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Mt. Conness

Overview

Mt. Conness Elevation: 12590’/3829m
Ascent: 1800′
Difficulty rating: Beginner
Length of Trip: 1 Day
Difficulty Rating: Grade 5.6

Mt. Conness is a spectacular alpine rock climb perched above Tuolumne Meadows near the boundary with Yosemite National Park. Featuring an intricate mix of cracks, face moves, ridges, and a fun technical rappel in the middle of the route, the North Ridge of Mt. Conness is pure alpine bliss! Composed of legendary Sierra granite the summit offers a magnificent vantage point looking west into Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows, south into the High Sierra, north into the Sawtooth’s and east past Mono Lake.

View a photo gallery from a climb of the North Ridge of Mt. Conness.

Here’s a blog post from a Mt. Conness climb July 10, 2020.

Cost

$600 guided 1:1
$375 per person guided 2:1

Dates

Any date between June and October 15. Book using the button below or contact our office.

Trip Registration

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