Tuolumne Meadows

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Dad with Dana (?) peak in the background.
Dad with Dana (?) peak in the background.
Rachel standing on some Fourth (third technically) of July snow.
Self photography in front of the rushing Tuolumne River.
Greg at the anchor at the top of the first pitch of...
This was probably my favorite climbing route on this...
Greg, belaying me for the second pitch of Water Streak.
Top of water streak.
Holy Cathedral Peak, silhouetted against the sun.
Walking off to the top of Lembert Dome.
Top of Lembert Dome, looking north.
Lembert Dome by morning light.
Greg on lead, putting up the new route R2D2 about 100...
Hammering away with the hand drill: Greg putting in one...
On Sunday morning, the group traveled up to Tuolumne...
Eating flowers.
Mr. Bear
Climbing at the Western Front climbing wall near Daff...
John taking pictures of Sonia Climbing "New Tricks for...
Rob at the top of "Touch of Grey" (5.9 R)
Another bear sighting on the way back to camp!
Eating more flowers.
The pictures are a bit grainy because it was dusk....
On Saturday, after having breakfast in Mammoth Lakes...
I had told Monica the hike would be, despite the high...
After countless years and countless countries, Monica...
Looking down into Tenaya Canyon from near the top of...
So, the whole time we were climbing, we watched the...
John and Monica near the top of Cloud's Rest. Half Dome...
Monica and Half Dome.
Monica and Half Dome, showing Yosemite Valley a bit better.
Monica and Tenaya Canyon, 5,000 feet down.
John, goofing off.
Unfortunately, Monica wouldn't let me take it home.
We got someone to take our picture, with Half Dome in...
USGS reference mark, placed in 1956.
Stormy weather! Glad I'm not on the top of Cathedral...
Doing my best impression of a lightning rod.
Monica wearing Half Dome as a hat.
Yosemite Valley and Half Dome.
Can you see the line of ants going up the dome? Actually...
John and Half Dome.
Weather still stormy with lots of virga (rain that never...
Improbably enough the weather actually seemed to be...
Tenaya Canyon, 5,000 feet below.
Monica and Tenaya Canyon.
Back under the protection of the forest, we passed many...
On the 8 mile hike out.
The dark sky at least prevented sunburn and looked very surreal,
And then the rain started coming down!
Hiking in the rain.
And then the hail started! Ouch!
Glad we brought rain gear.
Hiking down the steep section.
Looking out at Mt. Hoffmann.
The rain collected all the pollen in the air, so most...
Looking out at a pretty waterfall coming down between...
Then the sun came out and it got hot again.
Monica in the sunshine.
And this is about when the going got extremely...
So, I stopped taking photos (except for this one to...
After eating dinner at the Tioga Pass Resort (which has...
End of the world! Not a forest fire... just virga and...
It felt like a forest fire though.
On Monday, Monica and I decided we'd drive back through...
Monica belaying as I climb the second pitch of Left Water Crack.
Getting a bit higher. The weather had been off-and-on...
The strategy was to climb fast and confidently, and get...
The second pitch is probably my favorite pitch in...
Another view of the size of the water crack (which just...
Enjoying the view as I climb. Cathedral Peak features...
I think this was taken from just above the last bolt....
At the final belay ledge (Monica now out of sight). And...
After a bit of struggling on the wet rock, Monica...
At the top of the technical section of the climb, after...
From here, the angle eases significantly, and it's a 3rd...
Moving higher and higher up.
Strangely, the heat of the rock from earlier in the day...
Monica moves past a Charlie Brown Christmas tree propped...
Monica takes a rest. A few other things about this climb...
We reached a nice flat ledge with a view. Tuolumne...
Monica works a 5th class section closer to the summit of...
Enjoying the view of Tuolumne Meadows from midway up...
The top of Lembert Dome seems constantly out of reach,...
Monica, climbing on some fun 5.0-ish chicken heads below...
Finally at the top!
What a view!
We even found a father and son who had hiked to the top...
Finding a way down off the other side of the dome.
Hiking down the tourist trail, by way of Dog Lake, back...
We passed a small lake with what looked to be a really...
Better view of the crack.
Hanging out by this small lake and enjoying the...
We took a half-mile detour to check out the...
Hiking back to the car through Tuolumne Meadows. The...
After a restful evening ditch-camped in Andy's secret...
First up was some lead experience for Joel (I had been...
Joel, starting up Northwest Books. The route roughly...
Joel in the shadows, near the top of pitch one.
Joel sorting out the difficult move at the beginning of...
Joel, cruising up pitch 2 of Northwest Books.
Nearing the top of pitch two. Another beautiful...
Joel, anchored at the top of pitch two. We decided to...
John and Joel packing up at the top of Northwest Books....
The shorter rappel option involved some exposed but...
Joel, posing with Tuolumne Meadows in the background.
Joel, rigging our rappel from the anchor at the top of...
Beautiful afternoon / evening!
Joel checking in with Turtle about something or other. I...
Ah, right. Joel actually decided to take this call...
Trying to get this all in one shot with my 35mm Canon...
So, it was about this time that we decided damn the...
The rest of the climb went without incident and here is...
Back to the car in the dark. What a surprise!
Beautiful view of Medlicott Dome from the hiking trail...
Jay and John headed to go climb Holdless Horror (5.6)
Jay, ready to start the first pitch of Holdless Horror...
Jay, following the second pitch of Holdless Horror...
Jay on Holdless Horror.
Jay, finishing pitch two.
Jay, finishing pitch three.
Jay, looking stoked on pitch 3 of Holdless Horror.
Jay, finishing pitch 4 of Holdless Horror.
Jay, topping out the final pitch of Holdless Horror (5.6).
Just about there.
On top of Dozier Dome, looking out at mightly Medlicott...
John at the top of Holdless Horror, with his helmet at a...
Jay was pretty spent.
Cathedral Peak! John Muir claims that climbing this...
Jay, on the descent from Lembert Dome.
Eating lunch on the southern toe of Lamb Dome, looking...
Drug Dome has an impressive route called OZ (5.10d)...
Since the Gram Traverse travels more-or-less...
Closeup of climbers on OZ.
Jay, showing off his crack-scarred hands. Looks like...
Still some snow in the woods in mid-August.
Much closer view of the OZ and Gram Traverse on Drug Dome.
One more shot, with another climbing party (Where's...
Jay, comparing the guidebook topo of OZ to the actual thing.
Jay belaying me on Roof Rat (5.7) which was a fun new...
Jay starting up Roof Rat.
Jay working his way up the dihedral.
My gear placements along the roof. Created a bit of drag...
Jay, starting up the roof section.
Jay, cleaning some gear.
Jay, smiling for the camera.
Jay climbing roof rat.
Moving on up.
Moving out onto the face for a few moves.
Getting a hand hold.
Lamb Dome in the background.
Jay, cranking on Roof Rat (5.7).
Jay smiling for the camera.
I like this one.
Lie-backing away.
Up up up.
Higher and higher.
Moving on top the roof.
Jay high-stepping on Roof Rat.
Moving across the roof.
Checking that foot placement.
Getting a cam out.
Handhold below the crack.
Found a solid right foot.
Removing the final piece.
Almost there.
Looking for a hand.
Cool looking buck on Thursday morning in the meadows.
John leading the first pitch of Northwest Books (5.6) on...
Top of Northwest Books just before sunset.
On the hike off Lembert Dome from Northwest Books with...
Sunset over Tuolumne Meadows.
Walking off on 3rd class slabs.
Cathedral Peak with the moon.
Mel and Monica surveying the view ahead.
Mel, Monica and Jasper survey the road ahead. The Grand...
Mel, crossing to the south side of the Tuolumne River.
Crossing the Tuolumne River on a footbridge.
Monica, observing a cascading section of the Tuolumne River.
View upstream.
One of the first waterfalls on our trip.
Stopping for lunch near Glen Aulin, about 6 miles in.
A large granite formation on the north side of the canyon.
Up close. Looks like difficult climbing.
Ox bow bend in the river.
Hiking deeper into the canyon, the walls on both sides...
More tall walls, and a surprising number of fluffy white clouds.
A wildflower explosion!
Monica and a gnarled dead tree.
Mel, approaching an overlook for Waterwheel Falls.
Monica and the Gran Canyon of the Tuolumne ahead.
Looking at Water Wheel Falls.
Monica and John.
The whole gang, taken by a friendly hiker we met at the...
The scenery ahead. More domes and forest and canyon.
Monica in her color-coordinated hiking outfit.
Mel looking back on Waterwheel Falls as we continued down trail.
Hiking through manzanita.
Mel, pulling up the rear.
Jasper, who was always willing to pump water for the...
Monica, relaxing on the bridge over Return Creek.
Passing over Return Creek, and stopping to take a photo.
Following the mighty Tuolumne down canyon.
Another field of wildflowers.
Beautiful emerald pools dotted the river as we worked...
The bugs come out but Monica is prepared.
We passed through a large section of forest that had...
Hark! A waterfall. We found our campsite, with a view of...
Monica unpacks our bivy and starts to set it up.
View of our campsite: Mel sets up Jasper and Mel's tent...
Cathedral Creek, as viewed from our campsite. The moon...
Jasper doing some stretches in camp, and the setting sun...
Monica, and a better view of our sleeping area, complete...
The sun sets behind our campsite.
Jasper and Mel, as we start to prepare dinner.
Heating up some water for the first course of our five...
Moon, setting behind the south wall of the canyon, above...
Bye-bye, moon!
Finishing dinner in the dark.
Morning light in the canyon.
Monica doesn't want to get out of bed.
After countless unsuccessful attempts, Monica becomes...
Ta-da!
Everyone brought a different color Nalgene, except for...
Jasper, our tireless waterboy pumps from a precarious...
Around 9:30 we were finally on the road and by virtue of...
The road ahead.
Marching down through some boulders.
View of a towering wall to the south.
Marching through the woods, where there are these...
Beautiful stretch of the Tuolumne, with Jasper, Mel and Monica.
River stones.
Bright forest greens as we descend lower and lower....
The crew surveying the surrounding hills.
Mel and Jasper looking ahead. As we dropped lower and...
Monica, at the top of a bypass around the Muir Gorge, a...
The crew just before descending a steep section of...
Waterfall at the junction of Rodgers Creek, I think.
Rejoining the mighty Tuolumne, now at < 5000 ft elevation.
Jasper goes on a water slide.
Getting ready for the plunge.
Go Jasper!
Caterpillar on the rock after I got out of the river.
Cruising along.
From our swimming hole, the trail gained some elevation...
Headed into the hot afternoon. Hiking around 5,000 feet at 1pm.
Cascades and the view back up canyon
More wildflowers.
Mel in a field of wildflowers.
Mel in a field of wildflowers, again.
After a long, uphill slog, Hetch Hetchy comes into view.
Monica, Jasper and Mel. There was actually someone...
As we climbed higher, the day wore on and the shadows got long.
Finally, after much reconnoitering, we found what we...
While the fire really got going, Mel reported that she...
... which had basically this view.
So we put out our first fire, packed up our stuff and...
Everyone waves from our aviary-esque pint-size campsite...
The camera's timer function barely gave me enough time...
While we cook dinner, sun sets over the Hetch Hetchy.
Monica cooking dinner.
Hanging out by the fire after dark.
Morning comes to the best campsite ever. This was the...
Sunlight to the east.
Sunlight to the east.
Hetch Hetchy now fully bathed in sunlight.
Morning calisthenics before our last 8 miles back out to...
Zoomed in view of where river meets reservoir.
View from where we slept.
A little less angled.
Jasper and Monica, saying good-bye to our raptor's nest campsite.
Packing up to get on the trail.
Zoomed in view of Hetch Hetchy from the campsite.
With our shadows.
Sign showing how far we had come: 26.1 miles in two days...
Same sign with the hikers.
Someone found a bird's nest and had a snack.
Very zoomed in shot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range,...
Back up at 7,500 feet, Monica hiking through the forest...
A field of wildflowers.
We were treated to miles of wildflowers on the last...
Lots of different colors. After this, we hiked by Lukens...
Monica climbs The Boltway (5.8) on Stately Pleasure Dome...
Pulling through on The Boltway on Stately Pleasure Dome.
Looking for the next move.
The day was clear as a bell, but also windy and a bit cold.
At the top of the last pitch on The Boltway. The Boltway...
Almost to the anchor.
From here on the angle dropped off and we could walk off...
Can you spot Half Dome in the background?
After lunch, Monica and I headed over to Lembert Dome...
Looking down Northwest Books (5.6). Monica led the...
Storms roll in over the high country in the background....
View to the south.
Walking off in the sunset.
John and Monica racking up at the base of Holdless...
John and Monica Tying in and sorting gear.
John seconding the first pitch after Monica's lead.
Rope still life. This was the rope I was trailing to...
John and Monica sorting gear at the top of the first...
Holdless Horror: Take 2. Alex, Monica and I climb as a...
Alex having fun on the cheekily-named Holdless Horror,...
A little less exposure.
John, racked up to lead pitch 3.
Alex at the third second or third belay ledge.
John seconding the crux second pitch after Monica's lead.
The monster off-width at the start of pitch 2.
Alex airing his aching feet at the top of pitch 2.
Alex, racked up to lead pitch 4 of Holdless Horror (5.6).
Monica, walking to the top of Dozier Dome for a late,...
Lunch time: Monica and Alex with (from left to right)...
Group photo at the top of Dozier Dome.
John at the top of Holdless Horror on Dozier Dome.
Monica, ready for a late, late lunch.
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.
Alex on lead on pitch 4 of Super Slide (5.9)
Deciding the weather was just too hot in the Valley, on...
Alex and Monica standing by a sign that says that a...
Eating lunch under the SE buttress of Cathedral Peak.
View of the climb.
Alex leading the first pitch of Cathedral Peak (5.6)
John hanging out at the base, not leading for once.
Going to church at Cathedral Peak on Sunday morning.
View to the southeast. There have already been a few...
Alex, leading pitch 1 of Cathedral Peak.
John at the base of Cathedral Peak.
John following on pitch 1.
Suiting up to climb.
Monica getting out the sunscreen (good idea).
The base of the climb.
Monica following the first pitch.
The color of the sky was so dark blue. Is this because...
John belaying at the top of pitch 3 on Cathedral Peak.
Alex climbing pitch 3 on Cathedral Peak. On pitch 3 we...
Alex, finishing up pitch 3.
John at the top of pitch 4, back in the sunshine.
Alex looking down from the top of pitch 4. Cathedral...
John at the top of pitch 4.
Monica seconding the second or third pitch.
Into the shade at the top of pitch 3.
John climbing pitch 5.
John entering the chimney (darn backpack) at the start...
Saying hi for the camera.
Monica belaying John up the chimney.
We got cold very quickly in the shade.
John moving up out of the chimney and back onto more...
J
View from pitch 4
Some new snow on the echo ridge.
Budd Lake.
Beautiful scenery for our climb.
Alex, finishing up pitch 5 on Cathedral Peak
John, consulting the beta, trying to figure out which...
Huh, right or left.
John, belaying Alex the last 30 feet to the walk off.
Hanging out on the top of Cathedral Peak in the late...
Shadow cast by Cathedral Peak on Tuolumne Meadows. That...
Alex and John, hanging out on the summit of Cathedral...
Zoomed out a bit.
Monica, back in the sunshine, somewhat.
Eichorn's Pinnacle with a guy on top of it and Cathedral...
Monica climbing the last pitch.
John at the summit of Cathedral Peak, as the sun sets.
Looking northwest from the summit of Cathedral.
John and Monica sort out the second rope.
Sunset over Eichorn's Pinnacle. That guy up there must...
One of the better Sierra sunsets I've seen in a while.
We enjoy the beginning of the evening hiking down the...
Alex pitches his tent much better on the second go.
Comparing hands after climbing Conductor crack that afternoon.
Monica climbing pitch 2 of Direct Northwest Face of...
John on lead on pitch 3 of Direct Northwest Face of...
Back to business.
View of the Meadows, center of my universe.
Alex climbing up to the .10a crux.
Getting a solid jam.
Reaching for it.
Scoping out the road ahead.
The crux finger crack pitch.
Getting ready to fire it.
Starting to lead the crux pitch.
Getting a ringlock and tiptoeing around.
Ready to fire it.
Doing my best not to fall on my trusty belayers.
Monica stoked to be climbing Direct Northwest Face!
Up up and away.
Staying on my toes.
Monica belaying.
Monica and John at Top of Direct Northwest Face of Lembert.
At the top!
My helmet is always crooked.
Coming down off the slabs from Lembert Dome.
Monica and Alex, ready to go get breakfast at the Yosemite Lodge.
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.
On Sunday, Marlin, Dong, Monica and myself set out to...
Our trail left from Tuolumne Meadows and meandered north...
At a fork in the road.
The high Sierra country was in prime season: glowing...
As we neared Young Lakes we passed by Ragged Peak, and...
Closeup.
And farther away.
Looming in the distance is Mt. Conness. We really didn't...
Finally a somewhat clear view of the southwest face of...
Monica crossing a tiny stream on our cross-country...
Marlin, indicating the way forward.
Dong hiking (Monica and Marlin in the distance). Getting...
Conness seems to be getting a bit closer. Our climb...
Once out of the woods, we proceeded across easy terrain...
Dong, cooking dinner at camp as the clouds roll in over Conness.
And almost as soon as the clouds rolled in they were gone.
Eating dinner in camp on Sunday night.
Sunset over the Sierra Nevada. Looking south from our camp.
Alpenglow on Conness at sunset.
Monica gets ready to go to sleep in preparation for our...
Going to sleep early.
As it turned out, the evening was not so restful. Strong...
It was a windy morning so we bundled up in our...
Up the alpine slopes to the west ridge of Conness.
Alpine streams are my favorite.
Marlin, taking up the lead.
The West Ridge, looming above.
Monica.
Climbing up the talus at the base of the climb.
Pointing out a plant that smelled very strongly of mint.
Scrambling the last couple hundred yards. Marlin and...
View from the base of the climb. Half Dome is plainly...
Slightly zoomed in on (from left to right) Cathedral...
Dong, overlapping on the second pitch of West Ridge of...
Monica, making a delicate traverse on the second pitch...
At the end of the "hard" section. At this point, we kept...
Monica, stoked on the knife-edge west Ridge of Mt....
Climbing along the knife edge ridge.
A view of the exposure off to the left.
Climbing on an easier section.
Monica's got a lot of necklaces on.
Monica, climbing on a huge block.
I think that's about
Getting close to the top on easy terrain.
You can even see Tenaya Lake (near Half Dome in the background).
Relaxing near the summit.
Believe it or not there were marmots up here on this...
View to the west.
South
And East.
Climbing the last bit to the summit.
Monica near the summit.
Marlin, finding the summit register.
Marlin, with the summit register.
Looking off to the north.
Marlin, pointing out the Sawtooth Range to Dong.
Relaxing on the summit.
Signing the guest book.
Enjoying the cramped space on the summit.
Here we are!
View back towards camp.
... and zoomed in.
... and zoomed in even more. I swear our camp is just to...
Conness glacier.
Walking off the summit.
There's actually a pretty good trail along the east ridge.
Hiking along the east ridge to a plateau in the distance.
There was a trail going down this chute; to where I do not know.
Downclimbing a tricky part.
Back on (mostly) level ground for a while.
John
Apparently I did not do a very good job of coiling the rope.
Traversing a narrow ridge over to the plateau.
Southwest face of Mt. Conness, viewed from the side.
Stone wind rings on the plateau.
About to cross a small snowfield.
I found a USGS marker.
Another view of the southwest face.
Another view of the southwest face.
Crossing a small snowfield.
And now the fun part of the descent... a long and steep...
View of the West Ridge in profile.
The scree/talus/bush field we just descended.
Back on somewhat more friendly terrain.
Almost back to the valley.
Mt. Conness, nearly back at camp again.
Walking the last quarter mile or so.
And the fog rolls in for the second afternoon in a row.
View to the south.
Marlin and Dong's ultralight tube tent, i.e. a large...
Monica collecting mosquitos as usual.
Relaxing in camp.
With the mountain in the background.
More fog.
Going on a water run on Tuesday morning before we hike out.
Camp's packed up and we're ready to hit the trail.
Headed back for civilization.
Crossing a small stream.
I love alpine streams and meadows.
Back at Young Lake, where we pick up the NPS trail that...
Snack break on the trail.
Headed back to the meadows. Large gray dome at left...
Hiking along. Clark Range barely visible (dark colored...
Cathedral, Matthes, Mariolumne, Tenaya, Fairview and all...
Back side of Lembert directly ahead, I think.
Another resting spot.
Crossing a river on tricky rocks.
Dong balancing.
Monica plotting a plan of action.
Arriving back in the meadows we're greeted by a few deer grazing.
Crying Time Again (5.10a) the 6-pitch climb on Lembert...
Monica made a friend in camp. (Tuolumne Meadows...
Our potentially psychotic and or drugged out neighbor...
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...
Monica, racking up in the parking lot at the east end of...
Some guy who was having a picnic offered to take our photo.
Mountaineers Dome Our climbing route starts in the...
On Saturday Alex, Monica and I decided to tackle a 5...
Monica making it up the first 5.9 pitch.
Working hard to get a cam out. John's hands belaying.
Pitch 1 from the bottom. John is at the top belaying.
Alex at the base of our climb, Pywiack dome in the background.
Monica, sorting some rope on the enormous first belay...
View across the valley of the penny royal arches.
John's lead ropes on pitch 2.
John, belaying at the the top of pitch 2. It was a warm day.
View from top of the 2nd pitch, including (from left to...
John belaying from a perch at the top of pitch 2 where I...
Monica coming up the 5.10a fingers section on pitch 2.
Monica at the belay.
On the fun traversing pitch 4. 5.7 traverse without much...
Monica belaying while John climbs the 5.10b crux pitch 3.
From the top of the slick corner. Pywiack again and...
Monica at the top of pitch 4.
Alex rounding the top of pitch 4.
With Cathedral Peak in the background.
John, at the top of pitch 4.
Monica on the 5.7 no-pro traverse on pitch 4.
Monica on the 4th class descent.
Beautiful Tenaya Lake.
Alex on the descent.
Finding our way through the slabs.
Cathedral Peak catching the evening light.
On the hike back down.
Hiking back to the car.
Alex and Tenaya Lake in the background.
Taking a breather and switching back to approach shoes...
We climbed to the top of that! Coming down the last of...
Quaking aspen wearing its fall colors.
Sunday morning saw the real adventure: a line on...
The climb is called Lucky Streaks: 6 pitches, closer to...
Sunday, in the parking lot before heading to Lucky...
Monica, at the base of Lucky Streaks on Sunday morning.
Our climbing route.
I am at the top of the second pitch (5.10a) and Monica...
Monica, coming up the top of pitch 1.
Alex, on the 3rd pitch, taking a break after trying a...
At the top of the climb, just after sunset. Headlamp on...
Sans-headlamp.
Moonrise on the descent down 3rd and 2nd class slabs....
Sierra sunset from the top of Fairview Dome.
Eating the last of our food and drinking the last of our...
Alex.