PRINT: Rock Climb Batteries Not Included, Yosemite National Park

Batteries Not Included

5.11c, Trad, 95 ft (29 m),

Avg: 3 from 3 votes
FA: Vaino Kodas, Toivo Kodas, Bob Yoho 1988
California > Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > DAFF Area > Dark Side Dome

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Description

Even steeper giant knobs! Too bad the steep bit isn't longer.

Just right of a pair of beautiful trees, look for a fixed pin in a left facing roof/corner thing. Undercling out right and power past large steep knobs and four bolts. Lower angle 5.4 runout past two more bolts.

Pretty sustained from the pin to the third bolt with a definite crux moving past the first bolt.

Location

Just left of Who's the Bosch on the right side of Dark Side Dome's West Face.

Protection

Six 3/8" bolts with SMC hangers and a pin, likely the original hardware, but still in decent shape. Two bolt belay / rappel anchor. One single 60 meter rope rappel.

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Batteries Not Included - West Face Dark Side Dome

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old5ten
Sunny Slopes + Berkeley, CA

5.11c

there were multiple cruxes for me, but by far the hardest was getting set up in the lieback just above the pin. if you can reach the big knob from there you've pretty much got it made, if not you've got another crux move. from the knob there was another hard move going out right and up, but once your feet are over the lip it gets way easier. Jun 17, 2021