Favorite Tuolomne Climbs

[fatswaller]

A few years back,I was working in the bay area.It seemed like Tuolomne was always my area of choice.In my opinion,

it is home to some of the finest slab/face routes in the

world.Most of the classic's are run out with 1/4" bolts.

On more than one occasion,I would be way out from my last

piece of pro wondering what I was going to do next.Only to

find an old rusty 1/4" hidden in a patch of dark colored rock staring me in the face.Relieved,I would start laughing

hysterically.When I would regain my composure I would clip

and move on.Some of my favorites were Crescent Arch,The Vision,Shadow of Doubt,Aqua knobby,Needle Spoon,Shit Hooks,Lucky Streaks,and Rosanne.Roseanne on Fairview Dome

might be the best,well worth the run out on the upper pitches.Fairview has got to be the finest crag in the

country that is easy walking distance from the car.The

rock has the most amazing colors and features of any that

I have climbed on.

[pms]

calm down Fats. Another cup of Jo fer sho

[viktor]

Needle Spoon & Dike Route, both excellent

Darth Vader's Revenge, drawer-soiling runout

Fingertips, super-squeaky friction

brings back memories...

[Sol]

third pillar of dana = splifter chad climbing.