The trickiest part is getting to the summit of Lembert Dome as the trail isn’t obvious and can be get slippery. 1954 East Buttress, Middle Cathedral Rock, Yosemite, CA, with Jack Davis and Bob Swift. ... Lembert Dome offers a chance to walk up a dome without too strenuous a hike, as you start from high up to begin with. Distance: 2.8 miles (4.5 km) round trip Elevation at trailhead: 8,500 feet (2,550 meters) Elevation gain: 900 feet (275 meters) Why climb Lembert Dome? Looking across Tuolumne Meadows, I was most interested in Lembert Dome — the other option recommended as a sunset spot. This bald, protruding rock had been staring at us ever since we arrived in the park. 10 min walk from the car to climbing. Panoramas. The Water Cracks, Werner's Wiggle, Truckin' Drive and Rawl Drive are a few good routes on this face. January 30, 2013 at 11:09 thanks for the fine photos of the winter country there. Our second hike of the day, of course, had to be Lembert Dome! It has a steep northwest face that is popular with rock climbers, and a more gradual southern slope. According to Hrizo, he did all the leading, followed by his partner, Stacy Waksmonski (29). Last light on Lembert Dome, January 14, 2013. Lembert Dome is a prominent chunk of granite that rises out of the eastern end of Tuolumne Meadows. On July 5, John Hrizo (36) was injured in a lead fall of about thirty feet on the second pitch of Northwest Books on Lembert Dome (5.6, 3 pitches). The Lembert Dome walk is a moderately difficult walk that you should be able to do in 2 hours. kent. Fancy a smashing new hat you saw in one of the Yosemite gift shops? The peculiar cracks, ... And to the east and west rise the sturdy lumps of Lembert Dome and Pothole Dome, both nearly untouched by tabular fracture clusters. From the parking lot on the north side of Hwy 120, 1/4 mile east of the Tuolumne Meadows Campground, you are looking at the West Face. Once you find the trailhead (at the Dog Lake parking area), you basically just walk uphill for three-quarters of a mile. Those twin water cracks on Lembert Dome … The trail has a some elevation, but it isn’t one of the hardest trails in the park. Werners Wiggle, the water cracks, Cryin Time again, Dirtct NW face. 1954 North West Books, Left & Right Water Cracks, Lembert Dome, Tuolomme Meadows, CA, with Frank de Saussure, friends. Book your tickets online for Lembert Dome, Yosemite National Park: See 153 reviews, articles, and 119 photos of Lembert Dome, ranked No.22 on Tripadvisor … 4th class scramble descent. Been watching tooooo many kids shows, Lol! Hiking up Lembert Dome. The Water Cracks are the obvious grooves in the middle. There are a few interesting trees on the dome that have somehow found a way to grow in the cracks of solid rock. I parked at the Lembert Dome picnic area parking lot that is only a few hundred yards east on Tioga Pass Rd. 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