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Crisis in Yosemite - My fall of a lifetime - Click for details
 Crisis in Yosemite - My fall of a lifetime
In late September, 2011 I took a 170-footer off of the Washington Column in Yosemite. This is my account of the experience that went terribly wrong. Fall climbing season...

by TBair
22,195 May 05, 2019 134
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
22,062 Jan 30, 2019 74
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
21,694 May 29, 2019 91
Iron Hawk - Solo* - Click for details
 Iron Hawk - Solo*
*Almost. My trip reports can now be found at ElCapPanos.com...

by Mark Hudon
21,460 May 22, 2019 118
Matthes Crest - S-N Traverse (III, 5.7) and Full Traverse (IV, 5.8) (Photo TR) - Click for details
 Matthes Crest - S-N Traverse (III, 5.7) and Full Traverse (IV, 5.8) (Photo TR)
If you want a report with pictures, visit my website, since SuperTopo has deprecated displaying photos from off-site. Standard S-N Traverse Full S-N Traverse Matthes ...

by PellucidWombat
20,741 Jun 30, 2015 44
Climbing in the Wadi Rum Desert of Jordan - March 2012 - Click for details
 Climbing in the Wadi Rum Desert of Jordan - March 2012
The wonderful colors of the Wadi Rum in Jordan Ever see a photograph of a place that then becomes an obsession? I saw a photograph of the Bugaboos about 30 yeas a...

by Sierra Ledge Rat
20,589 Nov 17, 2017 72
Teton Grand Slam: 8 Classic Routes and Some Traverses Done Over a 9 Day Climbing Marathon - Click for details
 Teton Grand Slam: 8 Classic Routes and Some Traverses Done Over a 9 Day Climbing Marathon
If you want a report with pictures, visit my website, since SuperTopo has deprecated displaying photos from off-site. This September I completed an ambitious and at...

by PellucidWombat
20,062 Dec 16, 2018 54
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
20,033 Jun 29, 2012 62
Spire 4 - Click for details
 Spire 4
I am showing my son how to post a TR. We will work on it for the next couple of days. We went to far up the wrong way, but we still stopped to look at the Gill arrow. This ...

by mike m
19,437 May 17, 2019 186
Half Dome Like You're Never Seen it Before - Click for details
 Half Dome Like You're Never Seen it Before
Interactive Half Dome Map App (Make sure to go full screen for the best experience. Zoom in, pan around, turn layers on and off, click photo icons to see image thumbn...

by PellucidWombat
19,221 Mar 27, 2018 40
Mark Hudon is a Liar:  A South Face of The Column Trip Report - Click for details
 Mark Hudon is a Liar: A South Face of The Column Trip Report
It's 9:02 am and I want to vomit. I want to scream like a schoolgirl and pound my torn and sore fists against the belay and shake my head and cry. One stupid, unforgiveable...

by micronut
19,210 Dec 27, 2017 62
TEHIPITE frickin' VALLEY - Click for details
 TEHIPITE frickin' VALLEY
There is Yosemite Valley, the grandest and most accessible of the typical U-shaped glacial valleys in the Sierra. For those that want easy access but less of a scene there ar...

by limpingcrab
19,076 Aug 16, 2018 92
North West Regular on Half Dome goes (updated) - Click for details
 North West Regular on Half Dome goes (updated)
On monday Aug 31 2015 matt and I set off to the base of half dome to try our hand at north west regular. We brought supplies for 5 days. A little iron and left the bolts and h...

by alexsaunders
19,034 Apr 09, 2016 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
18,904 Sep 07, 2013 148
North Ridge of the Grand Teton (Italian Cracks Variation)(IV, 5.7) (Carryover Day 4) - Click for details
 North Ridge of the Grand Teton (Italian Cracks Variation)(IV, 5.7) (Carryover Day 4)
If you want a report with pictures, visit my website, since SuperTopo has deprecated displaying photos from off-site. September 4, 2012 (Carryover Day 4) ...

by PellucidWombat
18,665 Jun 27, 2016 20
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
18,531 May 28, 2019 144
The Reticent Wall - Click for details
 The Reticent Wall
I believe that life is a journey, not a destination. Today’s modern society is structured in a way which makes it easy to live life without any obstacles. Sometimes we need to...

by Neil Chelton
18,506 Jul 24, 2018 52
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....

by climbski2
18,346 May 02, 2013 24
The Bachar-Yerian: A Three Year Obsession Comes to a Close - Click for details
 The Bachar-Yerian: A Three Year Obsession Comes to a Close
I became aware of John Bachar in the winter of 2005/06. I had recently started climbing and bouldered poorly but enthusiastically in a Philadelphia gym a couple of times a we...

by Jon Clark
18,243 Sep 14, 2017 95
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
18,089 Mar 24, 2016 95
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