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doghair
Mountain climber
San Jose, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 22, 2015 - 01:15pm PT
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My wife and I are taking our 13 and 10 year old daughters to Tuolumne soon. We’re planning to climb a few multi-pitch routes; maybe Northwest Books and Tenaya Peak. I’d like to warmup on a toprope or single pitch to make sure everyone is comfortable. This would be our younger daughter’s first multi-pitch. Can anyone recommend a good toprope or single pitch in the 5.7-5.8 range? Any advice is appreciated.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Jul 22, 2015 - 01:30pm PT
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Stately for the views and you know they'll love the link-up via the Tenaya lieback!
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climbingcoastie
Ice climber
Sacramento, CA
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Jul 22, 2015 - 02:15pm PT
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Where are yo located? I have a copy of "Tuolumne Topropes" you could use.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jul 22, 2015 - 02:34pm PT
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Z Tree has more than one pitch, but the view, setting and climbing are all quite good.
John
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 22, 2015 - 02:42pm PT
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Swing leads on Guardians of the Galaxy, it's got a cool name and your kids will never forget it.
But seriously now, do they like to hike? Could they do Cathedral? Nothing would be more fun. Or you can mess around on that easy route over to the right of The Dike Route--less committing.
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doghair
Mountain climber
San Jose, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 22, 2015 - 04:46pm PT
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Thanks so much for your replies. The climbs look like great fun.
@climbingcoastie –Thank you for offering your book. We’re in San Jose however we leave this weekend and I’m not sure that leaves much time for an exchange.
@k-man – I like to think the girls could do Cathedral but I’m not sure how they’d handle the exposure. Is the other route Zee Tree on Pywiack Dome?
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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Jul 22, 2015 - 06:25pm PT
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Bunny Slopes. EZ routes, short approach. Good anchors for TR, you can use a 2nd rope and the lead bolts to get the TR length right.
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dcaunt
Trad climber
Chico, CA
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Jul 22, 2015 - 09:14pm PT
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Daddy's Little Girl, a single pitch face climb on the side of Stately Pleasure.
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10b4me
Social climber
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Jul 22, 2015 - 09:27pm PT
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Holdless Horror@ Dozier Dome
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jul 22, 2015 - 09:54pm PT
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I can't believe that no one has said it when it's finally an appropriate suggestion!
Lembert Dome! Those water grooves.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Jul 22, 2015 - 10:07pm PT
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when it's finally an appropriate suggestion
Well there's the problem.
And 12 posts in and no one's greeted this guy yet?
Yer...
...gunna...
...have a great time with your family!
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jul 22, 2015 - 10:27pm PT
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Is the other route Zee Tree on Pywiack Dome?
Yes. I guess I should have been more specific about the location. Golfer's Route and Water Cracks are both good, too.
John
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Andy Middleton
Trad climber
Cow Hampshire
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Jul 23, 2015 - 07:43am PT
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The trouble with some of the suggestions - Ztree, Golfers, holdless horror; is that they are very popular. So putting a top rope on them would be.... not cool. There are a number of one pitch routes on the south end of DAFF -really close to the road. I forget their names, but remember them mostly as 5.7 - 5.8. A pretty mellow, beer and toprope sort of place. It's in the Falkenstein book.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Jul 23, 2015 - 08:13am PT
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Just ask Jim Herson. Ok, on second thought, don't.
http://vocr.sri.com/herson/climbing/tr/3play.html
He'll recommend a warm-up on the West Face of El Cap, then a leisurely stroll of Lucky Streaks, then The Direct Route on Eichorn, then maybe a lap up Conness or Third Pillar of Dana. Should be a fun little family romp!
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10b4me
Social climber
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Jul 23, 2015 - 08:17am PT
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There are a number of one pitch routes on the south end of DAFF -really close to the road. I forget their names
Guide Cracks
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 23, 2015 - 08:21am PT
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Or you can mess around on that easy route over to the right of The Dike Route--less committing.
Oh Shucks! That's Zee Tree, the route JohnE mentions in the post just above mine (sorry John!). I still think it's a good suggestion, and for all the same reasons John mentions.
There's also some fun, short stuff over on West Face of Puppy Dome. Very friendly setting for this sort of thing, an easy walk. The stuff is not in the book (AFAIK), but that's where I've taken folks for their first experiences. Look left of Battle of the Buldge, which you can find in the Reid/Falkenstein guide.
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doghair
Mountain climber
San Jose, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 23, 2015 - 11:44am PT
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Wow thanks for all the responses - this is great stuff. I'm sure we'll have a great time and I know... I'm gunna die.... (eventually)
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Jul 23, 2015 - 12:13pm PT
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That little 5.7 crack followed by the 5.3 face above it on the west face of Puppy Dome. It's a 5-minute walk from the parking lot and has spectacular views of the whole sweep of the Meadows. Swimming hole nearby plus easy bouldering along the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne too. NPS just upgraded the trail to the base last year.
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climbingcook
Trad climber
sf
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Jul 30, 2015 - 02:11pm PT
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Cathedral is the way to go. I took my son up it a few years ago when he was four.
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Paul minault
Trad climber
Mill Valley CA
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Jul 30, 2015 - 02:28pm PT
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Puppy Dome behind the wilderness office. Popular with the boy scouts.
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used to be hard
Trad climber
Portland, OR
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Jul 30, 2015 - 02:40pm PT
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The Guppie Wall, across the street from Tenaya parking lot has a handful of top-ropes on nice rock that doesn't see many crowds.
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Rosamond
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jul 30, 2015 - 03:43pm PT
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That whole Eunuch/hermaphrodite flake thing is good, and the pitches above have new bolts now, so you can get several pitches of easy climbing in with great views, and the walk down/Guide belay down under the Death crack so the kids can stare at that is good.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Jul 30, 2015 - 04:27pm PT
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Yep. Puppy Dome. Not in some of the guidebooks. Take the turnoff for the Lodge and park there in the trail head parking lot by the little ranger station where you register to backpack.
Go South toward the creek and scramble up the right side of the little hill there. Some sweet little 5.6 TRs on top with nice views of the nearby landscape.
Great for kids and n00bs.
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doghair
Mountain climber
San Jose, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2015 - 08:07pm PT
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We top-roped Pothole Dome on Friday evening. Saturday we managed up Northwest Books. Sorry to everyone stuck behind my tearful child on the second pitch… She was pretty frantic at the time but somehow thought it “wasn’t too bad” once she got to the top. On Sunday the girls were stoked to see the sunset atop Tenaya Peak.
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cliffmama
Trad climber
Gunks
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Jul 31, 2015 - 01:23am PT
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I second the Puppy Dome. Easy approach. Easy lead on Puppy Crack (5.6) or set up top ropes. My petite 8 and 10 year old kids climbed it easily in their swim shoes.
I wrote a blog post about climbing with kids you might find helpful:
http://cliffmama.com/blog/climbing-with-kids-family-climbing/
My little kids are 18 and 21 now, and they both still love climbing. The older daughter leads 5.10 sport and the younger one is getting into trad leading now.
Have fun!
Jannette
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DWB
climber
Madison
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Jul 13, 2018 - 09:46pm PT
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Puppy Dome!
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