North face (Fairview Dome)

North face of Fairview Dome
Regular route

Regular Route from the bottom
Location Yosemite, California, US
Coordinates 37°52′17″N 119°24′14″W / 37.87139°N 119.40389°W / 37.87139; -119.40389
Climbing Area Fairview Dome
Route Type Trad
Vertical Gain 1,000 feet
Pitches 12
Rating 5.9
Grade III
First ascent Wally Reed & Chuck Pratt, 1958
First free ascent Steve Roper & Mark Powell, 1962
Regular Route can be seen in the center left on the border between shade and light.

The North Face of Fairview Dome also known as the Regular Route of Fairview Dome is a technical rock climbing route in Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park. It is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.[1][2]

Daff Dome from the upper pitches of the Regular Route

References

  1. Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
  2. Peter Croft, The Good, The Great, and the Awesome Maximum Press, 2002, ISBN 0-9676116-4-4.

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