Carcamp between Alturas and Susanville
Carcamp between Alturas and Susanville
Roadside rock
Caravan
Sawtooth Ridge, from near Bridgeport
Cathedral Peak
We tried to get on Northwest Books, but too many were ahead of us
Watching other parties on Northwest Books
Ramp up to base of NW Books
TM and Cathedral Peak
Big Dave at the crux of first pitch of Crying Time Again (we only did the first pitch)
Clouds to the east
April on CTA
Tree by Lembert Dome
Craig on CTA
Keeter ready to start up CTA
Keeter on CTA
Treed meadow north of Lembert Dome
Day 2: After seeing other parties on Bunny Slopes, we crossed over to Pywiak Dome, but line for Zee Tree was long, so we went back to Bunny Slopes. Bunny Slopes from base of Pywiak Dome
Parties waiting to get on Zee Tree
Dave leads Mere Image
Keeter records for posterity
April starts up MI
View from top of MI
Pywiak Dome, with party on Zee Tree
Cathedral Peak with Eichorn’s Pinnacle in front
Patrice finds some shade
Tenaya Lake
Pennyroyal Arches
Keeter on Biscuit and Gravy
April on Biscuit and Gravy
April and me at common anchors for B&G and Hot Crossed Buns
To the east: Medlicott Dome
Day 3: we try again for Zee Tree. Gearing up
Tourist taking pics of zoot climbers
Looking back to Tenaya Lake
April’s ready to lead pitch 0 of Zee Tree
Dave at top of first pitch of ZT
Tree left of first pitch
April leads 2nd pitch of ZT
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Lake, again
April at top of second pitch
Bunny Slopes
Dave leads last pitch of Zee Tree
Dave gets last piece in
Mini garden on ZT
April patiently waits to climb last pitch of ZT
Tenaya Lake from top of Pywiak Dome
Ugh! Gotta do a manky rap now.
South of Pywiak Dome
Water streak from Cathedral Lakes
The cars await our return
View towards the Meadows
Ready to rap off east side of Pywiak
Garden on Lembert Dome
April and Dave at top of first pitch of Northwest Books (I lead first pitch)
Dave leads 2nd pitch of NW Books
Sky
TM
Rope management on Lembert Dome
Another Lembert garden
Big garden on Lembert Dome
Someone taking pic of Dave & April
Day 4: We climb Hermaphrodite Flake and Eunuch
Hiking up Stately Pleasure Dome to start of climb
Taking a short break
Cloud in Tenaya Lake
April and Juli, before doing traverse to HF
April on traverse, Keeter belays
Tree on SPD
Tenaya Lake from left side of HF
April gets ready to lead 2nd pitch of Eunuch
Dave prepares to lead 3rd pitch of Eunuch
Juli traverses to anchors at top of 1st pitch of Eunuch
Cathedral Peak and Pennyroyal Arches
Great White Book
Bit of fisheye: Juli at top of 1st pitch of Eunuch
Mandatory self-portrait
Looking back down to top of HF
Garden on SPD
Day 5: We climb first three pitches of Shagadelic. We let a party of two go ahead of us—they plan to top out and walk off, and we figure they’ll be faster than us. At base of Medlicott Dome
Dave starts first pitch of Shagadelic
Ready to transition to face
Almost to top of 1st pitch
April starts on 1st pitch
At top of crack
and onto face
Trees from base of Shagadelic
More trees
Tree on ledge halfway up 1st pitch
Piton on the 1st pitch
Pywiak Dome, Tenaya Lake and Half Dome
Hanging out, waiting for other party to climb 3rd pitch
Tuolumne Peak
More waiting
Party of three came up after us, but tired of waiting, so rapped off 1st pitch
April belays Dave on 3rd pitch (I led 2nd pitch)
April nears top of 3rd pitch
Dave raps off 3rd pitch (pull red!)
April and Dave back at top of 2nd pitch
April raps 2nd pitch
Looking back at 2nd pitch
Ah!!! Time to get those shoes off
Mid-way tree
April soaks her feet in the river
Day 6: I climb Mount Dana while Keeter (B-day boy), April and Dave climb Holdless Horror. One of the ponds at Tioga Pass
Long line of cars waiting to get into the park
Hillside meadow, with Dana Meadows below
Delphinium
Soaring
More soaring
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Looking back down at 1st half of trail, and Tioga Pass
Dana Meadows
Gaylor Peak
Saddlebag Lake
West to TM
Dana Peak comes into view: half way there
Odd block of a rock
Stonecrop
More of TM
North ridge of Dana. I took the less-used trail from the saddle
TM, again
First view of Mono Lake, from the north ridge
Dana Lake
Dana Plateau and Mono Lake
Head of Glacier Canyon
Snow bank at notch in ridge
Mt. Conness
North from north ridge of Dana
Tioga Lake just shows
Mono Lake from summit
TM
North from summit
Summit portrait
TM, again
Dog Lake?
View to south
SW
Dana Lake, again
Flowers on the north ridge
North ridge detail
Snow bank on way back to saddle
Back to Tioga Pass ponds
Another view of pond
Twisty tree
Day 7: The Boltway. Tastey ’shroom
Tenaya Lake, from approach to start of climb
Wall on west side of Stately Pleasure Dome
Tenaya Lake and Peak
Dave at top of HF
At top of first pitch of The Boltway
Moon over climber
View east from The Boltway
Last modified: August 17, 2009