- Good conditions for granite
YOSEMITE VALLEY · GRANITE
Church Bowl climbing conditions
Good — dry and climbable
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- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
About Church Bowl
Church Bowl is Yosemite Valley's beginner-and-toprope sanctuary — a compact south-facing amphitheatre of clean granite on the north side of the road between the Ahwahnee (Majestic Yosemite Hotel) and Yosemite Village. Bishop's Terrace (5.8) is one of the Valley's most-climbed routes at the grade with over 1,300 recorded MP ascents; Aunt Fanny's Pantry (5.4), Church Bowl Chimney (5.7), and Church Bowl Lieback (5.8) are the other must-do moderates. 28 documented routes ranging 5.4 to 5.12a. The south aspect and low altitude make it one of the first walls dry after rain. Short walk from the Ahwahnee Hotel parking; expect crowds.
- Region
- Yosemite Valley
- Rock type
- Granite
- Aspect
- south-facing
- Altitude
- 4035 ft
- Exposure
- low
- Seepage
- low