Shirley freezing on another good ledge atop the 4th pitch of Regular Route. One pitch above Crescent Ledge (Sept. 23, 2006).
After being crowded off of an attempt during Labor Day, Shirley & I came back later in the month (September 23, 2006 to be exact) and climbed this (classic!) gem under chilly conditions. Knowing that we’d face a crowd if we slept in, we drove straight from Reno following a Friday night flight and slept a couple of hours on the front seats of the rental at the trailhead. At 6am the thermometer was still showing mid-teens and so we slept for another hour only rising at 7am to balmy (20F) conditions. Freezing but great fun climbing!
Photos
Summit of Daff Dome. Fairview Dome's north face dominates the background view (Sept. 2, 2006).Leading pitch 1 of The Regular Route. Low angle crack with a slick face on the left. The crux though is short (10-15 feet). Bush marks the spot & all of P2 (dihedral) is visible above (Sept. 23, 2006).Shirley following P1 of Regular Route above the crux section...twas cold (Sept. 23, 2006).Shirley starting the lead of P2 of Regular Route. Funnest pitch on the route (Sept. 23, 2006).Following P2 of Regular Route. Probably the funnest pitch on the route. The crowds started arriving at base just then (Sept. 23, 2006).Shirley beginning the lead of the 4th pitch of Regular Route just above Crescent Ledge (Sept. 23, 2006).Shirley leading the 4th pitch of Regular Route (just above Crescent Ledge; Sept. 23, 2006).Nearing the top of P4 on the Regular Route of Fairview Dome (Sept. 23, 2006).Shirley freezing on another good ledge atop the 4th pitch of Regular Route. One pitch above Crescent Ledge (Sept. 23, 2006).Leading up to the 5.7 roof on P5 of Regular Route. Chilly and windy (Sept. 23, 2006).Beginning the lead of the low-5th class section on Regular Route (Sept. 23, 2006).Shirley belaying at the start of the low 5th class upper section of Regular Route (Sept. 23, 2006).Shirley on the low 5th class terrain near top of Regular Route. Daff Dome in background (Sept. 23, 2006).
Shirley topping out on Fairview via Regular Route. Daff Dome (south aspect) forms the backdrop (Sept. 23, 2006). Shirley descending via the class 2 sea of granite on the south side of Fairview Dome (Sept. 23, 2006). Fairview Dome as seen from summit of Eichorn Pinnacle. Gentle class 2 slabs on south side visible (Sept. 4, 2006).
