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Yosemite Valley

United States (California) · 37.74, -119.6

Glacier-polished granite in a mile-deep valley. Yosemite bouldering is less about volume than about quality: coarse white rock, honest landings and a small number of legendary problems that shaped modern standards.

  1. 4 Crags
  2. 16 routes
  3. 4 Grade bands
  1. Lost Boulder V3–V5 V3 – V5 granite 4 routes

    Lost Boulder is exactly what the name suggests: a single large granite block in the trees with a handful of excellent mid-grade problems and almost nobody on it. It is the antidote to the...

    Best season May to October. The tree cover keeps the rock cooler than the open valley floor in summer. · Approach 18 min ·

  2. Cathedral Boulders V9+ V9 – V11 granite 4 routes

    The Cathedral boulders hold the hardest concentration of problems in the valley. This is granite at its most demanding: steep, coarse, and made of moves that only work when the temperatur...

    Best season Late April to early June and late September to early November, at first light. · Approach 8 min ·

  3. Camp 4 Boulders V6–V8 V4 – V7 granite 4 routes

    The Camp 4 boulders sit a two-minute walk from the historic climbers' campground and carry more climbing history per square metre than almost anywhere on earth. The rock is coarse granite...

    Best season April to mid-June and September to November. The valley floor holds snow in mid-winter. · Approach 3 min ·

  4. Curry Village Boulders V0–V2 VB – V2 granite 4 routes

    Curry Village is where most visitors to Yosemite first touch granite. The boulders are low, the landings are sandy, and there is a genuine spread of easy problems that let a complete begi...

    Best season May to October. The village sits low in the valley and is usually snow-free by late April. · Approach 2 min ·