Yosemite/Tuolumne 2007

Other trips to Yosemite:

Yosemite 2005 • Yosemite/Tuolumne 2007 • Yosemite 2015 • Yosemite 2016 • Yosemite 2017: The Nose (in 3 days) • Yosemite 2017 • Yosemite 2018 • Yosemite 2022: NIAD

Other trips to Tuolumne:

Eichorn Pinnacle (W Pillar) • Fairview Dome (Regular Route) • Tenya-Matthes Crest-Cathedral link-up • Cathedral Traverse • Yosemite/Tuolumne 2007 • Tuolumne 2015 • Tuuolumne 2024

Category: California Elev: ~4,000-9,700 ftRock Type: Granite
Date: June 5-18, 2007Trip Report #: 44Partner: Ross Peritore

10 Days of Yosemite/Tuolumne Classics:

Serenity Crack (5.10d, 400')

ROYAL ARCHES AREA

Gripper & New Dimensions (5.10b, 300' & 5.11a, 400')

ARCH ROCK

Central Pillar of Frenzy (5.9, 550')

MIDDLE CATHEDRAL ROCK

Regular Route (5.9, 300')

HIGHER CATHEDRAL SPIRE

Reed's Direct (5.10a, 300')

REED'S PINNACLE AREA

Steck-Salathe (5.10a, 1600')

SENTINEL

Ho Chi Minh Trail (5.11, 2000')

MIDDLE CATHEDRAL ROCK

Regular NW Face (5.10d C1, 2200')

HALF DOME

Lucky Streaks (5.10d, 600')

FAIRVIEW DOME

Oz (5.10d, 500')

DRUG DOME

We climbed several stellar multipitch routes during our 2 weeks in Yosemite, including Steck-Salathe on The Sentinel, Ho Chi Minh Trail on Middle Cathedral, NW Face of Half Dome, as well as several classic shorter routes in both Yosemite and Tuolumne. These are described on the following page.

In the years since the 2007 trip report on this page, I've repeated several of the routes. These include:

Yosemite July 2015: Serenity Crack on Royal Arches Area, Central Pillar of Frenzy on Middle Cathedral Rock
Tuolumne July 2015: Oz on Drug Dome
Yosemite June 2017: Central Pillar of Frenzy on Middle Cathedral Rock, Regular Route on Higher Cathedral Spire, Regular NW Face on Half Dome
Yosemite June 2018: Reed's Direct on Reed's Pinnacle Area
Tuolumne June 2024: Lucky Streaks on Fairview Dome