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Table of contents
- 1.
Camp 4
130 in Field
- 1.1. Little Columbia Boulder 7 in Boulder
- 1.2. Big Columbia Boulder 12 in Boulder
- 1.3. Titanic Boulder 4 in Boulder
- 1.4. Goodrich Boulder 6 in Boulder
- 1.5. Pratt Boulder 5 in Boulder
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1.6.
Wine Boulders 31 in Field
- 1.6.1. Blue Suede Shoes Boulder 9 in Boulder
- 1.6.2. Cocaine Boulder 2 in Boulder
- 1.6.3. Wine Boulder 8 in Boulder
- 1.6.4. Wine Warmup Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.6.5. Shiver Me Timbers Boulder 3 in Boulder
- 1.6.6. Pinball & Hammerhead Boulders 1 in Area
- 1.7. Blockhead 2 in Boulder
- 1.8. Falls Trail Boulders 13 in Field
- 1.9. Thriller Boulder 2 in Boulder
- 1.10. Kor Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.11. Energy Boulder 5 in Boulder
- 1.12. The Glass Pyramid 8 in Boulder
- 1.13. Bachar Cracker Boulder 6 in Boulder
- 1.14. Shrink Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.15. Manual Labor Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.16. Rebirthing Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.17. Bear Hug 6 in Boulder
- 1.18. Ament Arete Boulder 13 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. Camp 4 130 routes in Field
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: 37.742189, -119.604046
access issues
As of 27/06/22:
-"A reservation will be required to drive into or through Yosemite National Park from May 20 through September 30, 2022, for those driving into the park between 6 am and 4 pm." (note this may occur through a in-park camping or accomodation permit or wilderness/bigwall permit), a permit is NOT required if entering the park outside of these hours. (ref: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/reservations.htm )
-"As of May 2021, a wilderness permit is required for all overnight big wall climbs. During this pilot, wilderness permits for climbers are free and there are no quotas or limits on the number of permits available." (ref: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/climbingpermits.htm ). See previous link for details on picking up this permit.
1.1. Little Columbia Boulder 7 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.741647, -119.603711
description
'Big Columbia Boulder' 's less imposing counterpart.
approach
If coming from Camp 4 parking lot, this is the boulder behind the iconic Big Columbia Boulder (the one with the lighting bolt in chalk).
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★★ Unnamed Face 1 on Little Columbia
Climb the left side of the arete above a flake at the base. | V0 | ||||||
| 2 |
★ All Star Movie Mantel
Mantel the high protruding point. | V1 | 7ft | |||||
| 3 |
★ Unnamed Scoop on Little Columbia
Climb straight up from slopey jugs. | V0- | ||||||
| 4 |
Unnamed Ramp on Little Columbia
Climb the left angling ramp. | V0- | ||||||
| 5 |
★ Unnamed Arete on Little Columbia
Climb the blunt arete starting with a left hand crimp. | V0 | ||||||
| 6 |
Unnamed Face 2 on Little Columbia
Go up edges on the back face. A good downclimb. | V0- | ||||||
| 7 |
Unnamed Mantel on Little Columbia
Start on slopers. | V1 | ||||||
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1.2. Big Columbia Boulder 12 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: 37.741720, -119.603536
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★★ After Midnight
FFA: Jerry Moffatt, 1993 | V10 | 25ft | |||||
| 2 |
★★★ Midnight Lightning
Midnight Lightning is a problem on the Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park. It has been described as the world's most famous bouldering problem.The route had been easily identified by a chalk lightning bolt drawn by John Bachar in 1978 while attempting the problem with John Yablonski and Ron Kauk. In May 2013, the iconic chalk lightning bolt was scrubbed off the face of the boulder. The bolt was re-drawn in the same location a few days later. FFA: Ron Kauk, 1978 | V8 | 25ft | |||||
| 3 |
★★ Kauk Start
FFA: Ron Kauk | V9 | 25ft | |||||
| 4 |
★★★ Moffatt Start
FFA: Jerry Moffatt | V10 | 25ft | |||||
| 5 | ★ Midnight Cowboy | V9 | 20ft | |||||
| 6 | The Robbin's Problem | V3 | 20ft | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 7 |
★ Bates Problem
FFA: Barry Bates | V4 | 20ft | |||||
| 8 |
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
FFA: Randy Puro, 2011 | |||||||
| 9 |
★★ Don't Make Me Kick Your Ass
FFA: Greg Loh | V9 | ||||||
| 10 | Steck Overhang | V0 | ||||||
| 11 |
★★ End of the Day Problem
Sit start on left leaning arete facing 'Little Columbia'. Go left. | V5 | ||||||
| 12 |
Unnamed Slab
Climb the slab right of 'End of the Day Problem' on polished feet. | V0 | ||||||
1.3. Titanic Boulder 4 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 |
★★★ Unnamed
Climb the line just right of the tree from a start with head-height holds. | V3 | ||||
| 2 | ★★★ Battle of the Bulge | V6 | 12ft | |||
| 3 |
★★ The Titanic
A short, sweet and classic Yosemite boulder problem. | V5 | 13ft | |||
| 4 | The Bulge Traverse | V7 | ||||
1.4. Goodrich Boulder 6 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★★★ Tendons Give Traverse | V4 | ||||
| 2 | ★ Pinch Arête | V1 | ||||
| 3 |
★★★ Marco's Traverse
Start on the big jug in the boulder next to the Wine Boulder and traverse left to mantel on edges. | V1 | ||||
| 4 | 38 | V1 | ||||
| 5 | 39 | VB | ||||
| 6 | 41 | VB | ||||
1.5. Pratt Boulder 5 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | Pablo's Piccolo | V6 | ||||
| 2 | Elegant Gypsy | V7 | ||||
| 3 | Armadillo | V3 | ||||
| 4 | Pratt Face | V1 | ||||
| 5 | 13 | VB | ||||
1.6. Wine Boulders 31 routes in Field
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.742311, -119.604381
approach
Go up the hill and slightly left from 'Midnight Lightning'
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | 57 | VB | ||||
1.6.1. Blue Suede Shoes Boulder 9 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
Unnamed Arete Next to Blue Suede Shoes Boulder
Unnamed arete on a boulder next to 'Blue Suede Shoes Boulder'. Opposite 'Jenevien Traverse'. | V3 | ||||||
| 2 | Jenevien Traverse | V8 | ||||||
| 3 |
E. F. Traverse
Traverse lip until jugs appear on face. Mantle and top out. | V3 | ||||||
| 4 |
Trailside Attraction
FA: Rick Cashner & Dean Potter † | V6 | ||||||
| 5 | ★★★ Ver's Werner | V2 | 15ft | |||||
| 6 | Indian Rockers | V7 | ||||||
| 7 |
Tinkerbell
Low start to 'Indian Rockers' FA: Randy Puro, 2014 | V10 | ||||||
| 8 | ★★★ Blue Suede Shoes | V5 | 15ft | |||||
| 9 |
★ Unnamed Corner Face
The corner that is eliminated from 'Blue Suede Shoes'. Also the best down climb on this boulder. | V1 | ||||||
1.6.2. Cocaine Boulder 2 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★★★ Cocaine Corner
FA: John Bachar | V5 | 15ft | |||||
| 2 | ★★ Initial Friction | V1 | 15ft | |||||
1.6.3. Wine Boulder 8 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
description
A huge boulder
approach
Go up the hill and slightly left from 'Midnight Lightning'
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | Dominator | V12 | ||||
| 2 | Stick It | V11 | ||||
| 3 | Fatty Fish | V8 | ||||
| 4 | The Phonebook | V8 | ||||
| 5 |
Dominated
Sit start of Dominator. FFA: Chris Sharma | V13 | ||||
| 6 | Leo's Problem | V7 | ||||
| 7 | ★ Millis Mantel | V2 | ||||
| 8 | ★ Hit Man | V5 | 8ft | |||
1.6.4. Wine Warmup Boulder 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | Robbins Layback | V1 | ||||
1.6.5. Shiver Me Timbers Boulder 3 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★★★ Shiver Me Timbers | V5 R | 25ft | |||
| 2 | Twinkle Toes | V10 | ||||
| 3 | Yoho Man | V5 | ||||
1.6.6. Pinball & Hammerhead Boulders 1 route in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★★★ Hammerhead | V5 | ||||
1.7. Blockhead 2 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | Blockhead | V4 | ||||
| 2 | ★ Pratt Mantle | V0 | ||||
1.8. Falls Trail Boulders 13 routes in Field
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.742817, -119.603349
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 |
★★ King Cobra
FA: Adam Wainwright, 1993 | V8 | 20ft | |||
| 2 | ★★★ Ament Arête | V3 | 10ft | |||
| 3 | ★★★ Ament Arête, Sit Start | V6 | 10ft | |||
| 4 |
★★★ Bachar Cracker
FFA: John Bachar | V4 | ||||
| 5 |
★★ Kauk Slab
FFA: Ron Kauk | V7 | 20ft | |||
| 6 | ★★★ Chapman Overhang | V1 | ||||
| 7 | Swamp Thing | V5 | ||||
| 8 |
★★ The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Horizontal crack above Bachar Cracker. Traverse L to R. | V0 | 10ft | |||
| 9 |
★★★ Bear-Hug Mantle
Sit start. | V4 | 7ft | |||
| 10 | ★★★ Bruce Lee | V8 | 20ft | |||
| 11 | ★★ Torque Spinner | V8 | 8ft | |||
| 12 | 26 | V1 | ||||
| 13 | 27 | V2 | ||||
1.9. Thriller Boulder 2 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 |
★★ Thriller
FFA: Ron Kauk, 1984 FFA: Frederic Nicole, 1993 | V9 | ||||
| 2 |
★★★ The Force / The Farce
FFA: Jerry Moffatt, 1991 | V9 | ||||
1.10. Kor Boulder 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.742869, -119.602756
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★★★ Kor Problem
FA: Layton Kor | V3 | 15ft | |||||
1.11. Energy Boulder 5 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | 41 | V0 | ||||
| 2 | 56 | VB | ||||
| 3 | 58 | VB | ||||
| 4 | 60 | VB | ||||
| 5 | Anvil Mantle | V0 | ||||
1.12. The Glass Pyramid 8 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.742538, -119.602650
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 | The Zschiesche Problem | V3 | ||||||
| 2 | Smear Out | V4 | ||||||
| 3 |
★★★ The Glass Pyramid Face
Climb the slab directly up to the apex of the pyramid. | V1 | ||||||
| 4 |
★★ The Glass Pyramid Arete
Smear up the arete right of 'The Glass Pyramid Face' | V0 | ||||||
| 5 |
Unnamed Arete on Glass Pyramid
The arete right of 'The Glass Pyramid Arete'. Start on the flake and go up. | V0 | ||||||
| 6 |
★ Unnamed Glass Pyramid Traverse
Start on the flake and traverse right and up | V2 | ||||||
| 7 |
The Glass Pyramid Downclimb
The easiest way off. | V0 | ||||||
| 8 |
Unnamed Glass Pyramid Slab
Unnamed easy slab between 'The Glass Pyramid Downclimb' and 'The Zschiesche Problem'. | VB | ||||||
1.13. Bachar Cracker Boulder 6 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.743153, -119.603069
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★★ Largo Lunge | V0- | 15ft | |||
| 2 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | V0 | ||||
| 3 | Bachar Cracker Stand | V0 | ||||
| 4 |
★★ Bachar Cracker
FA: John Bachar | V4 | ||||
| 5 | #28 Unnamed Traverse | V1 | ||||
| 6 | ★ #29 Unnamed Shelves | V2 | ||||
1.14. Shrink Boulder 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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approach
Next to 'The Glass Pyramid' boulder
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★ The Shrink | V3 | 10ft | |||
1.15. Manual Labor Boulder 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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approach
In the talus above Camp 4.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 |
★ Manual Labor
FFA: Will Strickland, 2007 | V0+ | 11ft | |||
1.16. Rebirthing Boulder 1 route in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 |
★★ The Rebirthing
FFA: Brian Warshow, Andres Zeegers & Brian Kay, 1989 | V3 | ||||
1.17. Bear Hug 6 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | #32 Unnamed Face | V1 | ||||
| 2 | ★★★ Bear Hug Mantel | V4 | ||||
| 3 |
★★ Lyn's Awesome Arete
FA: Lyn Barraza, 2006 | V3 | ||||
| 4 | Back to School | V5 | ||||
| 5 |
★★ Glass House
FA: Lyn Barraza, 2006 | V3 | ||||
| 6 | All Hands on Deck | V8 | ||||
1.18. Ament Arete Boulder 13 routes in Area
- Summary:
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summary
Camp 4 Center
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | Unnamed Traverse | V0 | ||||
| 2 | Ament Arete | V4 | ||||
| 3 | Ament Arete Sit | V6 | ||||
| 4 | Unnamed Face | V0 | ||||
| 5 | Unnamed Arete | VB | ||||
| 6 | Kauk Slab | V8 | ||||
| 7 | Unnamed Crack | VB | ||||
| 8 | Unnamed Crack | VB | ||||
| 9 | Hug a Rock | V1 | ||||
| 10 | Mark's Mantel | V1 | ||||
| 11 | Torque Spanner | V8 | ||||
| 12 | Anvil Mantel | V0 | ||||
| 13 | Chapman Overhang | V1 | ||||
