Lower Brother  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Page Views:  5,425. Good page?    Administrators:  M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Will S on Jul 1, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed 68° | 30° 66° | 34° 61° | 32° 57° | 34° 59° | 32°

Fifi Buttress To Close! MORE INFO >>> 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. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

BETA PHOTO: Yosemite Valley Overview - North - El Cap to Camp ...

Description 

This area is approximately 1 mile west of Camp 4. The popular base routes get afternoon shade.

Getting There 

Approximately 0.8 miles west from Camp 4 there is a large pullout on the left side of the road. The pullout holds around 10 cars and has a split-rail wood fence. Park here and walk about 100 yards into the woods to the base of the wall at a point where the wall is nearest the road. There is no obvious trail, but you may find a system of cairns. You will enounter the wall near the toe of the Lower Brother.

The Classics

Featured Route For Lower Brother

Absolutely Free, Center 5.9  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Lower Brother

Characterized by a difficult approach and longish descent with three great pitches of roped climbing this climb is an off the beaten track, classic Yosemite adventure climb. Approach by walking up and right from the toe of Lower Brother, taking a left at the first major ramp system. From here 250 feet of scrambling (some 4th or maybe easy 5th) will take you to the base of the route.P1: Two options, a 5.7 exciting chimney or a 5.9 flake, we took the chimney and weren't disappointed. Belay at t...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA