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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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Formation |
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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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| 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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| 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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Quantum Mechanic |
Washington Column |
13 |
5.13a |
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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 |
11 |
A3 5.8 |
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Half Dome |
23 |
5.12 or 5.9 C1 |
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| Reticent Wall A5 5.7, El Capitan
Reticent Wall is route number 13.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
21 |
A5 5.7 |
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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 |
15 |
A4 5.8 |
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| Sea of Dreams A4 5.9, El Capitan
Sea of Dreams is route number 18.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
27 |
A4 5.9 |
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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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| 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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| 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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Washington Column |
12 |
C2 5.9 |
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| South Face C1 5.8, Washington Column
The South Face of Washington Column.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
10 |
C1 5.8 |
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