Yosemite Falls (Upper)

THIS IS A BIG WALL MULTI-PITCH EXIT RAPPEL. THIS IS NOT A CANYONEERING ROUTE. The Yosemite Falls canyoneering route is named Middle Earth. Some mountains have "climb me" written all over them. Some waterfalls have "descend me" written all over them, and Upper Yosemite Falls is one of them. The question is just how to descend a 1500 foot waterfall on an otherwise blank looking face? The horizontal extent is about 200 feet from the observation deck at the top to the pool at the bottom. And the waterfall is seasonally so powerful that even standing near the bottom is like being in a hurricane! Descending Upper Yosemite Falls safely takes serious logistical planning, proper skill set for building anchors on big walls, being able to handle long rappels, and the falls in mostly dry conditions.

This is the easy part! :) Find Yosemite Falls Trails at the back of the Camp 4 parking lot, and hike 3.6 miles up the 2700 feet gain to the observation deck with your massive amounts of rope and gear. And if you are just hiking up for the view with no gear, that's cool too. Because the view along the trail in spots, and from the various viewpoints of top is world class, especially when the water flow is way up!