DAFF Dome

Location Description

92 photos

John, hiking in on the approach to West Crack (5.9) on...
Monica, on the hike in to West Crack (5.9) on Sunday morning.
Alex, self portrait on the approach to DAFF Dome's West...
The imposing west face of DAFF Dome, stretching 700 feet...
Monica, moving past the slick 5.9 move at the base of...
Belay ledge at the start of the climb.
Our (bolted) hanging belay at the top of pitch 1.
John consulting the guide book before starting pitch 2,...
View to the west from the top of pitch 1.
John belaying Monica, leading the fourth pitch of West...
Monica placing some gear on the fourth pitch of West...
View of Tioga Road and Lamb Dome, and behind it Drug...
View to the northwest: Cathedral Creek drainage. Our...
Monica at a good resting spot on lead, fourth pitch of...
Monica on lead on the fourth pitch of DAFF Dome.
Alex, at the top of pitch 2, as another climbing party...
Monica and I resting our weary feet on a comfy ledge...
Zoomed in shot of our car: We were pretty sure we saw...
Alex, triumphantly perched atop DAFF Dome, anchored to...
Alex, belaying Monica up the final pitch of West Crack (5.9)
The massive north face of Fairview Dome, finally getting...
Alex, belaying Monica up the last 50 feet.
Height of this route was about 700 feet.
Moving up some easy fifth class terrain.
Natural bridge rock cairn at the top of DAFF Dome....
View to the north off the top of Daff Dome.
Alex and Monica sorting gear and cleaning up after the climb.
Monica with Fairview Dome in the background. Monica is...
Alex packs up gear. Evidence of the recent massive...
Portrait, with the camera balanced on a rock (visible in...
Monica finds the rappel anchors. Her head is sticking...
DAFF Dome casts its shadow to the east. Tuolumne Meadows...
Monica, hanging free on rappel off the east side of DAFF Dome.
Monica helps make Alex a rope backpack on our way back...
Our team back on terra firma looking happy and content...
Group shot that could use some photoshop love.
North side of Fairview, basking in late afternoon sun....
Hiking back to the car.
John, on the summit of DAFF Dome.
View to the north from the summit of DAFF Dome.
East Cottage Dome, I think. There were some climbers...
Fairview Dome.
Monica, climbing over the lip of Crescent Arch (5.10b),...
At least my rope and knee is in laser-sharp focus.
You can see the folks at the previous belay (over at the...
The next party leading pitch 4 of Crescent Arch.
John and Monica on the top of DAFF Dome, with Fairview...
The enormous crescent arch on DAFF Dome. The climb...
DAFF Dome and Crescent Arch from the car.
Sunday's task was far more reasonable. Though it had...
Hanging around. Jay and Monica from the second belay....
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne in the background. A...
Looking down at the sublime 3rd pitch... 150 feet of...
One more shot.
Monica on the sharp end of the rope on pitch 4.
Hanging out at the very comfortable belay ledge at the...
Jay coming up pitch 4, on relatively moderate terrain.
Jay working on his Tuolumne edging skills. Next time...
Jay and Monica coming up the final and 5th pitch to the...
Monica on pitch 5 of West Crack, just feet from the top.
Monica and John somehow ended up with nearly matching...
John, Monica, and the rock that was my anchor for the last pitch.
Jay, taking a rest on top. Mt. Conness visible next to...
Mariolumne Dome, Lamb Dome, and in between them in the...
Jay walking off the back side of DAFF Dome to the rappel route.
Monica headed down first, with the north face of...
Jay, ditto.
As we hiked our way along the southwest toe of DAFF dome...
Finger crack leading to low angle, gold-colored very...
Monica belaying Jay.
Jay backed down near the top of the route, since he...
Placing the smallest nut I had in the thin vein of a...
Well, here goes.
Careful foot placements.
Got to the first bolt and clipped a draw.
Moving past it.
Trying a high step.
Resting. Need to work out calf muscles at gym more.
From farther away.
Ok, enough resting. It was so desperately thin...
On the move.
Got to the second bolt.
Looking for the anchor.
And at the anchor.
Monica, always the patient belayer.
Monica, giving it a whirl on top rope.
The moon rising over Fairview Dome.
Monica, making a move.
Delicate feet. Monica cruised up this in probably less...
Just about to the top.
Monica, cleaning the anchor and getting ready to rappel.
Rappelling back to the base while Jay gives a belay. In...