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Dometop Rock Climbing

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Routes in 09. Dometop

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	Air Force One T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b PG13
	Annual Review S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Before the Dawn S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Damn it Feels Good T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Fire in the Hole S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Joint Warfare S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Phenomenology S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Screening interview S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tripe Stripe S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Two Times Infinity S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Winston Churchill S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

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Access Issue: Parking and Dogs Details

CRAG-VT has secured a parking lot for the Bolton Dome! Currently there is room for 12 cars. Turn onto Champ Ln. and the parking lot is immediately seen on the left. There are signs to show you where to park. From the lot, walk up to the cliff.

IF THE LOT IS FULL: Park on the SOUTH side of the road clear of any mailboxes and with all tires off the paved portion of the road.

Additionally, no dogs are allowed at Bolton Dome after a few incidents involving neighbors.

Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures for access issues: please review cragvt.org Details

Description

The Dometop is shaping up to be one of the single best walls in Bolton. If you like 5.12- then this is your haven, there are 6 routes at 12a within 50 feet, each one as good as the next. Routes here are taller than they look and all reach the top of the dome. Many old pins were discovered throughout the face and concentrated in the rotten base on the right side showing evidence of many previous training sessions by the Vermont Mountain Warfare Division and old aid climbing efforts.

Getting There

DO NOT hike around the right side of the Dome. There is now a significantly easier approach that does not cross private land.

Approach as for Neighborhood ledge by heading around the left side of Grandma's House Boulder and turning left at the sign to Neighborhood Ledge. Head up the fixed line to the ledge. From the ledge, traverse right to reach a second fixed line. Follow this up to the Dometop wall, arriving below Phenomenology.

Alternatively, climbing Quiggly, Lichenology, or Right Wing Nut Job will also gain the left side of the Dometop Ledge.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Dometop

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 8 ● Joint Warfare Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 13 ● Phenomenology Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 16 ● Before the Dawn Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 9 ● Winston Churchill Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 11 ● Two Times Infinity Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 6 ● Tripe Stripe Sport