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The Wedge

Boulder climber
Santa Rosa & Bishop, CA
May 28, 2012 - 02:59pm PT
Dude, your a climbing ranger now.....WOW have times have changed.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
May 28, 2012 - 07:24pm PT
bump it up!
Alexey

climber
San Jose, CA
Apr 17, 2013 - 06:07pm PT
Any updates for 2013 for Arch Rock and El Cap west face?
I mean since the birds already set up the nests- area of closure can be more define and smaller..
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
May 2, 2013 - 03:58pm PT
Seems like this is the current list of closures.

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/climbingclosures.htm

Arch Rock Area - Lower Merced Canyon. All routes above the main wall at Arch Rock, including Arch Rock Pinnacle and the top pitches of "Gripper" and "Nerf Test" above the walk-off ledge are closed. The main wall, which includes all routes from "Dirty Little Secret" east to "Grokin," plus
"Juliette's Flake," "Extra Credit," "Now," "Omakara," and "Later" are open.
B.O.L.T. Wall - Immediately southwest of Leaning Tower. Closure includes all routes on the B.O.L.T. Wall.
El Capitan, Southeast Face - Closure includes all big wall routes between and including "Sea of Dreams" east to "Iron Hawk." At the base, the first 4 pitches of all routes within this area remain open.
El Capitan, Southwest Face - Closure includes all big wall routes between and including "Aquarian Wall" east to "Cosmos." The closure also includes the portion of the "Thanksgiving Ledge" between "Aquarian Wall" to "Cosmos." All other portions of the "Thanksgiving Ledge" and the first 10 pitches from the base of the closed routes remain open. The Salathe Wall remains open.
Hetch Hetchy - Closed area includes Wapama Cliff (immediately west of Wapama Falls).
Medlicott Dome - Tuolumne. Closure includes all routes between and including "Shambles" to "Bogey Meets Mr. Porcupine."
Rhombus Wall - Above Ahwahnee Meadow. Closure includes all routes west of "Super Slide" to the Ahwahnee Ramps, including all routes on the Rhombus Wall.
The Rostrum - Lower Merced Canyon. Closure includes "Super Nova" and extends west to all climbing routes on all sides of the Rostrum. The "Jungle Gym" area remains open. Slack-lining is prohibited at the summit and the top of the adjacent cliff.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
May 2, 2013 - 04:02pm PT
Same info also on this thread by Jesse:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2121209/Peregrine-Closures-Update

my graphical version of what's currently open and closed at the Arch Rock crags
Lambone

Big Wall climber
Ashland, Or
May 2, 2013 - 04:40pm PT
hm, welp...so much for that plan...
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