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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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| Zenyatta Mondatta A4 5.7, El Capitan
Zenyatta Mondatta follows a steep line about 200' left of Zodiac.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
16 |
A4 5.7 |
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| Lost in America A4 5.10, El Capitan
Lost in America is route number 26.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
16 |
A4 5.10 |
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| Shortest Straw A4 5.7, El Capitan
Shortest Straw is route number 28.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
16 |
A4 5.7 |
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| Aurora A4 5.7, El Capitan
Aurora climbs just left of Tangerine Trip
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
16 |
A4 5.7 |
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| West Face 5.11c, El Capitan
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
15 |
5.11c |
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El Capitan |
15 |
A4 5.8 |
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El Capitan |
15 |
A4 5.11 |
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| Skull Queen C2 5.8, Washington Column
Skull Queen.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
13 |
C2 5.8 |
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| Ten Day's After A3 5.8, Washington Column
A series of steep corners lead to an exposed face.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
13 |
A3 5.8 |
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Quantum Mechanic |
Washington Column |
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5.13a |
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| Prow C2F 5.6, Washington Column
The line follows a series of small features.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
12 |
C2F 5.6 |
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| Grape Race 5.9 A2 or C3, El Capitan
Grape Race
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
12 |
5.9 A2 or C3 |
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Washington Column |
12 |
C2 5.9 |
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| West Face C2F 5.7, Leaning Tower
The West Face of Leaning Tower.
Photo:Corey Rich |
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Leaning Tower |
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C2F 5.7 |
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| Re-animator A3 5.8, Washington Column
The steepest route on the Column.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
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A3 5.8 |
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