cluck - Apr 23, 2007 2:25 pm Date Climbed: May 19, 2006
Good choice for a rainy day?
With TC after being weathered off Shasta at the Ranger Station. It was very wet. Cool and windy. Didn't even see the route until we were hiking out. Wet slab climbing in hiking boots wasn't the greatest in the rain. Rock shoes or sticky rubber approach shoes would have been much better. Cool area and hope to come back to visit with rope and rack in 2007.
96avs01 - Mar 14, 2007 3:20 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2005
Consolation Prize
Decided to climb Castle Dome on our way home from a climbing trip in Bend, OR. Figured we needed to succeed on something after having to abort our plans in Bend due to an unexpected late season snow storm. Views of Shasta were amazing.
did the 5.9 n. face, plus two 5.8 west face routes. had to give my novice friend a rush by letting her have a turn at rapping off the summit into open air. she got pretty confident and started practicing pendulums. we tied two ropes together in order to get to where you're freehanging away from the face by 20 ft. and feel totally exposed. good test to see if you're wall material!we jugged back up the line, since the ropes obviously don't make it to the ledges.
PellucidWombat - Jul 19, 2006 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2006
Route Climbed: Regular Route
I climbed this peak with Matthew Holliman after bailing on a nearby technical climb. I chose the class 4 friction over the class 3 stairs on the ascent, and I was wishing that I downclimbed it too as the class 3 downclimb had me quite nervous!
thundercloud - Jun 24, 2006 5:49 pm Date Climbed: May 19, 2006
Regular Route
Fun little hike and climb. Consolation prize after being turned away from our planned Mt. Shasta climb, due to poor weather. Lots of cool stuff nearby to go back for another day.
Misha - Jun 12, 2006 11:43 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
Great scramble!
After climbing Cosmic Wall, I felt an urge for more scrambling. So I set off for the Regular Route of Castle Dome. Since I had only a faint idea of where the route goes, it seemed like a great (if short) adventure. Not having the route beta turned out to be good. Instead of a sandy Class 3 gully, I went straight up a 5.4-5.6 crack. Doing it in trailrunners and ropeless gave a necessary adrenalin boost to the system. As I topped out above that crack, I discovered the regular route. Hence, I was spared from a sketchy downclimb :). Surprisingly good climbing!
Completebum - Jun 5, 2006 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006
quiet
Fun scrambing in a gorgeous area. I can't wait to come back as a real climber and try some of the technical routes in the area.
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: April 1, 2005
I climbed to the base of the dome several times as a child on family hikes and made it to the summit a couple of times in my late teens. It was great to be back after a decade away and to bring my buddy Morgan along on his first time up. He encouraged me to make sure we made it all the way to the top. This was my first experience of being early enough in the Spring to hike through about a half mile section of snow on the way to the base of the dome.
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: August 1998
Oh, those were the days. Back in high school, climbing everything in sight without a care or an inch of rope. Up on Castle Dome I learned what exposure truly meant. It never fails to blow the minds of car mates on trips down I-5..."you've been on top of THAT?!" Lots of fun.
Route Climbed: Crags Trail Date Climbed: March 31, 2005
Hiked to the base of Castle Dome. Saw no one else on the trail all day. There was a fair amount of snow on the last bit of the trail, and much was melting, so the granite was pretty wet, and care had to be taken coming down. My first visit to this park, but certainly not my last!
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005
This is an awesome scramble with some thrilling exposure and incredible views. I also spent a while playing around on the slabs next to the "stairs"--fun face climbing.
Also tagged it on Feb 11, 2006 as a consolation prize after bailing off Six Toe Rock. Even less than a year later, it seemed much less thrilling than I remembered from that first visit. Funny how time and experience changes perceptions.
Route Climbed: regular route Date Climbed: sep 25 2004
fun climb - a fair amount of friction but the downclimb isn't as hard as you'd think on the way up. drove up from san francisco, tagged the dome and drove back - a fun day
Route Climbed: Regular route Date Climbed: May 22, 2004
This was harder than I thought. Some of the moves on top are very exposed, which proved rather "exciting"
solo. I was racing weather at about 2:30 pm when I summited. Unfortunately Shasta was completly hidden by clouds. It was a fun day hike but my feet were killing me at the end of the day. I suspect this climb will be much easier after I lose about 40 lbs :-)
Never found a summit register, but I was in a hurry to get off the top.
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: June 14, 2004
On the drive back home after having done Shasta the day before I decided to give Castle Dome a try. What a fun climb! Definitely worth it! I'll have to make this a regular stop anytime I'm up there. Think I'll try the "stairs" next time.
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: April 24, 2004
Drove down from Corvallis for a day hike. Well worth it, amazing area! Climbed the regular route. Nice climb on super solid granite. Perfect weather and visability. Amazing summit views of Shasta, Lassen, Hubris, and the entire Castle Crags area.
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: October, 1986
Amazing views of Mt. Shasta! Looking back over my shoulder, my jaw dropped at the sight of Mt. Hubris. Returned in 1996 to climb the Cosmic Wall on Mt. Hubris.
Route Climbed: Crags Trail Date Climbed: 3/15/2000
Didn't make it this time as recent snow storm dumped 3-4' of snow in the last few days and we weren't prepared for the conditions. Retreated very close to the top on the trail and went home completely soaked, cold, and a little bloody --- of course, a really great time! :)
Route Climbed: Crags Trail Date Climbed: 1/22/2000
Great hike, no one else on the trail, one set of foot prints visibile in snow of someone that day or the day before perhaps. Clouds passing by quickly and views of Shasta for a few seconds here and there if we're patient.
Very quiet and beautiful place up here, the only distraction being Interstate 5 about 2,500' below which is barely audible.
The dome itself was fairly wet and icy and we didn't have any technical gear or desire to climb it to the very top.
cluck - Apr 23, 2007 2:25 pm Date Climbed: May 19, 2006
Good choice for a rainy day?With TC after being weathered off Shasta at the Ranger Station. It was very wet. Cool and windy. Didn't even see the route until we were hiking out. Wet slab climbing in hiking boots wasn't the greatest in the rain. Rock shoes or sticky rubber approach shoes would have been much better. Cool area and hope to come back to visit with rope and rack in 2007.
96avs01 - Mar 14, 2007 3:20 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2005
Consolation PrizeDecided to climb Castle Dome on our way home from a climbing trip in Bend, OR. Figured we needed to succeed on something after having to abort our plans in Bend due to an unexpected late season snow storm. Views of Shasta were amazing.
highice - Feb 5, 2007 10:08 pm
rap off the topdid the 5.9 n. face, plus two 5.8 west face routes. had to give my novice friend a rush by letting her have a turn at rapping off the summit into open air. she got pretty confident and started practicing pendulums. we tied two ropes together in order to get to where you're freehanging away from the face by 20 ft. and feel totally exposed. good test to see if you're wall material!we jugged back up the line, since the ropes obviously don't make it to the ledges.
PellucidWombat - Jul 19, 2006 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2006
Route Climbed: Regular RouteI climbed this peak with Matthew Holliman after bailing on a nearby technical climb. I chose the class 4 friction over the class 3 stairs on the ascent, and I was wishing that I downclimbed it too as the class 3 downclimb had me quite nervous!
thundercloud - Jun 24, 2006 5:49 pm Date Climbed: May 19, 2006
Regular RouteFun little hike and climb. Consolation prize after being turned away from our planned Mt. Shasta climb, due to poor weather. Lots of cool stuff nearby to go back for another day.
Misha - Jun 12, 2006 11:43 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
Great scramble!After climbing Cosmic Wall, I felt an urge for more scrambling. So I set off for the Regular Route of Castle Dome. Since I had only a faint idea of where the route goes, it seemed like a great (if short) adventure. Not having the route beta turned out to be good. Instead of a sandy Class 3 gully, I went straight up a 5.4-5.6 crack. Doing it in trailrunners and ropeless gave a necessary adrenalin boost to the system. As I topped out above that crack, I discovered the regular route. Hence, I was spared from a sketchy downclimb :). Surprisingly good climbing!
Completebum - Jun 5, 2006 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006
quietFun scrambing in a gorgeous area. I can't wait to come back as a real climber and try some of the technical routes in the area.
colinr - Jul 27, 2005 4:52 am
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: April 1, 2005I climbed to the base of the dome several times as a child on family hikes and made it to the summit a couple of times in my late teens. It was great to be back after a decade away and to bring my buddy Morgan along on his first time up. He encouraged me to make sure we made it all the way to the top. This was my first experience of being early enough in the Spring to hike through about a half mile section of snow on the way to the base of the dome.
uap304 - Jul 6, 2005 11:48 am
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: August 1998Oh, those were the days. Back in high school, climbing everything in sight without a care or an inch of rope. Up on Castle Dome I learned what exposure truly meant. It never fails to blow the minds of car mates on trips down I-5..."you've been on top of THAT?!" Lots of fun.
k2link - Apr 6, 2005 5:51 pm
Route Climbed: Crags Trail Date Climbed: March 31, 2005Hiked to the base of Castle Dome. Saw no one else on the trail all day. There was a fair amount of snow on the last bit of the trail, and much was melting, so the granite was pretty wet, and care had to be taken coming down. My first visit to this park, but certainly not my last!
Matthew Holliman - Mar 14, 2005 10:59 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2005This is an awesome scramble with some thrilling exposure and incredible views. I also spent a while playing around on the slabs next to the "stairs"--fun face climbing.
Also tagged it on Feb 11, 2006 as a consolation prize after bailing off Six Toe Rock. Even less than a year later, it seemed much less thrilling than I remembered from that first visit. Funny how time and experience changes perceptions.
orandall - Sep 25, 2004 10:07 pm
Route Climbed: regular route Date Climbed: sep 25 2004fun climb - a fair amount of friction but the downclimb isn't as hard as you'd think on the way up. drove up from san francisco, tagged the dome and drove back - a fun day
Chris Doig - Sep 2, 2004 4:54 pm
Route Climbed: Regular route Date Climbed: May 22, 2004This was harder than I thought. Some of the moves on top are very exposed, which proved rather "exciting"
solo. I was racing weather at about 2:30 pm when I summited. Unfortunately Shasta was completly hidden by clouds. It was a fun day hike but my feet were killing me at the end of the day. I suspect this climb will be much easier after I lose about 40 lbs :-)
Never found a summit register, but I was in a hurry to get off the top.
rpc - Jun 28, 2004 12:35 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: June 26, 2004We tried to reach the start of the W. Ridge route but it was kind of rough going for our dog. Settled on doing the regular route.
Rick Kent - Jun 15, 2004 7:44 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: June 14, 2004On the drive back home after having done Shasta the day before I decided to give Castle Dome a try. What a fun climb! Definitely worth it! I'll have to make this a regular stop anytime I'm up there. Think I'll try the "stairs" next time.
Cornvallis - Apr 25, 2004 11:59 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: April 24, 2004Drove down from Corvallis for a day hike. Well worth it, amazing area! Climbed the regular route. Nice climb on super solid granite. Perfect weather and visability. Amazing summit views of Shasta, Lassen, Hubris, and the entire Castle Crags area.
Sam Mills - Jan 24, 2004 4:33 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: October 2000Did a solo climb up this while vacationing in the Mt. Shasta area.
Dave Dinnell - Jan 8, 2004 7:53 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: October, 1986Amazing views of Mt. Shasta! Looking back over my shoulder, my jaw dropped at the sight of Mt. Hubris. Returned in 1996 to climb the Cosmic Wall on Mt. Hubris.
Shawn - Mar 20, 2002 10:55 pm
Route Climbed: Crags Trail Date Climbed: 3/15/2000Didn't make it this time as recent snow storm dumped 3-4' of snow in the last few days and we weren't prepared for the conditions. Retreated very close to the top on the trail and went home completely soaked, cold, and a little bloody --- of course, a really great time! :)
Shawn - Mar 20, 2002 10:52 pm
Route Climbed: Crags Trail Date Climbed: 1/22/2000Great hike, no one else on the trail, one set of foot prints visibile in snow of someone that day or the day before perhaps. Clouds passing by quickly and views of Shasta for a few seconds here and there if we're patient.
Very quiet and beautiful place up here, the only distraction being Interstate 5 about 2,500' below which is barely audible.
The dome itself was fairly wet and icy and we didn't have any technical gear or desire to climb it to the very top.