The descent: Hike down the backside - straight towards cathedral peak aiming for that dirt patch down below. Before you get to that though, you'll see the opportunity to make a right and traverse around the dome meeting up with a trail

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The descent: Hike down the backside - straight towards cathedral peak aiming for that dirt patch down below. Before you get to that though, you'll see the opportunity to make a right and traverse around the dome meeting up with a trail

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Fairview Dome from the approach trail

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Mike Womack

Oct 3, 2017

“The descent: Hike down the backside - straight towards cathedral peak aiming for that dirt patch down below. Before you get to that though, you'll see the opportunity to make a right and traverse around the dome meeting up with a trail”

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Me with Fred Beckey at the base parking lot! Wow!

...and very close to the summit.

"Regular Route".<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Cheers.....Marc Hirt & Tim Hudgel on the summit of Fairview Dome, Sept. 1984

Matt leading up pitch 3

Tamara crusing up p1...The routes crux is located 100 ft into the pitch. A few moves of polished feet and thin fingers.

Errett Allen free soloing "Regular Route".<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Route tracing: NA 50 CLASSIC!

Leading out into the upper (easier) sections of the Regular Route.

Hollow flake variation on Cresent Arch pitch. The most exposed 5.0 anywhere.

start of the first pitch

Tony Tennessee on P5 above Crescent Ledge.

Looking back at the start of the 7th pitch (the traverse)

Regular route

Regular route follow

The gorgeous summit of Fairview Dome.

Regular Route fromt the base of the route

Fairview detail. "regular route" area.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

regular route

After the traverse

The pitch after crescent ledge.

Regular Route on Fairview Dome, 09/17/2010

Looking up to the tree a top of the 10th pitch according to Supertopo.

Leading the stellar crack of pitch 2.

Looking up from Crescent Ledge.

Perhaps the best pitch of the climb

The start of the 8th pitch (according to Supertopo) traverse.

leading up to the small roof above crescent ledge

crescent ledge

I can't get over the size of the crystals on this rock! It makes for great face climbing.

The Route

Looking down from Crescent Ledge.

Traverse above the crescent ledge

coming up pitch 4

approach the start

coming up pitch 3

The descent: Hike down the backside - straight towards cathedral peak aiming for that dirt patch down below. Before you get to that though, you'll see the opportunity to make a right and traverse around the dome meeting up with a trail

Fairview Dome from the approach trail

Start of the first pitch

leading the 5th pitch

Stellar crack on pitch 2.

climber can be seen in the sunlit dihedral above Crescent Ledge

Top of pitch 1 (1&2).

At the top of the gully.

Flowers and a nice view from the top of the route.

Looking back at Mat Jackson on the pitch 7 traverse. This route is a classic for so many reasons.

View of Cathedral from the summit

Mike looking over the roof above the Crescent Arch.

tree belay at the end of the 7th pitch

Fairview Dome at sunset

Leading above Crescent Ledge