Revised and updated. This is a short topo guide to the most popular of the great routes and crags of Yosemite Valley. The intent is to give an overview of the major routes on El Capitan, Half Dome and the cragging areas of Cookie Area, Glacier Point Apron, and Arch Rock.
Tuolumne Meadows is known for its clean rock, clear skies, and fabulous face and crack climbing on spectacular Sierra granite domes. In Rock Climbing Tuolumne Meadows, formerly Rock Climbs of Tuolumne Meadows, local guides Don Reid and Chris Falkenstein share their extensive knowledge of this popular high-country climbing area. Technically part of Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Meadows, at 8,500 feet, is often uncrowded and cool in the summer, providing an invigorating option to lower elevations. Rock Climbing Tuolumne Meadows is the only guidebook you will need to have a pristine climbing experience on some of the finest rock in the world.