Climb past 2 bolts, then move right past two more and up a flake to a two bolt belay. A 5.10a pitch moves left and up past two bolts then right past another bolt, then up to a two bolt anchor.
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For more complete information, get "Rock Climbing Tuolumne Meadows" by Don Reid and Chris Falkenstein.
By Mike Morley Administrator From: Oakland, CA Jun 17, 2007 rating: 5.10b R
With a name like "Fingertips", I was expecting a fingertip crack, which is the furthest from the truth! This is a super-polished, scarcely-protected face climb. Even on toprope, this felt insecure and delicate. I can only imagine how it must feel on lead!
The start is about 30 feet to the first bolt. Long run with potential grand fall, so be careful. It's only about 5.8 but can be intimidating. This is classic Tuolumne, polished and clean with exciting runouts that aren't too bad in comparison to other climbs in the region.
In terms of gear, a couple of wires doesn't hurt for the first pitch. On the second pitch, a large cam is nice for the double wide cracks that finish off the pitch. Without one, you're looking at a good 40' runout to the anchors, maybe more.
An awesome climb.
By cory132 From: Torrance Sep 8, 2009 rating: 5.10a PG13
Really fun face climb. I led the first pitch of the 5.10a standard route and then toproped the 5.10b direct variation. The bolts are spaced out a bit and the climbing is sustained on thin dime edges. My fingertips actually started bleeding from crimping too hard on the sharp edges while toproping the direct variation. The direct was steeper, but the edges felt a little more positive (although the positive feeling may have been partly due to the toprope).
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