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Fairview Dome Rock Climbing

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Areas in Fairview Dome

East Face 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

North Face 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

West Face 15 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 15

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Elevation:	9,435 ft	2,876 m
GPS:	37.87132, -119.40376 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Fairview Dome is one of the largest and steepest domes that is easily accessed from the road in Tuolumne. It is home to such classics as the Regular Route (one of Roper and Steck's picks) and Lucky Streaks, modern testpieces such as Nightshift, as well as some harder (and scarier) lines. Fairview offers steep crack systems as well as more typical face/slab climbing.

Getting There

Park at the obvious pullout south of the road that is 3.5 miles from the store and 4 miles from Tenaya Lake. The trail to the dome takes about 15 minutes to hike and leaves you near the center of the Dome.

Once you finish your route of choice, the obvious descent heads south down easy slabs to terra firma. One then walks back along the base of the dome to packs/trail. Allow about 30-45 mintues.

26 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Fairview Dome

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R 84 ● Great Pumpkin Trad 5 pitches W Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R 36 ● Magical Mystery Tour Trad, Sport 3 pitches W Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 1,060 ● Regular Route Trad 12 pitches N Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 25 ● Roseanne Trad 4 pitches W Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 14 ● Fiddler on the Roof Trad 5 pitches N Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R 4 ● La Bella Luna Trad 4 pitches W Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A4 R 6 ● Plastic Exploding Inevitable Trad, Aid 10 pitches W Face
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 369 ● Lucky Streaks Trad 6 pitches W Face
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R 12 ● Sorcerer's Apprentice Trad 7 pitches W Face
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R 7 ● Captain Fairview Trad 10 pitches N Face
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 28 ● What Would Jeff Do Trad 8 pitches W Face
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R 9 ● Mithrandir Trad 6 pitches W Face
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R 4 ● Retrospective Trad 6 pitches W Face
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R 23 ● Heart of Stone Trad 10 pitches W Face
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 6 ● Night Shift Trad 8 pitches W Face