Routes in Tuolumne Meadows for selected grade

Stellar climbing up a disappearing crack, then scary slabs above.

1. 50m 4th Class. Scramble up the apron from the road until you get to a large ledge below the steepening dome. The climbing starts here.

2. 50m 5.7 Easily up the left crack until it makes sense to move into the right hand crack system.

3. 40m 5.8 Follow the now single crack system. An exceptional finger crack pitch.

4. 35m 5.8 Continue up the single crack system until it disappears into the dome.

5. 30m 5.6 Runout slab up and left to an overlap (only gear in the pitch is here), then belay on a ledge just above it.

6. 55m 5.4 Several variants from here to the top, all of which are runout (in some cases exceptionally). Although there's a tempting groove to the left of the belay, going this way will incur a mandatory 40m runout with zero gear - not recommended! It's better to move up and diagonally right from the belay, which offers some (spaced) gear. Belay on low angled slab at a set of double bolts, shared with 'Great White Book' (this belay can get crowded).

7. 30m 5.2 Pleasant and better protected climbing straight up and over the overlaps above, or easier terrain (4th class) to the right of them.

Head over the back of the dome to an obvious left-trending gully - descend this.

Short crux. Pro to 3".

Intimidating face moves on pockets/pin scars at the bottom that need tricams to tame.

Crux is pulling the prominent bulge at the top.

A hike up and around by Puppy Crack provides access for setting up a top rope.

Great face climb just to the right of Black Nepalese. Wonderful knobs, flakes, and crimps await you on this one.

Bring a rack of .5-#1 cams and a set of stoppers to protect the top section or you'll be in ground fall territory.

#1-#3 cams are needed for a belay anchor as well.