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Summit of Daff Dome.
In September of 2006, we flew out for a couple days to Tuolumne Meadows. I recall a few things…like screwing up (forgot the topo in car) the start of West Crack on Daff, swapping leads with Shirley on both routes, and being crowded off the Regular Route on Fairview (came back a month or so later and did that one). In the end, we climbed West Crack (5.9) on Daff Dome and the West Pillar Direct (5.10-) on Eichorn Pinnacle. Both nice routes though I think we liked the former better. Is all I recall…
Photos
West Crack
West face of Daff Dome. Crescent Arch line is visible (June 2007).
Shirley at the hanging belay atop P1 of West Crack. Photo taken from just above the fun roof at start of P2 (Sept. 2, 2006).
Shirley following the roof to OW pitch (ST breaks this into 2 pitches) on West Crack of Daff Dome. This is the view (roughly) west (Sept. 2, 2006).
Shirley leading the 5.8 finger crack somewhere high on West Crack route on Daff Dome (Sept. 2, 2006).
Shirley on the 4th class terrain near top of Daff Dome on the West Crack route. Tenaya Peak (???) is in the background (Sept. 2, 2006).
Summit of Daff Dome. Fairview Dome's north face dominates the background view (Sept. 2, 2006).
Granite and sky! Shirley on the summit of Daff Dome (Sept. 2, 2006).
Shirley rapping off the the back side of Daff Dome with Fairview Dome (north face) in background (Sept. 2, 2006).
I have never seen such a deposit on granite before - note the darker tan surfaces that seem to glisten. They have a texture of teflon IMHO - pretty incredible stuff. Backside (east) of Daff Dome (Sept. 2, 2006).
West Pillar Direct
Eichorn Pinnacle and its west pillar from our approach (Sept. 2006).
Shirley starting up pitch 1 of the West Pillar Direct route on Eichorn Pinnacle. There's another party on pitch 2. The first 3+ pitches are visible including the wideness of pitch 2 (Sept. 2006).
Leading the "stemmable" wideness of P1 of West Pillar Direct route. Fun climbing almost entire way up!! September 4, 2006.
Leading the first pitch of West Pillar Direct route on Eichorn Pinnacle (Sept. 2006).
Shirley above the wide terrain on P1 of West Pillar Direct. Our packs are below (Sept. 4, 2006).
Shirley leading P2 of West Pillar Direct route on Eichorn's Pinnacle. Fun 5.8 cracks to 5.8 dihedral/finger crack (Sept. 4, 2006).
Following P2 of West Pillar Direct route. Fun 5.8 pitch - hand cracks to finger crack. Shirley's belaing (Sept. 4, 2006).
The crux of the West Pillar Direct route on Eichorn Pinnacle (Sept. 2006).
Shirley leading P4 of Eichorn's West Pillar Direct route. This is the base of the summit "pyramid" (Sept. 4, 2006).
Shirley leading a pitch somewhere on the upper 2/3rds of the West Pillar Direct route on Eichorn Pinnacle (Sept. 2006).
Leading the 5.9 OW/stem problem at start of P5 of Eichorn's Direct West Pillar route (Sept. 4, 2006).
Shirley somewhere on P5 (?) of Eichorn's West Pillar Direct route (Sept. 4, 2006).
Shirley topping out on the summit of Eichorn Pinnacle via West Pillar Direct route (Sept. 2006).
Shirley rapping off the summit of Eichorn Pinnacle summit after our climb of West Pillar Direct route (Sept. 2006).
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