Ascent Notes for: Selaginella - 5.8 Average Rating : 4.06/5

4.5 pitches

First attempt (09/28/13) Lead P1, and thought it was very strenuous for 5.7 ow. Bailed at 4pm b/c it was getting to late to finish with daylight.
Second attempt (4/5/14) Linked up with Commitment. (P1,P3 of Commitment) Lead P2,P4 of Salaginella; Perfect link up for a gorgeous day (Actually harder than commitment). Tony lead P1 and P3. What a great route . It would be 5 star if it was not for P2 and P3. Be careful specially with P3 because the topo is not very descriptive. It is not very intuitively that you have to clip the piton and do the "wild" move; it is an exposed move to gain a ledge where you traverse left. (We got a little bit off route but we climbed down and did the traverse that we missed initially). P1 and P4 are definitely 5 stars and really have it all: hand jams, little ow, finger section with stem moves to top it all aff with an airy layback finish at the chimney. (A must do!)
At the end once you get to the falls trail make sure you go right to see the falls (Don't miss out!). Trail down to the base goes left.

good climb. we did the harder 5.9 big corner over to the right. thought it was hard for 5.9

With Commitment. P1 is an awesome, sustained hand crack. The entire last pitch felt pretty airy to me. Top out right next to the lookout for Yosemite Falls which is awesome.

A lot easier than Supertopo plays it out to be and the wide cracks are only on pitch 1 and are nothing to be afraid of as they have a handcrack in the back. There is some route finding but common sense should find the right way. A few loose sections on pitch 1 but other than that I would recommend it based on exposure, nice climbing, and a cool topout location only a 100 yards from the falls vista.

some great continuous crack climbing!

The Caverns - Selaginella Linkup

Superb, sustained, and fun hand jamming all the way. P2 was the route finding crux. P3 had that memorable traverse and more hand jamming. But the hand jams made the day for me. Climbed with SH.

Was fun doing this after Comittment, but meandering route finding challenges were more tiresome than I hoped.
After the short nose-shaped chimney, look for the bolt and peg on the ledge above. (you dont want to go up the damp notch). You want to traverse left from the bolt on thin flakes, and to a small tree. I would belay here for rope drag. Then go straight up the crack system til you get to the ledge and final unlikely flake.
Watch out for falling rocks!

I freak Yaro out at the traversing ,it was hard to hear any suggestion ,shouting with tear, After that fear is something I have to be friend with!!! Thanks for leading me. I finally had a great fun.
Good link -with Commitment

commitment - selaginella linkup
first pitch was a workout -and loved the big flake topout for a finish