Lembert Dome

Location Description

93 photos

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.
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!
Jay, on the descent from Lembert Dome.
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.
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.
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.