Ascent Notes for: Zee Tree - 5.7 Average Rating : 4.09/5

Third try was the charm. This route has always somebody on it. The route is indeed good but Dike route is much better; and to stay at the grade just rap after p3 on Dike route.
The top pitch crack would be the crux if you don't have your crack climbing technique dialed up. Done in 5 pitches to the top (Linked 4 and 5 w a 70m rope)

fun route even more fun walk off

Woaw! Real solid friction climbing with breathtaking exposure! Yet the bolts are really spaced out and it was a bit too run out to my taste (although the fall is safe, it may be very big). Also our topo suggested a 5.0 to 5.4 grade - which is definitely is not!! - so it also kind of took us by surprise. Finding the first two bolts is really not obvious: we were lucky someone was here to tell us about them. Had to retreat just below the start of the crack as everyone one the rope didn't feel so good, but sounds like a nice one. Do not get in there if you're not comfortable in 5.7 yosemite friction climbing or you may wish you didn't! Otherwise, go ahead, it's real quality climbing!

A must do when in yosemite!

Zach lead this all 5 pitches. the last 2 pitches were run-out but not much worse than 5.5. The top of the lieback was great! The descent wasn't too bad either, a short rap and hike off.

Last pitch, the 5.7 LB was hard to protect, but other than that the route was fun and super safe.

Quite fun and easy. Bring rack if doing to the top, other than that, you could rap off from pitch 2, saves a lot of time. Last pitches ok, not sure if worth it doing to the top, although we did.

first time leading sustained slab...kind of fun? yup! Led all but the 2nd pitch. Loved the finish!n Sport? mixed? too newbie to say...

agreed on not much gear, link cams work great for a top of 3rd pitch belay, barely stretched enough to link the 2nd and 3rd pitches. OW last pitch corner, all I had was a few small cams, think a green alien went in the horizontal and I ran the rest out. one big cam, guessing a #5, would protect this fine. plenty of belay options on top. left my shoes in a shady spot, katanas worn through @ the toe, anyone see them? lol

lieback on last pitch was a nice finish to this easy climb