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DAFF Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in DAFF Area

Cottage Domes 12 / 25 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 35 / 38

DAFF Dome 35 / 8 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 43

Daffy Hill 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Dark Side Dome 13 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Doda Dome 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

Geo Dome 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Hammer Dome 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3

M&Ms 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Micro Dome 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

River Wall 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Solar Panel, The 8 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Southern Front, The 8 / 5 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Western Front, The 2 / 4 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Wind Tunnel, The 7 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

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Elevation:	8,353 ft	2,546 m
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Description

DAFF is an acronym for the Dome Across From Fairview. This area includes a few other established walls and domes near to the dome itself. They all include the same parking area and first few dozen yards of approach trails.

Getting There

Park on dirt pullouts on the north side of the road where Cathedral Creek goes under highway 120 (I believe it's a tunnel, not a bridge, so it's easy to miss the first time). This is just west of Fairview Dome about half way between Tenaya Lake and the Tuolumne Meadows General Store.

From the side of the road, follow a ducked dirt trail northeast to cross the creek. For Daff Dome and nearby areas, keep going away from the road.

For the River Wall, Dark Side Dome, Hammer Dome and other areas approached downstream along Cathedral Creek, take the first left turn at a trail junction, keeping near the water.

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Classic Climbing Routes at DAFF Area

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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 152 ● Alimony Cracks Trad DAFF Dome > S Flank
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 917 ● West Crack Trad 5 pitches DAFF Dome > W Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 189 ● Blown Away Trad 5 pitches DAFF Dome > W Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 324 ● Crescent Arch Trad 5 pitches DAFF Dome > W Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 118 ● The Great Circle Trad 2 pitches DAFF Dome > S Flank
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 132 ● Cooke Book Trad 4 pitches DAFF Dome > W Face
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 11 ● 40 Knobs to Freedom Trad 4 pitches DAFF Dome > W Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 201 ● Bombs over Tokyo (1st pitch) Trad DAFF Dome > W Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 12 ● Shadow of Doubt Trad Hammer Dome
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 38 ● Mystery Route (Konvicts do Koalas) Sport, Alpine Cottage Domes > E Cottage Dome… > W Face
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 59 ● Knobnoxious Sport, Alpine Cottage Domes > E Cottage Dome… > W Face
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 43 ● Knobvious Trad, Alpine Cottage Domes > E Cottage Dome… > W Face
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 81 ● Orange Plasma Sport, Alpine Cottage Domes > E Cottage Dome… > W Face
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 14 ● Bearded Clam Trad DAFF Dome > W Face
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 7 ● Positivity Trad Micro Dome