PRINT: Rock Climbing in Northwest Face, Yosemite National Park

Northwest Face

California > Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Lembert Dome

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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.

Routes from Left to Right

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 2 ● Sandbag Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 247 ● Crying Time Again Trad 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 6 ● Cry Baby Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R 6 ● Big Boys Don't Cry Trad 5 pitches
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 307 ● Direct Northwest Face Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 15 ● John Henry Trad 2 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 2 ● Northwest Bush (Northwest Books… Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 439 ● Northwest Books Trad 2 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 9 ● Mega Bleam Sport