Cryin' Time Again 5.10a R

Currently 5.0/5

Lembert Dome

Tuolumne Meadows, California USA

Trip Report

Cryin Time Again

Monday October 1, 2018 9:32pm

I have not put up a TR for years and rarely check ST any more. But, just had a good time going back through old TRs. Given that I can't remember what I had for lunch, it seems like a good thing that I posted some reports here in the past.

Last weekend got up to the Meadows and met my son and his lady friend for a trip up Cryin Time on Lembert Dome. First climbed this in the early 1980s with Bill Frey and it is one of my favorite routes. The last time I climbed it was a while back when Son John was just getting started climbing.

A photo TR


	get ready Credit: Mike Bolte


	Crybaby start. He hauled two ropes up and did this new-fangled simultaneous belay stuff Credit: Mike Bolte


	Pitch 2 - a couple of moves here then a funky mantle Credit: Mike Bolte


	Samantha cruising Credit: Mike Bolte


	pitch 3: the nice 5.9 knobs to the traverse left Credit: Mike Bolte


	what? tying his shoe in the middle of a 5.9 move. Kids these days. This is the same Son John who led all the pitches on the B-Y earlier this year. Pitch 4 has more excellent steep knobs. Credit: Mike Bolte


	that last 10a pitch with the bolts Credit: Mike Bolte


	summit or plummet Credit: Mike Bolte


	down we go and the Meadows Credit: Mike Bolte

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Mike Bolte

About the Author
Mike Bolte is a trad climber from Planet Earth.

Comments

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Oct 1, 2018 - 09:35pm PT

Nice! TFPU

FRUMY

Trad climber

Bishop,CA

Oct 1, 2018 - 10:00pm PT

TFPU fun climb.

Inner City

Trad climber

Portland, OR

Oct 1, 2018 - 10:06pm PT

A nice report, thanks. Solid rock on a beautiful dome with family rope-gun, what could be better?

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

Oct 1, 2018 - 10:10pm PT

love this climb,
thanks for the reminder

hooblie

climber

from out where the anecdotes roam

Oct 1, 2018 - 10:19pm PT

i'll sign for your sabbatical, or initial a hall pass ...
if you'll just make a habit of posting this kind of thing

Ezra Ellis

Trad climber

North wet, and Da souf

Oct 2, 2018 - 01:58am PT

Great stuff!

tradmanclimbs

Ice climber

Pomfert VT

Oct 2, 2018 - 03:52am PT

Great Stuff!

Gilroy

Social climber

Bolderado

Oct 2, 2018 - 04:01am PT

Thanks for the write up on the family outing. It's so nice to have sun on that route, eh. Can be a bit chill early in the day.

Eric Beck

Sport climber

Bishop, California

Oct 2, 2018 - 07:07am PT

A favorite of mine. I've done it 6 times including the second ascent.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Oct 2, 2018 - 07:25am PT

Sweet...a family affair!

Burnin' Oil

Trad climber

Oct 2, 2018 - 08:30am PT

TFPU. Tying his shoe mid-pitch - awesome.

Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Oct 2, 2018 - 09:26am PT

I thought this was another Kavanaugh thread,..

jogill

climber

Colorado

Oct 2, 2018 - 11:01am PT

Good one, Mike. Thanks!

madbolter1

Big Wall climber

Denver, CO

Oct 2, 2018 - 11:04am PT

Just a great, heart-warming TR. Thank you for the uplift!

micronut

Trad climber

Fresno/Clovis, ca

Oct 2, 2018 - 12:59pm PT

Love it! We were up in The Meadows this weekend too. Splitter weather eh? And next to ZERO crowds. The best of times.

Thanks for a great write-up!

micronut

Trad climber

Fresno/Clovis, ca

Oct 2, 2018 - 01:08pm PT

phylp

Trad climber

Upland, CA

Oct 2, 2018 - 01:28pm PT

Fun pics of a fun route!

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Oct 2, 2018 - 03:48pm PT

Will I still be able to play the piano?

Did you ever remember what you had for lunch?

Not so important. But I like the matter-of-fact expression on your son's face in the summit(????!!!) photo.

I remember doing that route with Brassnuts as long ago as 2015.

scaredycat

Trad climber

Berkeley,CA

Oct 2, 2018 - 05:58pm PT

Good TR, thanks. But your son and Samantha cheated: they are good!
(just did the B-Y, jeeze!)

Tom Turrentine

Trad climber

Santa Cruz

Oct 2, 2018 - 06:04pm PT

Great family trip Mike. Hope to see you at gym. BTW I retired fully in Sept. so available for climbs. You next??

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Author's Reply

Oct 2, 2018 - 09:00pm PT

well, this nice! I appreciate all the positive comments. Tom - one year to go I think. Toker - I laughed out loud...

best, Mike

Fritz

Social climber

Choss Creek, ID

Oct 4, 2018 - 03:29pm PT

Thanks for taking the time to post up some great photos. Much appreciated.

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Oct 4, 2018 - 03:36pm PT

Ray Charles can dig it!

One of the most self-satisfied selfies evah, braj. Sweet day.

G_Gnome

Trad climber

Cali

Oct 4, 2018 - 04:33pm PT

Thanks for the report. We did a 5 party ascent this labor day. Had a great time up there!

Tony

Trad climber

Pt. Richmond, CA

Oct 4, 2018 - 07:05pm PT

Nice TR. What a great climb. I last did the climb in 2004, a day or two after Ray Charles died.

guido

Trad climber

Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific

Oct 4, 2018 - 08:12pm PT

Wonderful Mike-cherished times to climb with you kid and versa visa and relive old jaunts down memory lane......

Risk

Mountain climber

Marooned, 855 miles from Tuolumne Meadows

Oct 10, 2018 - 10:49am PT

Great TR! Thanks! And, welcome back.

Lynne Leichtfuss

Sport climber

moving thru

Oct 10, 2018 - 10:55am PT

Loved it, Mike!!! I simply cannot believe that small boy who ate breakfast at TPR is the same one in the picture. Big hugs and cheers to your family! Oh yes and your TR was Great!!! lynnie

Charlie D.

Trad climber

Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra

Oct 10, 2018 - 11:48am PT

Every family should have a rope gun, you taught your children well. Got to get back up on that one, Iove that headwall finish.

Flanders!

Trad climber

June Lake, CA

Nov 13, 2018 - 05:31pm PT

Yes that is a most spectacular route ! I have away liked the original finish
best, heady but not to hard . I was up in TM today (11/13/18) still good and very quite