Tuolumne Crowds?

Scored an entry pass for this Wednesday.  Are the climbs still crowded because all the passes are being scored by climbers???  I swore to never climb cathedral again because of crowds, but if things are slow I may take my son up.

just get on up there!! crowds are 50% less. 4th of july was empty... cant comment on Cathedral itself..but its def one of the most popular routes out there.. 

I climbed Cathedral on a Tues a few weeks ago. Started climbing around 9am. There was one other party en route. Two parties showed up just as we summited. Pretty quiet. YMMV.

I went during the last weekend of june. I found the crowds to be varied, on saturday there was a huge line up on Holdless Horror on Dozier Dome, but on Sunday we were the only party on west crack all day I believe.

Andy Laakmannwrote: Scored an entry pass for this Wednesday.  Are the climbs still crowded because all the passes are being scored by climbers???  I swore to never climb cathedral again because of crowds, but if things are slow I may take my son up.

was there two weeks ago on a weekend.

we got there at 8am and were the only ones there.  more started showing up by the time we were on p2.

when we descended around 2pm, i counted 9 parties climbing the route.

get there early!  have fun! 

yup we climbed cathedral this past saturday, super chill.  first party on the route at 7am tho so ya start early!

I’ve been up there every weekend since the gate opened and the climbing seems pretty quiet.  There are plenty of people around they just aren’t climbers.  It is honestly a great time to be there if you got reservations.

quiet at pennyroyal arches today...

Climbed Cathedral last Thursday and it was a junk show. Got to base at 10:30 thinking it'd be emptyish on a weekday but had to zoom up to the chimney to beat 5 other parties to the bottleneck. At one point there were 5 different ropes to maneuver around. Otherwise, Tuolumne has felt chill. If Cathedral, start early :)

Tim Opsahlwrote:If Cathedral, start early :)

Or late. Like, evening. Most other parties somehow manage to get clear by then.

Also, the knobby face to the left is a lot more fun than the chimney, especially if you're carrying a pack.

Paul Morrisonwrote:

Or late. Like, evening. Most other parties somehow manage to get clear by then.

Also, the knobby face to the left is a lot more fun than the chimney, especially if you're carrying a pack.

Yeah, you can start up around 3-4PM, the days are still long enough even if you want to pitch it out at that time. I like the chimney and the step across :)