TUOLUMNE MEADOWS · GRANITE
Stately Pleasure Dome climbing conditions
Poor — wet, too windy or closed
Right now
Assessment
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About Stately Pleasure Dome
Stately Pleasure Dome is Tuolumne's introductory-multipitch dome par excellence — a 500-foot sweep of clean granite rising directly from Tenaya Lake with a five-minute approach. The Great White Book (5.6, 5 pitches) is the entry-level classic and by MP ascent counts the most popular route on the dome; South Crack (5.8, 6 pitches) is the definitive splitter finger-and-hand crack, one of the most-climbed routes in all of Tuolumne. Dries fast in the alpine sun. The dome's roadside approach and lower altitude (2542m — the lowest of the classic Tuolumne domes) make it the go-to for shoulder-season Tuolumne climbers. Descent needs care — two bolt rappel stations, and do NOT rap off the trees (they've been damaged).
- Region
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Rock type
- Granite
- Aspect
- south-facing
- Altitude
- 8340 ft
- Exposure
- high
- Seepage
- very-low