Routes : North America : United States : California : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : Cookie Cliff : Outer limits area : The Cleft

The Cleft - 5.10a

Average Rating : 0.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (1)

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Type of Climb:

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Protection:

Stoppers and Cams to 1.5"; a couple of doubles in the .25" to 1" range.

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Description:

The route starts about 60' to the right of the right-side of the cookie. Start in the obvious slot about 25’ to the right of The Vendetta. Climb difficult cracks for 40' (crux). This leads to easier climbing up to a group of very large oak trees-belay here. Pitch 2: Ascend an open book up and right; step left around a chockstone 30' above. Continue up to a ledge at the base of a deep slot. Pitch 3: Climb to the back of the slot and then up to the top of the cliff. Although originally rated 5.9, I climbed this route in 1979 with Galen Rowell and Nigel Gifford and they both felt the first pitch was 5.10a/5.10b.

Submitted by: rcwallrat on 2005-03-16
Views: 902
Route ID: 64718

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