The speed-climbing season is in full swing in Yosemite, with several teams ticking huge link ups in rapid times.

Hot temps, park traffic, and Jordan Cannon tells us about his recent original Salathé Wall free ascent…

So much has happened in Yosemite this past week. On the Big Stone, Freerider was flashed—in a single push of 22 hours, 16 minutes—by Will Moss, marking only the second-ever flash of an El Cap route and the first completed in a day.

Rather than spotlighting a single climber or route, this week’s feature will weave together both headline ascents: Pietro Vidi’s repeat of Lurking Fear and Jordan Cannon’s full free of the Salathé Wall with its notorious 5.13c pitch 19.

Profile of the week: big-wall free climber Elliot Faber.

The news this past weekend: Glacier Point Road and Mariposa Grove Road opened at 8 a.m. on May  10.

In other news, Backpackers Campground will remain open for the season. “Yosemite Valley’s backpackers campground is open as scheduled for the season after the park walked back plans to close the campground indefinitely,” wrote Mary Beth “Mouse” Skylis on May 8 in Backpacker.

This week’s spotlight: Why Sasha  DiGiulian Loves Climbing in Yosemite.

Big news about Yosemite in the press yesterday (April 29). After weeks and months of waiting, there is finally an official report on the status of the Yosemite reservation system.

After a few weeks of promoting authors and new books, we’re mixing things up. We’re focusing on the news since this is a Yosemite climbing newsletter.

his week, we feature Southern award-winning filmmaker and photographer Andrew Kornylak and discuss his new book, Spare These Stones….

This week, we speak with Sonnie Trotter—Yosemite big-wall free climber from Canmore, Alberta—about his upcoming book, Uplifted: The Evolution of a Climbing Life,

Kevin DeWeese: Yosemite Climber Talks Mentorship, First Ascents, and the Art of Not-Suffering

Valley Local Taylor Martin on Soloing El Cap in a Day

Author Rick Accomazzo: Tobin, The Stonemasters, and Me

Welcome to the first edition of the Yosemite Climbing Association’s new eNewsletter—your window into the stories, history, and ongoing work to preserve Yosemite’s climbing legacy.