2 moves over good edges on the right side of the south face of Half Dome. Start to the right of the big red spot on the face.

A short but fun problem.

Brainiac

Trapeze

Tissiack

Zenith

Harrison's Peanut

Cable Route

Direct Northwast Face (aka Left Half Dome Crack)

Steck-Salathe

Another short but fun problem on the south face of Half Dome.

Start to the left of Brainiac, on the edges above the red spot.

11+ in the Frye guide.

On the southwest side of the larger Half Dome boulder, climb up the vertical face on excellent rock. Use sidebulls, an undercling, and incut flakes near the top. Fairly OTD with a not-so-great landing, many might opt to set a toprope utilizing the same anchors that are used for the north face cracks. Warning: lizards live under the deep undercling and might startle you, although I've never had one bite me in what I imagine are probably more than a hundred ascents.

The better and slightly longer of the two cracks on the north face of the larger Half Dome boulder. Fun lie-backing and some nice fingerlocks lead to a committing crux at top. Bolts existed on top last I checked, so this and its neighboring crack are easily toproped.

Route is face climb to the right of the right crack (Tissiak).  Fun climb.  Crux is second to least move; lift to holds on left that you can't see until topping out then mantle.

Last part of climb would result in a mild swing if you peeled.

Almost class 4 it would seem.  Toprope on the same rope you use to TR Zenith.  Easy solo.

More grainy (and awkward) than its neighbor to the right, this crack is still worth doing. If new to crack climbing, it will likely seem more difficult than the right crack. If experienced, it makes for a less committing solo than its neighbor.

Steck-Salathe has been an established V0 boulder problem or done on TR for many decades.

Work up the lower apron on small features and friction to the horizontal. The angle steepens and more friction and careful footwork is required. The top yields to good technique and small face features.

Several pads and a spotter are helpful with the uneven OTD landing.

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Routes in Half Dome Boulder