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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tree belay at the end of the 7th pitch

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Matt leading up pitch 3

Route tracing: NA 50 CLASSIC!

climber can be seen in the sunlit dihedral above Crescent Ledge

start of the first pitch

Tony Tennessee on P5 above Crescent Ledge.

Regular Route fromt the base of the route

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

The gorgeous summit of Fairview Dome.

Regular route

Regular route

coming up pitch 3

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

Regular Route on Fairview Dome, 09/17/2010

Top of pitch 1 (1&2).

Perhaps the best pitch of the climb

regular route

After the traverse

The pitch after crescent ledge.

leading up to the small roof above crescent ledge

Looking up from Crescent Ledge.

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

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

Leading the stellar crack of pitch 2.

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

crescent ledge

The Route

Looking down from Crescent Ledge.

Traverse above the crescent ledge

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

tree belay at the end of the 7th pitch

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

coming up pitch 4

At the top of the gully.

approach the start

Mike looking over the roof above the Crescent Arch.

Fairview Dome from the approach trail

View of Cathedral from the summit

leading the 5th pitch

Start of the first pitch

The 2 parties made it to the top after a few weekend of not starting early enough, rain and hail was about to get on us. Such a great memory.

White flake

Leading above Crescent Ledge

Fairview Dome at sunset

Stellar crack on pitch 2.