Upper Yosemite Falls

Yosemite National Park

My first climb to Upper Yosemite Falls was hot and tiring. In fact I told myself that I would never make this climb again. Since that difficult hard day I now make this hike once or twice each year but only the months of December through April. In the summer and fall this hike is just too hot for me.

I love to make this climb in the snows of winter and spring. The snow and ice on this route melts quickly because of the elevation and sun exposure, therefore each time you hike this route the conditions are different.

In the winter, we hike with crampons for the icy trail and snow shoes for the climb to North Point which always has deep snow. The top picture of Upper Yosemite Falls was taken about halfway up the trail.

Upper Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls