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 Print a Mini-Guide - Includes Routes!
DescriptionManure Pile Buttress (sort of an unfortunate name for a nice crag) is a fun 600 foot formation with some nice moderate routes. An easy approach and descent makes it quite popular with climbers and you'll likely have company if you climb here. The most popular route here is easily Nutcracker, a six-pitch fun-fest that starts on the center-right side. Getting ThereManure Pile is located just east of El Capitan, on the north side of the Valley. It has it's own parking lot and bear boxes now. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Manure Pile Buttress (aka Ranger Rock):
After Six 5.6 Trad, 5 pitches, 600 feet
Nutcracker 5.8 Trad, 5 pitches, 500 feet
After Seven 5.8 Trad
Nutcracker 5.9 Start Variation 5.9 Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet
Jump for Joy 5.9 R Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Haley's Comet 5.10a PG13 Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet
Just Do-do It 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Featured Route For Manure Pile Buttress (aka Ranger Rock)
 Nutcracker is one of the most popular routes in Yosemite. Rarely can one hike to the climb and not find a number of parties on the route. Having said that, it's an excellent route, with clean cracks, good protection and fine climbing!P1) There are two possible starts. The original, starts up a sort of gully-crack system, heading for a belay above. A 5.9 variation goes up the cool-looking (but seriously slippery!) finger crack that angles right, t...[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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