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Pywiak Dome

Submitted By: Josh Janes on Sep 21, 2006
Administrator: Greg Opland
Latitude: 37.8453  Longitude: -119.4440 
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Description 

Pywiak Dome is the dome just east of Tenaya Lake and really close to the road. The Dike Route is the obvious landmark, but other (excellent) climbs include Aqua Knobby, Zee Tree, and Needle Spoon.


Getting There 

Park at the obvious, large dirt pullout on the south side of the road and descend steeply down and over to the base of the dome. Approach time is about 5 minutes.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Pywiak Dome:
Zee Tree   5.7     Trad, Sport, 6 pitches, 700 feet   
The Dike Route   5.9 R     Trad, Sport, 5 pitches   
Aqua Knobby   5.9     Trad, 3 pitches, 375 feet   
Needle Spoon   5.10a PG13     Sport   
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Arin Trook on the runout 5.9 variation start to Aqua Knobby.

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First pitch is a nice warm up. The 2nd pitch is why this route is great. It starts steep and technical and stays that way for about 70 feet. There's a bolt about 2/3s up that is your pro for some thin slab moves. They called this R before, but with small cams and nuts, you can pro it just fine. Might be PG-13 to some, but for the area it's not. 3 pitch is a nice crack out. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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Tuolumne/Pywiack Dome.

Tuolumne/Pywiack Dome.

Pywiack and Medlicott from The Bunny Slopes.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Pywiack and Medlicott from The Bunny Slopes.
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A team works on The Dike Route at the end of the day, while two free soloers are silhouetted on a line to their right.<br /><br />June 2009

A team works on The Dike Route at the end of the d...


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By Jerry Cagle
From: Tucson, AZ
Jul 19, 2008

Anyone have info on the route R of Zee Tree about 100' or so? It sports an old belay station at the top of P1 with 1/4" bolts, one homemade and one SMC hanger. A third bolt is present about 4 feet to the left in a chossy alcove...