Route established by Hannah North, Tom Harper, and Tom Malzbender during Sept 2003. Cross a gully (5.5) and continue along the easy ledges to the rim." When about 500 feet below the rim, traverse hundreds of feet to the left along class 2 ledges. From Steve Roper's "Climber's Guide to Yosemite Valley": "From Tenaya Canyon work upward via brush, ledges and occasional class 4 climbing, aiming for a point on the rim about three-quarters of a mile right of the summit. Start in Yosemite Valley.įA by Dick Long and Jack in August 1952. In general, there are many variations of this 5th class route up the imposing Northwest Face of Clouds Rest. A truer SW Ridge route would be to first ascend the Pinnacles and then cross over to the summit on the connecting ridge.įA by Bob Kamps and Bud Couch in July 1963. At the very end, you top out onto the Southwest Ridge. From the junction with the JMT, hike up just south of the Pinnnacles before crossing over to the south slope on Clouds Rest. The trail junction is 0.5 miles after the trail junction between the JMT and the trail up Half Dome's "Cables" Route. Starting at Happy Isles (4,105') in Yosemite Valley hike up 6.7 miles on the JMT before branching left (north) on to the trail up Clouds Rest's South Slope and Southwest Ridge, reaching the summit in another 2.7 miles. Of course, it is possible to retrace your steps, but much more strenuous. Many people continue on the Clouds Rest trail past (and sometimes up) Half Dome and down into Yosemite Valley.
This is undoubtedly, the easiest route up Clouds Rest starts from Tenaya Lake, a 7-mile YDS class 1 route along hiking trails usually done as a dayhike. There are three primary ways of ascending to the summit listed in order of difficulty:Ī class 1 hike from the Sunrise Lakes Trailhead (8,160') on CA SR-120, aka Tioga Road, just southwest of Tenaya Lake. Behold: an endless mid-angle slab climb of truly epic proportions! The views of this face from Olmstead Point and North Dome are simply stunning. Imagine virgin Sierra Nevada granite, uplifted from its deep burial place by compressional tectonic forces, canyons eroded rapidly by generous spring runoff, and finally, the odd glacier to smooth the slope. This is Yosemite glacial geology at its finest. Great views are to be had of Half Dome, the Clark Range in the south, nearly all of Cathedral Range, and even out to Matterhorn Peak and the Sawtooth Range.įrom Clouds Rest's airy and cozy summit, the most undeniable natural feature is the Northwest Face, a stunning 5000-foot drop into Tenaya Canyon. Geographically, Clouds Rest lies in the center of nearly every interesting feature in Yosemite. For casual visitors, it ranks with Half Dome and North Dome as one of the most recommended hikes in the valley and for viewing the valley.
OverviewClouds Rest, a massive granite formation just northeast of Half Dome in Yosemite Valley, is one of the defining hikes in Yosemite National Park (YNP).
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