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Playing Hooky from Work: A Solo Ascent of Geochronology Wall (I, C2, cl.3) - Click for details
 Playing Hooky from Work: A Solo Ascent of Geochronology Wall (I, C2, cl.3)
On August 30, 2011, I had a carpe diem moment. I had just acquired my first set of aid hooks and was desperately wanting to push myself in a crash course on hooking. Hoo...

by PellucidWombat
38,860 Nov 05, 2012 71
Death on the NW Face of Half Dome
by howie doin'
24,195 Oct 22, 2011 73
The Shield, 10/10, A Trip Report by John Fine and Mark Hudon - Click for details
 The Shield, 10/10, A Trip Report by John Fine and Mark Hudon
John and I each wrote our own feelings of the route. We've combined them here along with our photos and videos. edited by Pete Zabrok Mark: BIMD – meaning Back ...

by Mark Hudon
12,686 Apr 16, 2013 90
Grape Race-Tribal Rite, Solo. 6/10, Trip Report - Click for details
 Grape Race-Tribal Rite, Solo. 6/10, Trip Report
I was having a bad day. The wall was so steep that the bottom of the gear rack hung eighteen inches away from the rock, and the two quarter-inch anchor bolts to which everyth...

by Mark Hudon
12,305 Oct 31, 2012 161
Half Dome with my daughter - Click for details
 Half Dome with my daughter
A fun time with my 12yo daughter on her first big wall (RNWF): http://vocr.sri.com/herson/climbing/tr/halfdome-kara.html -Jim ...

by Jim Herson
12,101 Sep 28, 2012 162
working of the first free ascent of Mescalito - Click for details
 working of the first free ascent of Mescalito
first a public service announcement: take your poop down from el cap. Here are many ideas on the subject of managing your poop on the forum or you can just buy a Metoliu...

by Chris McNamara
12,009 Apr 27, 2012 71
Mt Watkins near onsite free by Tommy Caldwell - Click for details
 Mt Watkins near onsite free by Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell texted me that he was in the Valley and psyched to climb. He had just finished his work for the season on Free Mescalito (he'll be back in the fall with ...

by Chris McNamara
11,852 Jun 18, 2011 50
Superbalance (Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island, April-May 2012) - Click for details
 Superbalance (Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island, April-May 2012)
You can say that Zodiac is a piece of cake, but I was so proud, when I alone topped out in October 2006. I felt a certain calm contentment after my first climb in Yo thinking ...

by Regan
11,525 Feb 10, 2013 164
Hans and Alex Crush The Nose Speed Record with Photos - Click for details
 Hans and Alex Crush The Nose Speed Record with Photos
I wanted to post this in a trip report so it doesn't get missed in a thread. Congrats Hans and Alex, you guys CRUSHED it!! That was way better than I expected. I th...

by the Fet
10,693 Jun 28, 2012 62
Lurking Fear solo - My first time up the Captain - Click for details
 Lurking Fear solo - My first time up the Captain
Seems like everyone’s in the Valley right now, which made me both jealous and psyched. Which led to finally managing to write up my trip report from last year. Better late tha...

by Jane Gallwey
10,403 Feb 26, 2013 124
The Kid Flunks Grade VI; Photo Essay - Click for details
 The Kid Flunks Grade VI; Photo Essay
-Me and the Protection -A Junk Show in the MAking -Doug leading pitch 3 -Me sewing up pitch 4 -Top of pitch 4; Tom Evans Photo - www.elcapre...

by thekidcormier
10,234 Dec 11, 2012 294
West Fork Ruth Glacier, Mt. Huntington East Ridge - Click for details
 West Fork Ruth Glacier, Mt. Huntington East Ridge
Trip: West Fork Ruth - Huntington E. Ridge Date: 4/1/1980 Trip Report: The 1980 West Fork Expedition The concept My first two expeditions to the Al...

by Alpinista55
10,114 Dec 19, 2012 95
Half Dome - Regular Route - Big Backpack Strategy - Click for details
 Half Dome - Regular Route - Big Backpack Strategy
Part photo documentary, part mega beta pack, part Big Backpack Strategy handbook. Our goal was to climb Half Dome in two days without hauling. What to do? We went with...

by Danholio
9,607 Nov 20, 2011 51
Max Jones and Mark Hudon climb the South Seas on El Cap. OCT 2011 - Click for details
 Max Jones and Mark Hudon climb the South Seas on El Cap. OCT 2011
You never know when your life is going to change. Everyday you wake up and make decisions and those decisions lead to other decisions. You may have plans for the day but...

by Mark Hudon
9,578 Jan 13, 2013 146
West Face of Starr King - Hidden Gem of Yosemite - Click for details
 West Face of Starr King - Hidden Gem of Yosemite
One of the best climbs in the Sierra that sees relatively few ascents each year is right there in plain sight, visible from the Glacier Point road. Some consider it a Sierra c...

by qigongclimber
9,330 Sep 18, 2012 71
A Laywoman's Account of Astroman - Click for details
 A Laywoman's Account of Astroman
This climb was equal parts sweat, blood and manic enthusiasm. What began with a, ‘WE WILL BE ON THE TRAIL AT 5AM SHARP TOMORROW’ pep talk ended in a post 6am start. My clock...

by tahoe523
9,280 Feb 15, 2012 86
A Week in Red Rock — A Photo Essay - Click for details
 A Week in Red Rock — A Photo Essay
Steve Molis and I spent a week in Red Rock in mid-March. We were a rather motley crew, since Steve, with a resume including the Diamond on Longs Peak and the Leaning T...

by rgold
8,309 Apr 23, 2013 123
Buttermilk Bigwall Bouldering Expedition - Click for details
 Buttermilk Bigwall Bouldering Expedition
I will admit that at times I have been accused of making fun of the small (very small) but growing subculture of the grand sport of climbing known as bouldering. Re...

by climbski2
8,257 May 02, 2013 24
My Up And Down Life, Disaster Master - Click for details
 My Up And Down Life, Disaster Master
STICKS & STONES PART ONE: 2004 by Paul David Humphrey It occurred to me the other day that I can't outrun my hangups. I can't hide from myself forever. The issues w...

by Disaster Master
8,112 Sep 16, 2012 88
Half Dome cables with an autistic boy--er, young man - Click for details
 Half Dome cables with an autistic boy--er, young man
Since our first trip to Yosemite in 2005, I've wanted to hike to the summit of Half Dome with my son, Carl. Now 16, Carl is autistic and has never spoken a word. One o...

by Damn this looks high
7,835 Feb 11, 2013 142
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