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Photo:Corey
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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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Review |
| Iron Hawk A4 5.10, El Capitan
Iron Hawl is route number 22.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
26 |
A4 5.10 |
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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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| 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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Golden Gate |
El Capitan |
35 |
5.12D |
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| Gold Wall C2 5.9, Ribbon Fall Wall
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Ribbon Fall Wall |
10 |
C2 5.9 |
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El Capitan |
15 |
A4 5.11 |
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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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El Capitan |
21 |
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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El Capitan |
35 |
5.13b |
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El Capitan |
4 |
n/a |
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| Eagles Way A3 5.8, El Capitan
Eagles Way is route number 31.
Photo:Galen Rowell |
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El Capitan |
19 |
A3 5.8 |
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Half Dome |
23 |
5.14a or 5.10 C2+ |
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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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| 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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