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Table of contents
- 1. North Dome 10 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. North Dome 10 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Rock climbing, Trad climbing and other styles
Lat / Long: 37.755054, -119.559991
access issues
As of 27/06/22:
-"A reservation will be required to drive into or through Yosemite National Park from May 20 through September 30, 2022, for those driving into the park between 6 am and 4 pm." (note this may occur through a in-park camping or accomodation permit or wilderness/bigwall permit), a permit is NOT required if entering the park outside of these hours. (ref: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/reservations.htm )
-"As of May 2021, a wilderness permit is required for all overnight big wall climbs. During this pilot, wilderness permits for climbers are free and there are no quotas or limits on the number of permits available." (ref: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/climbingpermits.htm ). See previous link for details on picking up this permit.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 | Skid Row | 5.8 | ||||||
| 2 | West Face | 5.8 | ||||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 3 |
★★ South Face
Fantastic views, almost guaranteed solitude, 900' of solid granite, a great route at 5.7 (or more likely 5.9). The real crux is route-finding on P3. Valley Approach: Climb Royal Arches with an early start, then hike to the base of North Dome. Tuolumne Approach: Hike in from Porcupine Creek. From the base of the south face, hike up a 3rd class ledge angling from bottom left to top right, aiming for the large corner in the centre of the face.
Unrope and continue up 3rd class terrain to the summit. Valley Descent: Quite epic, descend the North Dome gully. Tuolumne "Descent": actually ascent, hike up the trails to Porupine Creek. FA: Mark Powell & Wally Reed, 1957 FFA: Mort Hempel, Irene Ortenberger & Steve Roper, 1960 | 5.7 | 900ft, 8 | |||||
| 4 | Mass Assault | 5.9 | ||||||
| 5 | ★ Freaks of Nature | 5.11c A0 | ||||||
| 6 | ★★ Priceless Friends | 5.10a | ||||||
| 7 | ★★★ Crest Jewel | 5.10a | 720ft | |||||
| 8 |
★ Nataraj
A long, moderate slab climb with a bit of A0 bolt pulling at the start. Starts below the left end of the huge roof system that dominates the Southeast face of North Dome. Finishes a few feet from Crest Jewel. FA: Dan Dingle, Bob Steed & Chris Callegari, 2008 | 5.10b A0 | 1500ft, 13, 67 | |||||
| 9 | ★ Dakshina (Psycho Killer) | 5.11 | ||||||
| 10 | Doctor Gravity | 5.11b | ||||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
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| 5.7 | ★★ | South Face | 900ft, 8 | ||
| 5.8 | Skid Row | ||||
| West Face | |||||
| 5.9 | Mass Assault | ||||
| 5.10a | ★★★ | Crest Jewel | 720ft | ||
| ★★ | Priceless Friends | ||||
| 5.10b A0 | ★ | Nataraj | 1500ft, 13, 67 | ||
| 5.11b | Doctor Gravity | ||||
| 5.11c A0 | ★ | Freaks of Nature | |||
| 5.11 | ★ | Dakshina (Psycho Killer) |