Photo:Todd Snyder
Manure Pile Buttress
1
5.9 R
2 Star Rating
Conductor Crack
5.10d, Generator Station


Photo:Chris McNamara
Generator Station
1
5.10d
2 Star Rating
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