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Eric Craig 3 hours ago Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > C. El Cap Picni… > 5. Manure Pile Buttre… The Nutcracker Suite (aka Nutcracker) 5.8 ● There ARE THREE traditional starts to the Nutcracker Suite. The ORIGINAL first pitch is the right facing ch… View Comment
hillbilly hijinks 8 hours ago Tuolumne Meadows > Fairview Dome > N Face > Regular Route (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a) Perhaps the best pitch of the climb ● 3rd Pitch. View Comment
Bruce Hildenbrand 1 day ago Tuolumne Meadows > Drug Dome > Sunshine (5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R) Peter Croft on the final pitch of Sunshine, 2009. ● Awesome! View Comment
Bruce Hildenbrand 1 day ago Tuolumne Meadows > Drug Dome > Sunshine (5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R) Sunshine p5 anchor - before and after replacement, 2013-8. (was single 1/4" bolt; I replaced it and added a second bolt) ● The reason there was only one original bolt at the anchor was the existence of a peach-sized knob to the ri… View Comment
Bailey Moore 3 days ago Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > B. El Capitan > 3. Southeast Face Virginia 5.8 A3 ● Did the first 4 pitches to access the trip. First pitch is steep and punchy, but good gear. I believe the r… View Comment
hillbilly hijinks 4 days ago Yosemite Valley > … > H. Royal Arches… > Royal Arches > Central Royal A… > Age of Industry (5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c) Well protected start of Age of Industry ● Nope, that ain't it and I should know. View Comment
slim 5 days ago Tuolumne Meadows > Phobos/Deimos C… > Goldfinger (5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a) Goldfinger was featured on the cover of Climbing Magazine's 2003 Gear Guide issue ● Looks like emma medara? View Comment
Undocked Piggies 6 days ago Tuolumne Meadows > Phobos/Deimos C… > Goldfinger (5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a) Goldfinger was featured on the cover of Climbing Magazine's 2003 Gear Guide issue ● Lisa B? View Comment
Bill Price 7 days ago Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > I. Washington Column Looks just like George Washington?? :) ● I just submitted a change. I was always told, and believe that the profile resembles the Washington Monument. View Comment
hillbilly hijinks 7 days ago Yosemite Valley > … > H. Royal Arches… > Royal Arches > Western Royal A… > CLOSED FOR SAFETY* Su… (5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) Photo from Aug '24. What was once fingers grew to wider than fists ● Yikes. View Comment
Andrew Richardson Mar 28, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Lower Merced Ri… > Aj. Cookie Area > Cookie Cliff America's Cup 5.12b PG13 ● Sun schmun ;) This is an outstanding pitch with lots of places to fall off! Hard beginning, wild crux, h… View Comment
Joe Forrester Mar 26, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Yosemite Valle… > MSG Boulder Doctor, Doctor V3 ● One big move. Easy to pad. Beta: youtu.be/PQYCxyzwT8Y View Comment
Cole Ing Mar 23, 2025 Yosemite Valley > … > B. El Capitan > 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress Peter Pan 5.9 ● The bolted anchor just after the crux overlap shown in the Reid topo has been chopped! This put us in quit… View Comment
Bruce Morris Mar 23, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > I. Glacier Poin… > 4. Goodrich Pin… > Hall of Mirrors (5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R) Clint Cummin's Topo of the Hall of Mirrors ● Because CC bat hung free some of those pitches in order to get to the top of the route and then assigned th… View Comment
Isaac Roter Mar 23, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > I. Glacier Poin… > 4. Goodrich Pin… > Hall of Mirrors (5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R) Clint Cummin's Topo of the Hall of Mirrors ● Why was Johnny downgrading some of those pitches so much? 13a to 11c? 12b to 10d? View Comment
Brett Wines Mar 22, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > A. Ribbon Falls… > 6. The Hourglass Wall Golden Corners (Blue Collar Free) 5.12+ ● After four runs on the route I'll humbly offer some more opinions: This is the best route I've climbed i… View Comment
ginger Mar 20, 2025 Yosemite Valley Ed Barry on "Dread and Freedom" (5.12d), Taft Point Photo by Peter Noebels ● No, it is however in at least the 98’ reid book. Don’t think the sloan book. View Comment
Kevin Crum Mar 19, 2025 Yosemite Valley Ed Barry on "Dread and Freedom" (5.12d), Taft Point Photo by Peter Noebels ● is this on mp? View Comment
Leon Lian Mar 19, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Yosemite Valle… > Camp 4 Boulders > Bachar Cracker Boulder Largo Lunge V0 ● Topout feels a bit highball for a newer boulderer. Recommend a spotter and 2+ pads if you're a newer outdoo… View Comment
Erik Sloan Mar 12, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > E Yosemite Fall… > Five Open Books > First Tier Werner's Ant Trees 5.10c ● As of march 2025 - I emailed Werner and he agreed it was a great idea to add a bolted anchor to the top of… View Comment
Matt M Mar 12, 2025 Tuolumne Meadows > Dozier Dome > Ursula (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13) Lindsey Brady's pants traveling up Dozier dome. Fun times with Roddy! ● Excellent shot. Love this climb. View Comment
Christopher Czaplicki Mar 10, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Lower Merced Ri… > Am. Pat & Jack Pinnacle The Super Slacker Highway 5.10b ● Great route to push your grade with cruxes well protected. Trip report with some more photos: themtsarecal… View Comment
Kevin Crum Mar 10, 2025 Hetch Hetchy > Hetch Hetchy Dome > Lunar Landscape (aka… (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c) Lunar Landscape, The Lem & Mr Newt and 10 angry astronauts ● excellent topo and great work on the route. View Comment
Alex C Mar 10, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > E Yosemite Fall… > Five Open Books > First Tier Munginella 5.6 ● Posted this on the page for Commitment but it also applies here: The group before us knocked what looked li… View Comment
Alex C Mar 10, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > E Yosemite Fall… > Five Open Books > First Tier Commitment 5.9 ● The group before us knocked what looked like a soft-ball-sized rock down from the top -- I thought I was we… View Comment
Jared E Mar 8, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > E Yosemite Fall… > Arrowhead Arete Arrowhead Arête 5.8+ ● This is, hands down, the worst descent I’ve had to do. Which is a shame because the climbing is great. Woul… View Comment
Joe Forrester Mar 8, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Yosemite Valle… > Camp 4 Boulders > Swamp Things Boulders… The Font Problem V6 ● Quite easy to pad. Somewhat unique for the grade. beta: youtu.be/cp_BGPSCtVI View Comment
Joe Forrester Mar 8, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Yosemite Valle… > MSG Boulder The Victim V4 ● Landing is funky. Not too high but wouldn't want to whip off into the boulders below. beta: youtu.be/r9sZd… View Comment
Eric Craig Mar 7, 2025 Tuolumne Meadows > DAFF Area > DAFF Dome > W Face R.C.A. 5.8+ R ● Excellent route Yeah, a little heady. It's a TRADitional Tuolumne rock climb! That's a big part of why it'… View Comment
Matt M Mar 2, 2025 Tuolumne Meadows > Pywiack Dome Golden Bars 5.11b PG13 ● Agreed - This route is fantastic! Didn’t seem to get enough love back in the day. Hope people are climbing… View Comment
Bailey Moore Feb 27, 2025 Yosemite Valley > … > B. El Capitan > 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita La Cosita, Right 5.9 ● Fun route with solid finger jamming. Yellow totems or equivalent are money for the opening View Comment
MisterCattell Cattell Feb 27, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > O. Lost Brother Wayward Son 5.12c ● I can't believe I'm only now seeing this. Great freaking work, Brandon! View Comment
Erik Sloan Feb 26, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley N Side > E Yosemite Fall… > Five Open Books > First Tier Munginella 5.6 ● Ok I will try to clear up any confusion about the approach or descent. The approach - a wide, easy trai… View Comment
chummer Feb 26, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > P. Cathedral Area > 5. Higher Cathedral Rock Northeast Buttress 5.9+ PG13 ● Soloed this one in 1998 after a month guiding in the valley. Ran over there from camp 4 all stoked. Still o… View Comment
Evan Wisheropp Feb 25, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Valley S Side > D. Half Dome 4. Southwest Face ● Anyone have any information on On The Edge? View Comment
Benj Wollant Feb 25, 2025 Yosemite Valley > Lower Merced Ri… > Ba. The Rostrum Resurrection (Free) 5.13d ● An excellent addition to the Valley and a stout free test piece. Lots of props to the FAs who did a ton of… View Comment

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