North Astro Dome - Northeast Face  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,400' Page Views:  28,902. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  C Miller on Dec 27, 2009 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

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Large, imposing and fairly steep with mostly excellent rock, the North Astro Dome has a dozen or so routes from 5.7 to 5.12 with the better quality lines in the 5.10 and up range. Routes range in length from one to four pitches and descent is made by rappeling from one of several sets of anchors atop the formation.

Some of the better routes here include Figures on a Landscape (aka Monkey on My Back) (5.10b R), Astroturf (5.10d), Unknown Soldier (5.11b), Repo Man (5.12a R) and the Gunslinger (5.12a/b).

Routes from left to right:

In Search of Hush Puppies (5.7 R/X)
A Bolt, A Sling, Just do that Thing (5.10c R)
Throat Warbler Mangrove (5.9 R)
Nevermore (5.10b TR)
Zion Train (5.10d)
Astronomical (5.10d)
Repo Man (aka Power Fingers) (5.12a R)
Astroturf (5.10d)
Figures on a Landscape (aka Monkey on My Back) (5.10b R)
Go Figure (5.10b R)
Gunslinger (5.12a/b)
Unknown Soldier (5.11b)
The Unknown Route (5.10a R)

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Astroturf 5.10d R  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : North Astro Dome - Northeas...

Pitch 1: Begin on Figures On A Landscape. At the 5th bolt on the first pitch, instead of traversing right, climb straight up (5.10a R) to a huge flake, then lieback (5.9) up to a small ledge with a bolt belay. (35m rap/TR)Pitch 2: Up, then left (10+) on steep face past 6 bolts to the top....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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