Yosemite Falls Area  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  37.7521, -119.5969 Map Page Views:  132,743. Good page?    Administrators:  M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Blitzo on Sep 28, 2006 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 68° | 34° 72° | 36° 72° | 36° 64° | 30° 61° | 30°

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

Kurt Smith on the first ascent of "Powerslave", 5....

Description 

Yosemite Falls is the seventh highest water fall in the world. The Upper Falls drops 1,430 feet. An intermediate chain of cascades drops another 675 feet. The Lower Falls drops another 320 feet.
On the Upper Falls Wall is the famous Lost Arrow Spire.
Several grade VI routes also exist here.
The Lower Falls Amphitheatre offers quality climbing.
Sunnyside Bench and the Five Open Books are also quite popular.

Getting There 

Take the Lower Yosemite Falls Trail to access The lower areas.

The Classics

Featured Route For Yosemite Falls Area

Commitment 5.9  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Five Open Books

This climb is in the next book right of "Munginella".Either climb a curving corner or a crack to the right to a belay.Climb unprotected face to the corner and continue to a tree.Continue up to a roof, traverse under it to it's end and follow the corner to the top.Descend to the left. be careful not to knock rocks off, onto climbers below....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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Indica Point and Yosemite Falls. Photo by Blitzo.	Upper Yosemite Falls. Photo by Blitzo.	Lower Falls-Posterized. Photo by Blitzo.
Just playing around before heading up to the lower...	On the Trail to Sunnyside Bench 1975.	On this cold winter morning, the first rays of sun...