North face

I did this climb, about 1980, with Carolyn (Grigg) Craig,  and Bill Pilling. We used Steve Roper's 1976 High Sierra guide as a reference, which stated something like: ascend a prominent crack system near the center of the face, four piches, 5.8. My recollection is that this is what we did. I remember some quite steep climbing with a bulgy crux, and that we had an enjoyable day. There was a short steep snow slope at the bottom, and we climbed the route wearing the thick leather, rigid lug soled mountaineering boots of the day. The climb finished with a moderate mantel maneuver directly onto the summit! We were doing a bit of climbing around the Tuolumne Meadows area before heading off for the Canadian Rockies. We might have even had ice axes with us. I don't recall any concerns or even displeasure due to rock quality, and straight forward route finding. Kind of an ultra-mini  alpine north face route.  I offer this post just in case someone besides me stumbles upon this page. Have fun and be safe. 

Approach from May Lake. You can see where you want to go.