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Yosemite Free Climbs
Route Notes Date Thanks to
Adrenaline Replaced all 6 protection bolts. 2000 Chris McNamara, Jim Herson
America's Cup Replaced the 1 protection bolt. 11/00 ASCA
Anchors Away Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Angles Approach Replaced all bolts 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Arches Terrace Replaced 2 anchors bolts at second belay and 1 protection bolt on 2nd pitch (2002). All bolts replaced. Note: 1 bolt at 1st pitch anchor and 1st bolt on 2ND pitch replaced by ASCA in 2002. Double protection bolts in middle of 2ND pitch determined to be one bolt from 1st ascent of Arches Terrace 1957 and the other from the first ascent of Greasy but Groovy in 1974. These 2 bolts were replaced with a single bolt (2007). 2002


2007

Bernie Rivadeneyra, James Selvidge


Clint Cummins
Roger Brown
Traverse from Fallen Arches to Arches Terrace Replaced all bolts 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Arete Butler Replaced all 3 protection bolts 2000 Jerry Anderson
Arlington Heights Replaced one anchor bolt. 1998 Brian Knight
Armagedon Replaced 2 protection bolts 1999 Chris McNamara, Greg Barnes
Astroman Replaced 9 anchor and protection bolts. All anchors and protection bolts bomber 05/02 Tom McMillan, Greg Barnes, Chris McNamara, Jim Herson, Tom Davis

Bark at the Moon
Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Beat The Clock Replaced 1 anchor bolt and 1 protection bolt 05/00 ASCA
Beer Pressure Replaced all bolts. 2006 Roger Brown
Beverly's Tower Replaced 1 protecton bolt and removed 1 excess bolt 11/00 ASCA
Bikini Beach Party Replaced 2 anchor bolts and all 3 protection bolts 2002 Chris McNamara
Bongs Away Replaced 1 anchor bolt and removed 3 excess bolts 05/01 Greg Barnes, Paul Rasmussen, Jason Hassing
Bummer Replaced 1 bolt. All bolts now good 3/8" 04/99 ASCA
Butt-hole Climbers Replaced all bolts. 2006 Roger Brown
Cat Dancing Replaced all 7 anchor and protection bolts 2002 James Selvidge, Bernie Rivadeneyra
Catch A Wave Replaced all 3 bolts 02/06 Greg Barnes
Catchy Replaced anchor hangers and removed excess belay 03/01 Greg Barnes
Catchy Corner Replaced anchor bolts 06/02 Jack Hoeflich
Central Pillar of Frenzy Replaced 1st pitch anchor 05/01 Greg Barnes, John Aughinbaugh
Central Pillar of Frenzy Direct Start Replaced both protection bolts (hanger on 2nd protection bolt was broken off) 05/01 Greg Barnes, John Aughinbaugh
Chiropodist Shop Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Chouinard-Herbert Replaced 20 bolts - most bolts replaced. 10/05 Elmar & Lisa Stefke
Cobra Replaced one anchor bolt below crux pitch 2000 Jack Hoeflich, Todd Snyder
Commitment Replaced 2 anchor bolts and replaced a webbing mess with rappel rings 04/02 Greg Barnes, Karin Wuhrmann
Corkscrew Replaced 2 anchor bolts 1998 Brian Knight
Cornball Replaced the anchor 2002 Ted
Crack-a-go-go Replaced 1 anchor bolt and filled extra holes 05/01 Greg Barnes, Jack Hoeflich, Werner Braun
Crest Jewel All 67 anchor and protection bolts replaced 2002 Larry Scritchfield, Greg Barnes
Crimson Cringe All 3 bolts replaced 11/00 Jack Hoeflich
Dagger Replaced 1 anchor bolt and 1st protection bolt 2002 Jack Hoeflich
DNB Replaced 5 anchor bolts. All bolts are now bomber 09/99 Jack Hoeflich, Greg Barnes
Drink and Drive Replaced 3 bolts. All bolts are now 3/8" 07/00 Greg Barnes
Drop-Out Replaced 2 anchors bolts. All bolts now bomber 05/00 Greg Barnes
Ejesta Replaced 2 anchor bolts and removed one excess bolt 04/01 Jerry Anderson
Ephemeral Clogdance Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Feminine Protection Replaced 4 bolts 2000 Jerry Anderson
Firefinger Replaced all 9 anchor and protection bolts 12/97 Chris McNamara, Jim Herson
5.8 Grunt Replaced single bolt above top of 1st pitch. No bolt found at top of first pitch. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Five Open Books Rappel Replaced 2 bolts 04/99 Greg Barnes
Flatus Replaced anchor on 2nd pitch 11/00

Peter Carrick, Pat Kent

Freewheelin' Replaced all 8 bolts until pitch 4 2000 James Selvidge, Bernie Rivadeneyra
Friday the 13Th Replaced only bolt. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Ryan Mattock,
Roger Brown
Geek Towers Rappel Route/Right Side Route Replaced 1 bolt at each of the lower 4 rappel stations 07/01 Jack Hoeflich
Golden Dawn All 23 bolts replaced plus 3 bolts on the approach rappel route 09/03 Dustin Clark, Urmas Franosch
Good Book Replaced 5 bolts. All bolts now bomber. Protection bolt on offwidth pitch are gone so bring 5-7" cams. 06/99 Jack Hoeflich, Greg Barnes
Greasy but Groovy Replaced all bolts 2007 Clint Cummins,
Ryan Mattock,
Roger Brown
Route found between Reefer Madness and Greasy but Groovy Route starts at the top of 1st pitch of Reefer Madness and goes pretty much straight up to the top of the 8Th pitch of Greasy but Groovy.
All bolts replaced.
2007 Clint Cummins
Roger Brown
Guiding Light/Lightweight Guides Replaced 1 bolt at shared anchor   Chris McNamara, Jack Hoeflich
Hardd Replaced 1 anchor bolt and 1 additional hanger 05/01 Jack Hoeflich, Werner Braun
Hardly Pinnacle Replaced 1 anchor bolt 05/01 Greg Barnes
Heart Ledges Raps Replaced one ¼” bolt, added 2 bolts to stations with large loose bolts.
2006 Roger Brown
Heathenistic Pursuit/ Gold Dust Replaced 1 anchor bolt and removed excess webbing 2002 Drew Rollins
Hershey Highway Replaced only bolt. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
The High Arc Replaced 2 bolts and removed 2 excess bolts 05/01 Greg Barnes
Higher Cathedral Spire, Regular Route Replaced 3 bolts. All bolts now good 3/8" 2000 Jack Hoeflich
Homeboyz Replaced 5 bolts   Jerry Anderson
Humdinger Replaced 1 anchor bolt and removed 1 excess bolt 12/01 Jerry Anderson
Jacob's Ladder Replaced 1 anchor bolt and removed 1 excess bolt 2002 Tom McMillan
Jugs Replaced first pro bolt, and replaced doubled 2nd pro bolt with one good bolt. Note that this may have been originally intended as an anchor, as there were actually three 1/4" holes arrayed in a triangle, with the upper hole empty. Both extra holes patched. 02/06 Greg Barnes
Jump For Joy Replaced the pro bolt. 1996 Roger Brown
Jump For Joy variation Replaced doubled protection bolt with single good
bolt.
2006 Roger Brown
Just Do Do It Both protection bolts replaced, one bolt at anchor replaced with bolt with camo rap hanger, and hanger switched to camouflaged Fixe double-ring rap hanger on good bolt at anchor. 05/04 Greg Barnes,
Karin Wuhrmann
Knuckleheads/Trough of Justice Replaced 1 anchor bolt and removed 1 excess bolt 03/01 ASCA
Kor-Beck Replaced 4 bolts. All belays to pitch 5 are bomber 06/99 Greg Barnes, Keith Barnes
La Cosita Replaced 2 bolt. Anchor is now bomber. 06/99 Greg Barnes
Lean Years Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Lemon Replaced 1 bolt at 1st anchor 05/01 Greg Barnes
Little John, Right Replaced 1 bolt at pitch 1 anchor   ASCA
Lost Flake Replaced anchor 04/02 Greg Barnes, Karin Wuhrmann
Lucifer's Ledge Replaced all bolts. Note: Found Rap stations with matching bolt/hanger combinations from Lucifer's Ledge to the ground at the start of Salin' shoes.
Replaced all stations
2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Lucifer's to the Oasis Replaced anchor at top of 1st pitch 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Maxine's Wall Replaced 3 bolts 12/97 ASCA
Mental Block Replaced bolts at anchors 2. 3. 5 and the protection bolt 1999, 2001 Jack Hoeflich, Greg Barnes, Peter Carrick & friend
Mid-Life Crisis Replaced 8 bolts. Pitch 1 anchor and protection bolts are bomber. All bolts above are probably bad (2000).
Replaced all bolts (2007)
06/00
2007
Andrew McMullin,
René Ardesch,
Greg Barnes (2000)

Clint Cummins,
Ryan Mattock,
Roger Brown (2007).
Moby Dick, Center Replaced 3 bolts. All bolts now bomber   ASCA
Moratorium Replaced 2 bolts. First 2 anchors are bomber. Above anchors are ok. 10/99 Joel Ager
Mud Flats Replaced 3 bolts; Replaced 2 protection bolts and 2 anchor bolts (2006). 2006 ASCA, Roger Brown
Nothing on the Apron Replalced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummings,
Roger Brown
Overdrive Replaced the anchor under the roof; bolt on first pitch previously replaced.
06/06 Roger Brown
Party Mix Replaced 2 anchor bolts and removed 1 excess bolt 05/01 Greg Barnes
Pee-Pee Pillar Replaced 2 bolts 07/99 Greg Barnes
Pegasus Replaced 2 anchor bolts and 2 protection bolts. Clint Cummins 6/06 Prune Replaced original 3 protection
bolts. There is a newer bolt at the start that may
or may not be original; this bolt was left as it was.
2006 Roger Brown
Pharoah's Beard Replaced 2 bolts at anchor 2002 Tom McMillan
Point Beyond (Variation from to the top of the 3rd pitch of Lucifer's Ledge) Replaced single protection bolt 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
The Princess One bolt at anchor replaced (other replaced previously), old protection bolt half way up removed (right next to bomber nut/cam placements; this was
likely a top-anchor from earlier climbing).
05/04 Greg Barnes,
Karin Wuhrmann
Pterodactyl Terrace Replaced 2 bolts   Chris McNamara
Raisin Replaced 2 protection bolts. 2006 Roger Brown
The Rambler Replaced 20 bolts. All anchor bolts and most protection bolts are 3/8" (1997). Replaced missing bolt on 1st pitch. Replaced 1st pitch anchor (2007). All other bolts had been replaced by ASCA in 2000.

12/97
2000
2007

Chris McNamara,
Jim Herson (1997),
Clint Cummins,
Ryan Mattock,
Roger Brown (2007)
Rectum Ranch Replaced anchor 05/04 Greg Barnes,
Karin Wuhrmann
Reed's Pinnacle, Regular Route Replaced 2 bolts at lower rappel station. 05/01 Greg Barnes
Reefer Madness Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Ryan Mattock,
Roger Brown
The Remnant Two bolt anchor replaced. 1998 Brian Knight/ASCA
Renus Wrinkle Replaced 1 bolt. First protection bolt is 3/8". 04/99 Greg Barnes
Revival Replaced 1 bolt. The protection bolt is 3/8" 06/99 Greg Barnes
Rostrum, North Face Replaced 6 bolts and and removed 7 excess bolts. All belays have bomber bolts or bomber natural pro. 07/99 Jack Hoeflich, Greg Barnes
Royal Arches Rappels Replaced 8 bolts and replaced 15 hangers with Fixe double-ring rappel hangers. No more ugly webbing, but that also means the stations are not as obvious! 10/00 Peter Carrick and friends
Salin' Shoes Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Salin' Shoes
(1st pitch variation)
Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Selaginella Replaced broken piton & 1/4" bolt with 2 bolts. Note: hangers
have been stolen since.
04/02 ASCA
Serenity Crack Replaced 4 bolts. All bolts are 3/8". 06/01 ASCA
Shaky Flakes Replaced 30 bolts. All belay bolts are 3/8". Almost all lead bolts are 3/8". THERE ARE BOLTS MISSING ON PITCHES 4-6!! (1997). Missing bolt protecting 5.11 move on 5Th pitch found and replaced re-drilling original hole (2007).
12/97 ASCA (1997)
Clint Cummins (2007)
Slab Happy Top anchor - ugly slings around loose blocks replaced with bolts. Second rap anchor is pins in an alcove left of the Dihardral. 2001 Tom McMillan
Smith/Crawford Pitch 1 replaced--the protection bolt and the 2 first-pitch anchor bolts. 08/00 Jack Hoeflich and ASCA
Something on the Apron Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Sons of Yesterday Replaced 8 bolts by on All belay bolts are 3/8" with rappel chains. 06/98 ASCA
Space Case Replaced 2 bolts at anchor.   Jack Hoeflich and ASCA
Spring Chicken Replaced the bolt. 02/06 Greg Barnes
Stoners Highway Replaced 24 bolts All bolts are 3/8". There are still a handful of fixed pins on the route some of which are poor. 08/99 Jack Hoeflich, Greg Barnes
Sultans of Sling Replaced 3 bolts. 2006 Roger Brown
Super Slab Replaced 6 bolts All belays have bomber bolts or bomber natural pro. 07/99 Jack Hoeflich, Greg Barnes
Supertoe Replaced anchor 05/04 Karin Wuhrmann, Greg Barnes
Surf Nazi Replaced all bolts 2007 Ryan Mattock,
Roger Brown
The Surprise Replaced 1 bolt at anchor on 5.10a variation. Note that 3rd/4th pitch 5.8 variation traverses right below the bolt, and that the 5.8 variation is run-out for both leader and follower. In addition, the second pitch traverse is loose, run-out, and dangerous both for leader and follower. The first pitch of Werner's Ant Trees, while 5.10c is clean, excellent, and well-protected, and is recommended to access the amazing 5.10a finger crack. 05/01 Greg Barnes ASCA.
Synchronicity Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Tilted Mitten Replaced 2 anchor bolts 1998 Brian Knight/ASCA
The Token Replaced all bolts. 2007 Clint Cummins,
Roger Brown
Trough of Justice Replaced 3 bolts; all bolts now bomber. 05/01 Theresa Ho, Tom Lambert, Greg Barnes ASCA
Underclingon Replaced 2 bolts; all bolts now 3/8" 05/01 Pete Seashols, George Ridgley, Greg Barnes ASCA.
Werner's Ant Trees Replaced 2 bolts; first pitch protection bolt (not shown on Reid topo, after the first corner switch on the left), and bolt at first pitch anchor (also old, poor pin, wise to back up with gear). 05/01 Greg Barnes ASCA
Wing of Bat Replaced 2 bolts at anchor.   Jack Hoeflich and ASCA