Alpine big walling

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Alpine big walling

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The belay stance.

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Sep 5, 2020

“Alpine big walling”

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Met Matt and Sam (if I remember their name correctly?) at p2. They were celebrating "Dome's Day" by setting up portaledges on Lamb Dome and hauled 21 cans of beer and offered them to climbers. Asked for permission to post this photo, awesome guys!

I'm pretty sure that Phil Bard made this iconic image of Bachar third-classing On the Lamb.

nothing like running from a storm to help set the mood for on the lamb!

On The Lamb.

Yours truly belaying Greg Barnes on the first pitch of On the Lamb

Third Pitch, On the Lamb

The belay stance.

Alpine big walling

Route Overlay On the Lamb

i was a lil slow in pulling the rope as Kimmie arrives at the 2nd anchor

beautiful view before you start the horizontal crack on the lamb. Looking back at daff dome.

Obligatory On the Lamb Photo

Getting ready for the pumpy crux

Anthony starting the crux of On the Lamb last September.

this climb is bomber!

1st traverse pitch

yvonne on the second last pitch before we went up the jailbreak finish

Will cruising with style

On The Lamb

A young mudfalcon Tuolumne inhabitant, sporting the latest in fashionable attire, makes his way across On the Lamb.

This is where the route starts!! At first belay into the jug dike. Pic is belayer looking R into start of route. Includes pics of dead wood, as in my description in comments. Cross slab and move down across knobs to meet the start of the juggy dike.

At first belay into the jug dike. Pic is belayer looking R into start of route. Includes dead pics of wood, as in my description in comments. Cross slab and move down across knobs to meet dike.

A pic looking up from the first belay into the jug dike. Green to my L is a bush. Green above is "biggest tree around", as in my description to find the start of the route.

Again, cleaning through the crux of On The Lamb.

The second pitch of On The Lamb.

My second cleaning through the crux On the Lamb.

Jan leading P4 traverse with the beautiful Tenaya Lake in the background.

the beginning of the traverse for 'on the lamb'

This is the 3rd/4th class system that is the start of the first pitch. Would recommend turning off the trail to follow cairns instead of walking all the way around the left of the dome.

Jared G leading the second traverse pitch

Starting across On The Lamb from right to left.

Robynne the stellar traverse on P3 (photo with permission from Jan Rous).

The second pitch traverse. Photo credit Patrick Heddins.

Looking back after leading the crux pitch. This section is short but steep and the feet disappear for around 15 feet. Awesome exposure and unique movement!

On the Lamb. The blue line runs just below the location of this line. The left dot is the location of the start of the first pitch. The second (right) dot is the approximate location of the first belay. The tree is a good reference point. Hope this is helpful.

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