Rostrum Roof Yosemite

Pitch after pitch of clean steep and outstanding crack climbing.

Rostrum roof yosemite.

These aren t our words but those of alex honnold and he s referring to the alien tony yaniro s beautiful final variation to warren harding and glen denny s famous the rostrum which breaches the superbly exposed roof high above yosemite valley and which honnold soloed in september 2011. Featuring alex honnold free soloing astroman 5 11c 10 pitches and the rostrum 5 11c 8 pitches in yosemite valley in a single day. The rostrum is a beautiful pillar of gray rock with sheer orange sections and beautiful crack systems. The rostrum is a truly rad climb.

Alex climbed all the harder variations on astroman including. Rather the wonderfully named formation was marginally detached from the main cliff and therefore afforded that wonderful goal impossible to find in yosemite now. It is visable directly across from the reed s pinnacle area and is distinguishable by it s blocky summit. Although the rostrum lured the valley pioneers it certainly wasn t the preposterously steep north face that attracted them.

A summit trodden only by ravens and chipmunks. Stays dry in a light rain i read to john from the book. Eliza kerr enjoying tea and cookies while midway up the rostrum. The climbing is secure well protected and physical.

The roof is easily 12 c. 5 11a step off from the belay ledge and do a short traverse left. 5 9 lie back and jam your way past a piton and exit to the belay station via a 5 8 squeeze chimney. The rostrum is probably the most enjoyable multi pitch 5 11 in yosemite valley.

Every pitch is high quality and would be sought after individual classics were they at any crag but stacked on top of each other they create a superb and memorable challenge. Unfortunately if you are shorter than said height you cannot reach through to the regular rostrum roof crack. We marched to the rostrum. A route caught my eye.

Kaukulator an 80 foot single pitch 5 11c on the west face of the rostrum that had a protective capstone roof. During that autumn the american also soled astroman on the very same day as alien cosmic debris 8a and heaven 7c and at the time we wrote those who know these routes and alien in particular are aware. Some peregrine falcon footage and then climbers on the last couple of pitches of the rostrum. Courtesy chris van leuven during much of the year yosemite valley s granite is slick due to glacier polish and how the.

Instead you must climb over on crimps to the other crack fifteen feet shy of the bolt and then climb more 12 climbing to the final 5 11 finish. Then the rain started.