DAFF Dome, South Flank

BETA PHOTO: The South Flank of Daff Dome.

Description 

The South Flank of Daff Dome is home to several fun, easy-to-moderate cracks including the 4 short, popular Guide Cracks and the Alimony Cracks. Fingertips (5.10a) is a runout face climb on polished, gold granite that can be top-roped by leading Alimony Cracks.

Getting There 

Park as for Daff Dome (across from Fairview Dome) along Hwy 120, approximately half way between Tenaya Lake and the Tuolumne Meadows General Store.

There is a trail leading up to the South Flank area that heads up a low-angle treed gully. Approach time is about 10 minutes.

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The Great Circle 5.10a  CA : Yosemite National Park : DAFF Dome, South Flank

This route is left of the center of the cliff and starts in a crack on the left side of a polished gold slab.Climb the crack, move up past two bolts (5.9), to a three bolt belay.Climb through polish past two bolts to a two bolt anchor. Rappel 165'....[more]

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Glacier polish on the approach to South Flank. Pho...

BETA PHOTO: The popular "Guides Cracks" on a busy weekend.