Yearly raptor closures typically begin March 1 and remain in effect until August 1, or until further notice.
East of Glacier Point Apron. Closure includes all routes above 200 feet from the base of the cliff east of Glacier Point Apron including "A Mother's Lament" to the Illilouette Gorge. Half Dome, South Face - Overlooking Little Yosemite Valley. Closure includes all routes from "Autobahn" east to and including "South Face Route."
This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund,
and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates.
The following areas are closed to all visitor use to protect peregrine falcon aeries from March 1 until August 1 of each year or until the young falcons of the current year have fledged: Fifi Buttress Immediately west of Leaning Tower. Closure includes all routes on Fifi Buttress.
This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund,
and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates.
Cold Fusion is a good mixed route of bolts and gear with the crux being located on the first pitch.
P1: Follow bolts up a steep slab angling left, this is the crux. (5.10c)
P2: Climb a gear protected corner straight up to a small overhang. Pull the overhang and continue past a bolt to the anchor. (5.9)
P3: Follow another bolted pitch to a ledge and anchor. (5.10b)
Location
This route is located on the west side of Glacier Point. Approach from the abandoned dump site at the farthest east end of Curry Village. There is a huge 5.0 corner just to the left of this route, look for the bolts on the first pitch. Rap the route to descend
Protection
Quickdraws and a standard rack of stoppers and cams up to 2" or 3". All the anchors have bolts
By Will S From: Joshua Tree Apr 12, 2007 rating: 5.10c
Just did this yesterday, hot and with the route in sun, after first doing it in '99. Take a small cam (blue alien equivalent) to protect the move to the first bolt. First pitch is sustained slab & dime edges for about half the pitch. Second pitch is heavily vegetated, but climbing along the arete edge and using the crack closest to the arete for pro works well. This short pitch take good cams in the 1" range and is no harder than 5.8 Third pitch has a short crux right off the belay and quickly eases. Belay at the ledge on a station to the left. A rap (barely with a single 70m, better with two 60s) takes you to a flat sandy ledge directly below the station. A double rope rap from here will put you onto a 3rd class scramble off (part of the approach for Harry Daley route). Walk down 3rd class to climber's left or downclimb 4th class on climber's right.
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