One day in Yosemite
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We will be passing through mid March and have 1 day plus a few hours in the park. |
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Are the El Cap base routes a good place to start? |
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J mac wrote:Are the El Cap base routes a good place to start?No. I'm far too much of a Yosmite newb to give much further beta. |
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Go climb munginella in the five open books area, that was y first valley route, super fun with great scenery. a step up from that would be central pillar of frenzy, which is... just awesome. |
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Munginella is great. Central Pillar is solid Yosemite 5.9 and north-facing.] |
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Rob Dillon wrote:Other suitable crags of note: Church Bowl, Jamcrack area, Pat & Jack. I've always had a hard time getting excited about Knob Hill- stuff is kinda spread out along a hillside. Driving Hwy 49 to get to I-80 via Auburn will be kinda pretty but really twisty and gets old after a couple hours. Hope this helps. PM me for more if you need to. RDbishops terrace at church bowl is also a great 5.8 option. well protected crack climbing. stay away from jamcrack, not very scenic and honestly not very good climbing, just easy access which means crowds |
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Great suggestions, thanks guys. Manure Pile or Munginella look perfect. |
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The 5 books suck..Sunnyside jam and lieback... Maxine's P1 is 10a but really 5.9 andwell geared. |
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royal arches is fun, you'll get some crack, chimney and some easy 5th in there.....and a rope swing. the last pitch is a slab traverse which will be wet, but there are rap stations that the guides use all the time before that last pitch. |
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Bishop's Terrace (in the Church Bowl Area is a great 2 pitch 5.8 route (maybe even one pitch), but very popular. If you've still got time and energy, wander down to the Jam Crack area and do the first pitch of Jam Crack, then throw a TR on Lazy Bum and Bummer. The second pitch of Jam Crack is a fairly soft 5.9 and worth doing. |
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it's a 9 hr drive from tahoe to slc and you lose an hour due to time change.....but it's mostly straight flat highway between if you need to make up time |
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After 6 on Manure pile is my recommendation. If you train a little, Nutcracker would be a great goal, but you need to be better at leading (5.9) or you will get shut down. Sadly, there is not much beginner stuff in the Valley. I've climbed Nutcracker many times over the past 20 years, often with Valley newbs, and it is always satisfying. |
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It's longer than you are asking for (8 pitches), but it might be your only chance to get a 50 classic to yourself |
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The East Butt of El Cap would absolutely NOT be what the OP is looking for. |
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i think he meant e but of middle cath |
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I think you are right z_dirt. Still, East Butt of Middle would not be appropriate either. Both are long climbs that would tax the fledgling 5.8 leader. |
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Also, a cool hike that not many know about is Sierra Point. It's off the Mist trail on a hidden trail that was officially closed in the 1970s by the NPS due to a rockslide damaging a portion of the approach. The view is spectacular of 4+ different waterfalls, but only about a mile long. |
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Better yet, follow John Muir's advice that he wrote in 1912 in his book "The Yosemite" for one day hikes: |
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Nutcracker is awesome and the original route is 5.8. Stay in the layback corner for p1. Then head out on to the face to clip bolts. After the giant ledge, it's all 5.7-5.8 stellar climbing, don't sweat the mantel. Easy approach, great climbing and pro, scenic summit, walk off? It's perfect! And that goes for after six and after seven, bith also nice. LMunginella is good, as is selagnenilla above. 5 open books has a couple of options, including the surprise...might be 5.9. Bishops terrace is nice too, if short. Just wish there was more. |