Yosemite, California

5 Oct 2024 to 13 Oct 2024

Follow in the footsteps, or rather handholds, of such greats as Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, Andy Kirkpatrick and Leo Houlding by climbing the granite walls of California’s famous national park.

But, if you think those walls are reserved only for the premier crew, you'd be mistaken — there are tonnes of climbs within the capabilities of mere mortals. In fact, there is this handy list on UKC exactly along those lines —

A list of climbs under grade E1 (5.10b US)

And a search on Mountain Project reveals an extensive list of routes between 5.4 (HVD) and 5.8 (HVS) —

Rock routes (Trad or Sport or Toprope) in Yosemite National Park. between 5.4 and 5.8+ with at least 2 stars

Accommodation

We will be camping in one of the park's renowned campgrounds for the week — I will be reserving a site on the 15th May.

Travel

Other travel details still to be worked out, but I plan to fly into Los Angeles and pick up a hire car there. I will update with my flight details once booked.