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Lembert Dome-Northwest Face

Submitted By: Blitzo on Oct 18, 2006
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Description 

This is the big face on the Northwest side.
Crying Time Again, "Big Boys Don't Cry" and "Direct Northwest" Face are a few of the good routes here.


Getting There 

From the parking lot, go up slabs then left along the base.
For complete information, get "Rock Climbing Tuolumne Meadows" by Don Reid and Chris Falkenstein


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lembert Dome-Northwest Face:
Northwest Books   5.6     Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet   
Crying Time Again   5.9+     Trad, 4 pitches   
Direct Northwest Face   5.10c     Trad, 520 feet   
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Featured Route For Lembert Dome-Northwest Face
Near the beginning of the crux pitch

Direct Northwest Face 5.10c  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Lembert Dome-Northwest Face
An awesome crack route that is generally well-protected. Very memorable views and climbing. 3rd class up (about 150') to the base of the most obvious cracks on the NW Face and build a belay. p1- Climb a great crack to a 5.9 overlap. Pull the overlap. Book says to stop here. We continued through the next great 5.8 crack section and stopped on a roomy ledge. Right at the end of the 60m, but we could've third-classed in higher from the ground. 5.9, ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA