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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
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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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El Capitan |
20 |
A3 5.7 |
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El Capitan |
20 |
A3 5.7 |
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El Capitan |
20 |
A3 5.9 or 5.13c |
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El Capitan |
20 |
A3 5.7 |
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| Horse Chute
A3 5.7, El Capitan
The route line for Horse Chute, El Capitan, A3 5.7
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
20 |
A3 5.7 |
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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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| Mescalito
A3 5.8, El Capitan
Mescalito is route number 15.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
26 |
A3 5.8 |
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Half Dome |
22 |
A3 5.9 |
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| Wet Denim Daydream
A3 5.6, Leaning Tower
The steepest cliff in the Park.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Leaning Tower |
10 |
A3 5.6 |
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| Dihedral Wall
A3 5.8, El Capitan
Dihedral Wall is route number 2.
Photo:Tom Frost |
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El Capitan |
26 |
A3 5.8 |
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El Capitan |
27 |
A3 5.8 |
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El Capitan |
31 |
A3 5.7 |
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| Pacific Ocean Wall
A3 5.9, El Capitan
Pacific Ocean Wall is route number 17.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
27 |
A3 5.9 |
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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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