Yosemite Bigwalls Ultimate Guide

The Ultimate Guide contains over 495 pages of stoke and revelry! It is chock-full of maps, tips, history, and juicy extras to fuel your dreams. Whether you're out for several days of vertical camping or a fast shirtless jaunt like Alex Honnold, the Ultimate Guide shows you the way.

The Ultimate Guide breaks down the best 140 or so bigwall routes in Yosemite, and gives you the tips for climbing them efficiently. Full page overlays bring the routes to life, and allow friends and family to follow along while you climb. First Ascent History connects you with the pioneers of each route. Also included is a ‘How to climb Freerider’ spread from Canadian crusher Bronwyn Hodgins, and a ‘Nose Mini-guide’ spread from Erik Sloan.

Specifications

• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions:  18 x 3 x 25 cm
• Published: 2021
• Publisher: Yosemite Bigwall
• Language: English
• Item weight: 1.1 kg

About the Author

Erik Sloan is an Alaskan native who has lived and worked around Yosemite since the early 2000s. Erik has climbed El Cap over 100 times. He is co-author of Rock Climbing Yosemite Valley: 750 Best Free Routes, Yosemite Bigwalls: The Complete Guide, and Supertopo’s Yosemite BigWalls 2nd edition. He created a community website for Wawona climbing(in southern Yosemite): wawona.yosemitebigwall.com. In 1997, Erik co-founded the American Safe Climbing Association, and to date he has replaced over 2000 bolts on Yosemite’s bigwalls. Erik’s favorite climbs in Yosemite are Royal Arches 5.7 A0 or 5.10b, and The Nose of El Cap.