A year of recorded climbing
Yosemite Valley monthly climbing activity
October 2025–September 2026 · Mountain Project
In this snapshot, October 2025 had the most tick records (4,085), followed by May 2026 (3,258). The year contains 17,142 tick records across 499 routes with records, from 870 eligible routes.
These are records from one observation window. They do not measure visitor numbers, crowding, weather quality or verified ascents. For trip timing, use the destination’s season guidance.
Monthly records
| Month | Records | Routes with records | Most recorded sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,085 | 337 | Western Royal Arches233 records | |
| 1,506 | 269 | The Cookie Cliff92 records | |
| 437 | 152 | Au. Five and Dime Cliff39 records | |
| 434 | 125 | The Cookie Cliff56 records | |
| 416 | 128 | The Cookie Cliff74 records | |
| 1,168 | 193 | The Cookie Cliff78 records | |
| 1,454 | 225 | The Cookie Cliff101 records | |
| 3,258 | 280 | Western Royal Arches220 records | |
| 1,608 | 187 | Kor Problem Boulder178 records | |
| 731 | 142 | Lower Falls Amphitheater151 records | |
| 510 | 116 | Lower Falls Amphitheater62 records | |
| 1,535 | 219 | Lower Falls Amphitheater110 records | |
| Full observation window | 17,142 | 499 unique routes | Monthly route counts overlap |
Most recorded sectors
The eight sectors with the most records in this window, grouped by the source’s sector or parent-area identity. Each source link is an example route in that group.
- Serenity Crack on Mountain Project
Western Royal Arches
982 tick records · 6 routes with records
- Central Pillar of Frenzy on Mountain Project
6. Middle Cathedral Rock
905 tick records · 15 routes with records
- Outer Limits on Mountain Project
The Cookie Cliff
859 tick records · 21 routes with records
- The Nutcracker Suite (aka Nutcracker) on Mountain Project
5. Manure Pile Buttress (aka Ranger Rock)
825 tick records · 4 routes with records
- Commitment on Mountain Project
First Tier
764 tick records · 3 routes with records
- The Super Slacker Highway on Mountain Project
Am. Pat and Jack Pinnacle
715 tick records · 14 routes with records
- Hari-Kiri on Mountain Project
N. Sentinel Creek Area
684 tick records · 6 routes with records
- Jamcrack on Mountain Project
Sunnyside Bench
666 tick records · 2 routes with records
Sources & methodology
- Source
- Mountain Project: Yosemite Valley
- Geographic scope
- Yosemite Valley and Lower Merced River Canyon; Tuolumne excluded.
- Observation window
- –, inclusive. Counts use the recorded climbing date.
- Snapshot collected
- (UTC). This is a frozen snapshot, not a live feed.
- Route eligibility
- 870 routes from the frozen source inventory with official average ratings of at least 3 on Mountain Project’s 4-point scale, across the included grades and climbing types.
- Counting
- Sum the source’s dated tick records by route and calendar month. Routes with at least one record count once per month and once across the full window. All displayed records are retained; a tick does not necessarily mean a successful ascent or a unique visitor.
- Record visibility
- 15,160 public records and 1,982 dated private placeholders. Private placeholders contribute only anonymous monthly counts.
- Coverage limits
- Every route in the frozen eligible inventory was checked. This does not establish that every source record or real-world climb was collected.
- Unmapped routes
- 0 routes without map coordinates contribute 0 records to these totals. They are retained in the analysis.
- Repetitive records
- The source’s repetitive logs are retained, including 46 Nutcracker records on July 8, 2026 and 166 Kor Problem records on June 24, 2026. They can affect monthly and sector totals.
Logging habits, source popularity, route selection and a single year’s conditions all affect these counts. Totals from different sources and destinations should not be treated as comparable measures of climbing traffic.