The following areas are closed to all visitor use to protect peregrine falcon aeries from March 1 until August 1 of each year or until the young falcons of the current year have fledged:

• The Rostrum
  Lower Merced Canyon. Closure includes "Super Nova" and extends west to all climbing routes on all sides of the Rostrum. The "Jungle Gym" area remains open. Slack-lining is prohibited at the summit and the top of the adjacent cliff.

• Fifi Buttress
  Immediately west of Leaning Tower. Closure includes all routes on Fifi Buttress.

• Glacier Point, East Side
  East of Glacier Point Apron. Closw'e includes all routes above 200 feet from the base of the cliff east of Glacier Point Apron including "A Mother's Lament" to the Illilouette Gorge.

• Hetch Hetchy, Wapama Cliff
  Closed area includes all routes on Wapama Cliff between Wapama Falls west to Tueeulala Falls.

Additionally, the following areas are closed as of May 21, 2009:

• Half Dome, South Face
  Overlooking Little Yosemite Valley. Closure includes all routes from Autobahn" east to and including South Face Route.

• Arch Rock Area
  Lower Merced Canyon. Closure includes all routes above Arch Rock, from "GRE" east to but not including "Juliette's Flake", including "Cross Country," "Kindergarten Crack," "Quickie Quizzes," and Arch Rock Pinnacle. The routes from "Anticipation" east to "Grokin" remain open.

• Rhombus Wall
  Above Ahwahnee Meadow. All climbing route closures lifted for 2009.

In addition, cimbing anywhere on Glacier Point Apron is not recommended due to recent and ongoing rockfall.