Extremeophile wrote:I believe these are the top 5 dome climbs in the US.
Perseverance Dome (531') - Hellhole Cave, WV - 2014 - Derek Bristol, Pete Johnson, Aaron Moses
Kansas Twister (410') - Lechuguilla Cave, NM - 2012 - Derek Bristol, James Hunter
Topless Dome (396') - Tumbling Rock Cave, AL - 1979 - Don Davison, Cheryl Jones
Batman Dome (306') - Hellhole Cave, WV - 2006 - Bill Stone, Vickie Siegel, Yvonne Droms
Flying Dutchman (303') - Memorial Day Cave, WV - 2010 - Aaron Moses, Pete Johnson, Pete Penczer
It is worth noting that the climb started approx. 50' up the dome as that is where approaching passage intersected the dome. So approx. 480' of climbing. Derek has exact numbers. So feel free to update whatever lists this affects. And of course we will see how long Germany Valley lets that number stand as well. My bet is before long it will have other entries on that list. I feel pretty lucky to have been involved in this one(and the Dutchman).