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A few weeks back I did my first official class 4 summit of the south face of Tresidder Peak in Yosemite. I have done a fair amount of class 3 hiking and feel very comfortable with it. I really enjoyed Tresidder and have set my sights on Cathedral and Unicorn (to start). Can anybody tell me if the class 4 routes on each is similar to Tresidder? I have a helmet and rock shoes, but no other climbing gear.





Two views of the same south face. I included the first pic because it shows a more realistic view of the steepness for those that have been to this less popular summit.

They're all comparable. Unicorn is probably the easiest of the three. I'd put Tresidder and Cathedral at about the same difficulty from what I recall, maybe Cathedral a little easier.

Cockscomb is really cool and has a nice view as well...highly recommend. And echo peaks...

I think Tressider is more awkward than Cathedral, you're struggling up at a slant on your side. Cathedral is totally straight-forward and has bomber hand and foot holds.

Great advice, thanks everybody!