Fairview Dome & Aqua Knobby
August 1-2, 2009
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Melissa was going to have ACL knee surgery a couple of days later,
so we went out for a "last" (for a while) weekend of climbing. On
Saturday, we did the Regular Route on Fairview, topping out just
after 1pm and narrowly avoiding afternoon thunderstorms in the area.
This is an awesome climb!
On Sunday we did Aqua Knobby on Pywiack Dome, probably my favourite
short route in Tuolumne, it has a 5-minute approach too!
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Looking down the first pitch (55 meters, 5.9) of Fairview Dome |
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Our 2nd pitch (3rd on topo) |
Amidst a sea of granite |
Melis approaching the roof (5.8) |
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High up on Fairview Dome, Regular Route |
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On the summit with a thunderstorm approaching |
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Time to get out of here |
The descent |
Lucky Streaks (look closely for the climbers) |
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Climbers on Lucky Streaks |
Lucky Streaks |
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After doing Aqua Knobby (5.9 R) |
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Climbers on an unknown route |
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Off for a swim in Tenaya Lake to escape the heat |
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