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Mid Dome

California > Lake Tahoe > Highway 50 Corr… > Echo Summit > Echo Lakes

Description

This wide 250 high granite dome is mostly a slab, though there are some vertical and overhung sections inside of large depressions in the dome. This rock has some cracks and features, but is mostly a miniscule crimp fest. Climbing is mostly Traditional, with some mixed climbs, and run out "sport" climbs that are pretty much solos with or without a rope.

This rock faces south, and sits just below the flagpole peak, so it is in the sun almost all day. As a result, the bright and dark rock can get quite hot, and is often very slippery.

All routes descend via a walkoff the Northwest side into the loose slippery gully.

Getting There

Approach time: 25 minutes

From the parking lot, head around the lake via the Pacific Crest Trail. Walk past Echo Edge, which is the first large cliff in view. Continue on the trail for about 1 1/4 miles, where you'll see a dome come into view with other cliffs set behind it (Corkscrew Area and Flagpole Peak). You can't mistake flagpole peak, since it does have a flag and flagpole set on top, which are clearly in view when visibility allows.

If you can't see the flag, you probably shouldn't be climbing due to weather.

Look for a rock that has a pair of vertical black streaks, and another black streak all in view at once. Climb up to the rock using one of various small paths leading to the climbs, which are mostly on the left side of the wide rock.

Routes from Left to Right

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 2
● Rawl Will
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 0
● I Boinked Your Wife
TR
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 2
● Cut My Hair
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 2
● Fight Fire with Fire
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 2
● Hoser
Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 1
● Puppet Master
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 2
● [Redacted]
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 2
● Country Boy
Trad
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 2
● Chore Boy
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1
● Opera Low Angle
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
 1
● McHammer
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 1
● Seafood Platter
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 1
● Right Parallel Crack
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Rawl Will
 2
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Sport
● I Boinked Your Wife
 0
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c TR
● Cut My Hair
 2
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Fight Fire with Fire
 2
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Hoser
 2
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
● Puppet Master
 1
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
● [Redacted]
 2
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Country Boy
 2
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
● Chore Boy
 2
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
● Opera Low Angle
 1
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● McHammer
 1
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R Trad
● Seafood Platter
 1
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad
● Right Parallel Crack
 1
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

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Mid Dome from just above the Pacific Crest Trail. The rock in the forground is not Mid Dome, Mid Dome is the one with the streaks that sits behind this front rock.
[Hide Photo] Mid Dome from just above the Pacific Crest Trail. The rock in the forground is not Mid Dome, Mid Dome is the one with the streaks that sits behind this front rock.
Rock detail-Mid Dome.<br> Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Rock detail-Mid Dome. Photo by Blitzo.

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Trevor Vichas
South Lake Tahoe, CA
[Hide Comment] This whole area has been re-retro bolts and the routes are no longer the same. Oct 22, 2023