Lembert Dome
Location Description
93 photos
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Greg at the anchor at the top of the first pitch of...
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This was probably my favorite climbing route on this...
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Greg, belaying me for the second pitch of Water Streak.
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Top of water streak.
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Holy Cathedral Peak, silhouetted against the sun.
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Walking off to the top of Lembert Dome.
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Top of Lembert Dome, looking north.
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Lembert Dome by morning light.
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On Monday, Monica and I decided we'd drive back through...
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Monica belaying as I climb the second pitch of Left Water Crack.
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Getting a bit higher. The weather had been off-and-on...
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The strategy was to climb fast and confidently, and get...
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The second pitch is probably my favorite pitch in...
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Another view of the size of the water crack (which just...
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Enjoying the view as I climb. Cathedral Peak features...
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I think this was taken from just above the last bolt....
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At the final belay ledge (Monica now out of sight). And...
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After a bit of struggling on the wet rock, Monica...
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At the top of the technical section of the climb, after...
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From here, the angle eases significantly, and it's a 3rd...
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Moving higher and higher up.
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Strangely, the heat of the rock from earlier in the day...
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Monica moves past a Charlie Brown Christmas tree propped...
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Monica takes a rest. A few other things about this climb...
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We reached a nice flat ledge with a view. Tuolumne...
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Monica works a 5th class section closer to the summit of...
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Enjoying the view of Tuolumne Meadows from midway up...
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The top of Lembert Dome seems constantly out of reach,...
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Monica, climbing on some fun 5.0-ish chicken heads below...
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Finally at the top!
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What a view!
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We even found a father and son who had hiked to the top...
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Finding a way down off the other side of the dome.
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Hiking down the tourist trail, by way of Dog Lake, back...
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We passed a small lake with what looked to be a really...
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Better view of the crack.
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Hanging out by this small lake and enjoying the...
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We took a half-mile detour to check out the...
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Hiking back to the car through Tuolumne Meadows. The...
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After a restful evening ditch-camped in Andy's secret...
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First up was some lead experience for Joel (I had been...
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Joel, starting up Northwest Books. The route roughly...
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Joel in the shadows, near the top of pitch one.
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Joel sorting out the difficult move at the beginning of...
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Joel, cruising up pitch 2 of Northwest Books.
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Nearing the top of pitch two. Another beautiful...
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Joel, anchored at the top of pitch two. We decided to...
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John and Joel packing up at the top of Northwest Books....
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The shorter rappel option involved some exposed but...
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Joel, posing with Tuolumne Meadows in the background.
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Joel, rigging our rappel from the anchor at the top of...
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Beautiful afternoon / evening!
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Joel checking in with Turtle about something or other. I...
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Ah, right. Joel actually decided to take this call...
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Trying to get this all in one shot with my 35mm Canon...
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So, it was about this time that we decided damn the...
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The rest of the climb went without incident and here is...
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Back to the car in the dark. What a surprise!
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Jay, on the descent from Lembert Dome.
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John leading the first pitch of Northwest Books (5.6) on...
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Top of Northwest Books just before sunset.
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On the hike off Lembert Dome from Northwest Books with...
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Sunset over Tuolumne Meadows.
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Walking off on 3rd class slabs.
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Cathedral Peak with the moon.
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After lunch, Monica and I headed over to Lembert Dome...
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Looking down Northwest Books (5.6). Monica led the...
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Storms roll in over the high country in the background....
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View to the south.
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Walking off in the sunset.
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Monica climbing pitch 2 of Direct Northwest Face of...
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John on lead on pitch 3 of Direct Northwest Face of...
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Back to business.
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View of the Meadows, center of my universe.
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Alex climbing up to the .10a crux.
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Getting a solid jam.
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Reaching for it.
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Scoping out the road ahead.
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The crux finger crack pitch.
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Getting ready to fire it.
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Starting to lead the crux pitch.
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Getting a ringlock and tiptoeing around.
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Ready to fire it.
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Doing my best not to fall on my trusty belayers.
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Monica stoked to be climbing Direct Northwest Face!
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Up up and away.
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Staying on my toes.
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Monica belaying.
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Monica and John at Top of Direct Northwest Face of Lembert.
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At the top!
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My helmet is always crooked.
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Coming down off the slabs from Lembert Dome.
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Monica and Alex, ready to go get breakfast at the Yosemite Lodge.