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Yosemite's
Best Big Wall Climbing Routes
Thirty years after the
Golden Age, Yosemite Valley remains a mecca to big
wall climbers. The reason is clear: there is no place on earth
with the same combinations of size, rock quality, good weather
and accessibility. In short, its damn hard to find a better large
rocks to throw yourself at. The 54 climbs listed below
are among the most classic in Yosemite.
Topos of all of Yosemite's best big wall climbs are available in
our guidebook Yosemite
Big Walls: SuperTopos.
Related
Links
Check
out The Road to The Nose our
guide to help you prepare for a big wall
See our
free downloadable SuperTopo of one of El
Cap's classics, the Muir Wall
See
current big wall anchor
conditions at the ASCA
web site.
Yosemite
Big Wall: Obscurities topos for 30 new and obscure aid
lines
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Route Name |
Formation |
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| Freerider 5.12D, El Capitan
The Salathé Wall ascends the most natural line up El Cap.
Photo:Mark Kroese |
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El Capitan |
35 |
5.12D |
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| Salathe Wall 5.13b or 5.9 C2, El Capitan
The Salathé Wall ascends the most natural line up El Cap.
Photo:Mark Kroese |
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El Capitan |
35 |
5.13b or 5.9 C2 |
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El Capitan |
35 |
5.13b |
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Golden Gate |
El Capitan |
35 |
5.12D |
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| Muir Wall A2 5.9, El Capitan
The Muir Wall is one of El Cap's greatest natural lines.
Photo:Tom Frost |
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El Capitan |
33 |
A2 5.9 |
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| The Nose 5.14a or 5.9 C2, El Capitan
The Nose—the best rock climb in the world!
Photo:Mark Kroese |
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El Capitan |
31 |
5.14a or 5.9 C2 |
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El Capitan |
31 |
A3 5.7 |
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| Sunkist A3 5.8, El Capitan
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
31 |
A3 5.8 |
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| The Shield A3 5.8, El Capitan
The Shield is route number 7.
Photo:Tom Frost |
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El Capitan |
30 |
A3 5.8 |
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| Triple Direct C2 5.8, El Capitan
Triple Direct is route number 9.
Photo:Tom Frost |
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El Capitan |
30 |
C2 5.8 |
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| Tribal Rite A4 5.5, El Capitan
Tribal Rite is route number 11.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
29 |
A4 5.5 |
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| Son of Heart A3+ 5.8, El Capitan
Up the right side of The Heart.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
29 |
A3+ 5.8 |
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| New Dawn A3 5.8, El Capitan
New Dawn is route number 12.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
28 |
A3 5.8 |
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| Excalibur A3 5.8, El Capitan
Excalibur is route number 4.
Photo:Tom Frost |
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El Capitan |
28 |
A3 5.8 |
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| North America Wall A2 5.8, El Capitan
North America Wall is route number 19.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
27 |
A2 5.8 |
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