Hiking to the Upper Falls and El Capitan, Yosemite

(Copyright © 2007 Piero Scaruffi)
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The steep wall of El Capitan

The Yosemite Falls trailhead off the paved road. Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances


Or you can start from the trailhead to Upper Falls at Camp 4

Trailhead to Upper Falls at Camp 4

Trailhead to Upper Falls at Camp 4

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances


Trailhead to Upper Falls at Camp 4

Trailhead to Upper Falls at Camp 4

Sentinel Falls

Sentinel Falls


First views of the valley

The trail

The trail


Approximately half way the viewpoint

Half Dome

The southern wall (Pohono trail)


Sentinel Falls

Views of the Valley from the trail

Views of the Valley from the trail

Views of the Valley from the trail


Views of the Valley from the trail

Half Dome

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Upper Falls

Upper Falls

Upper Falls

Upper Falls


Upper Falls

Upper Falls

Upper Falls

Upper Falls


First view of Yosemite Falls

First view of Yosemite Falls

First view of Yosemite Falls

First view of Yosemite Falls


Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls

The trail

The trail


The trail

The trail

The trail


The trail

The trail

The trail

The switchbacks


The switchbacks

Snake

Snake

View behind us


The junction

Junction with the El Capitan trail

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances

Crossing the creek


Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances

The trail continues to North Dome

The trail continues to North Dome

The overlook


Views from the top

Views from the top

Views from the top

Views from the top


Views of the valley

Views of the valley

Views of the valley

Down to the waterfalls


Mountains in the distance

Sentinel Dome

Sentinel Dome


Top of the Yosemite Falls

Top of the Yosemite Falls

Top of the Yosemite Falls

There is always an idiot risking his life to take a picture


The bottom of the falls

The top of the falls

The bottom of the falls

Bird


Views from the top

Views from the top

Views from the top

Views from the top


The bridge to North Dome

Views from the bridge

Views from the bridge

Views from the bridge


Views from the bridge

Views from the bridge

Danger - waterfall


The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan

The trail to El Capitan


Summit of El Capitan

Views from the top

Views from the top

Views from the top


Views from the top

Views from the top

Views from the top

Views from the top


Views from the top

Views from the top


The trail towards Tamarack Flat

The trail towards Tamarack Flat

The trail towards Tamarack Flat

The trail towards Tamarack Flat


The trail towards Tamarack Flat

The trail towards Tamarack Flat

The trail towards Tamarack Flat

The trail towards Tamarack Flat


The plateau towards Tamarack Flat

The plateau towards Tamarack Flat

The plateau towards Tamarack Flat

Down into the forest


Down into the forest

Junction with the Tamarack Flat road

The Tamarack Flat Rd

See the trail from Foresta to this point


Video from the topof El Capitan


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(Copyright © 2007 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me