Daff dome west crack tuolumne

On july 2 bob kamps and i climbed a new route on daff dome and called it the cooke book after the blacksmithclimber, bruce cooke. North buttress, cathedral peakgrand centralhops n barley. The route ascends the obvious leftfacing openbook on the west face and is quite sustained fifthclass climbing. Provided by alexa ranking, has ranked na in na and 296,735 on the world. Blown away heads left after 2 pitches, and follows a beautiful knobby face to a mindblowing overhanging corner. A reportedly popular climb on the west ridge of snowpatch spire. Morning shade is found on the west wall until 11 am and later afternoon shade is found on the. All locations california yosemite np tuolumne meadows daff area. Two of the earliest and best known are west crack and crescent arch. There is a use trail to follow, and the approach should take no longer than 15 minutes. Unfortunately, the best views were not captured by camera as it was in the car instead of on daff dome looking east. Due to an epic winter and one of the deepest snowpacks ever recorded in the sierra, the road through tuolumnetioga pass wasnt supposed to open until july.

John reaching the first belay on west crack polly dome. Recorded on september 12, 2009 using a flip video camcorder. Follow 120 into yosemite national park, and continue through tuolumne meadows. Daff dome west crack tuolumne meadows, california usa. Due to the ongoing spread of covid19, please abstain from climbing outside. Eric and lucie bus trip, climbing road trip, list of climbs. So i finally pulled the trigger and bought the tickets from dc to oakland and the goal is to lead some valleytuolumne classics. West crack 1st pitch daff dome, yosemite california. Since the dome was never officially named, the daff dome name was adopted in 1960s as an acronym. The domain uses a commercial suffix and its servers are located in na with the ip number 35. The westfacing route gets late sun and is a great afternoon climb if there arent too many parties waiting. Climbing in tuolumne meadows yosemite national park. This thread on supertopo has some wonderful pictures and gre. Rock climbing in yosemite national park scenic wonders.

Daff dome, which stands for dome across from fairview, is a large formation on the north side of the road with several classics. Rock climbing routes in daff dome, tuolumne meadows. Tuolumne meadows, daff dome, west crack, pitch 2 follow. Arriving in the valley after being snowed on at tuolumne meadows. At ukc we are all climbers and we understand the strong urge to be outdoors as the weather is finally. A leisurely start saw us reaching the base of the route around 11am, just as the first drops of rain fell. But, like many other tuolumne routes, the knobs and chickenheads save the day.

Daff dome is on the north side of highway 120, in the tuolumne meadows area, and the approach, at least to the west side routes, is short and pleasant. West crack, rock climbing topo and info gearlooptopo. Two pitches up a route named west crack on daff dome, another backcountry cliff in yosemites tuolumne area, nate and i stand on painfully tiny footholds of pointy rock where he built a belay anchor after leading the second pitch of this final rock climb of our yosemite visit. The forecast had said 40% chance, and bill professed that it would soon pass. From the parking area described on the main page, the west face of daff dome will be in plain site. By far the most popular route on this dome is the classic west crack, a 400 foot crack climb. On the top of daff dome with fairview dome in the background. Crack climbers will enjoy phobus and deimos in the moderate category, and handbook, death crack and blues riff in the hardest category. Nelson, chapman and dave lomba climbed fireworks 5. Rock climb west crack, yosemite national park mountain project. West crack daff dome tuolumne meadows, california usa. Our last few days in yosemite national park finished on a real high as we ticked off several classic tuolumne climbs including paul and wendys traverse of matthes crest and wendy and i climbing cathedral peak and yesterdays stellar climb of the sustained and steep west crack on daff dome.

After spending last weekend replacing a water heater at a friends cabin in mammoth, i spend monday and tuesday in tuolumne on the mathis crest traverse, south crack of stately pleasure dome, and finally west crack of daff dome. West crack daff dome, yosemite california danny mckeever. Its a great choice if you need to perfect your crack climbing and jamming skills, but its very popular, so get there early, prepare for an alternative, or get in line. New routes on daff and fairview domes, tuolumne meadows. Tuolumne meadows opening weekend june 1819, 2011 previous page. West face west face click on routes to subscribe to a. Regular route fairview dome, west crack daff dome, southeast buttress cathedral peak, and many more. The yosemite mountaineering school and guide service offers beginner through advanced classes in yosemite valley spring through fall, and in. One of the few classic cracks in tuolumne, bad thing is the approach and. Pique climber is a collection of pictures, stories, and lists of great climbs in california, colorado, idaho, nevada, utah, wyoming and other areas of the western us.

Lucie finishing the first pitch of the classic west crack on daff dome 5. Yet a splitter finger crack in the middle of the giant golden face goes at only 5. As excited as both of us were, we had some things to attend to before we could start climbing. It goes up that big impressive face to the left of the obvious crescent arch on daff. It is one of the most classic crack climbs in tuolumne, running unbroken for almost 500. Hiking info, trail maps, and 2 trip reports from daff dome 9,153 ft in california. This is supposed to be about a climbing trip, so here it is. With the meadows, its best to remember that most of the climbing tends to be shorter, with the exception of the longer alpine climbs in the backcountry, which can take mostof the day. South flank, daff dome fingertips great circle hogwash. All locations california yosemite np tuolumne meadows daff area daff dome w face west crack 5. It is one of the most classic crack climbs in tuolumne, running unbroken for almost 500 feet.

Directions daff dome is on the north side of highway 120, in the tuolumne meadows area, and the approach, at least to the west side routes, is short and pleasant. Next day we planned on another amenable tuolumne classic west crack on daff dome. Daff dome west crack to the left of the arch, sunset in the meadows, lembert dome. When your kid gets better than you the big outside. Daff dome is the fine looking dome just northnorthwest of fairview dome in the tuolumne meadows area of yosemite national park.

Believe it or not, daff stands for dome across from fairview, which it is. On a small wall below the west face of daff dome, tom malzbender climbed green eggs and ham, a 5. We drove up on saturday morning, so we didnt start climbing before 12pm. From the east side of the sierra, take highway 395 to lee vining, and turn westbound onto highway 120. John climbing the first pitch, jim belaying from above. It is southeast of doda dome, and is near both west cottage dome and east. Rock climbing topos and info for the best multipitch climbs in tuolume meadows. Swallow crack6 rat race7 thrill hammer8 monolith regular route8 ordeal8 fly bye8. This route as with many of the classics in tuolumne is very popular and can have traffic at the belays. Tuolumne meadows rock climbing routes and classic climbs. From the base of the dome, traverse around to the north where the start for west crack will become apparent, as it is the most noticeable feature on the west. Follow cairns to the back of the dome where you can descend via two bolted rap.

New routes on daff and fairview domes, tuolumne meadows, yosemite. Its a great choice if you need to perfect your crack climbing and jamming skills, but its very popular. Daff dome or daff dome is a prominent 800 feet 243. Tuolumne meadows climbing and campground area in yosemite national park. Crescent arch, bombs over tokyo rock climbing, september 20. It is southeast of doda dome, and is near both west cottage dome and east cottage dome. In tuolumne, look for puppy dome, the west side of pot hole dome and western front near daff dome. Looking at daff dome from the parking area, you would never imagine that the west face could be climbed at anything less than 5. Little things like, paying for our campground and getting enough cash to do so. My only previous climbing at tuolumne was west crack on daff dome a pic at the bottom of my old yosemite valley page, but there were other climbs to be done, including crescent arch, the first pitch of bombs over tokyo, and another run up west crack. West crack is a super fun moderate route on the west side of daff dome. Its approximate location is its approximate elevation is 8,619 feet 2,627 m.