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Relic

Social climber

Vancouver, BC

Oct 18, 2012 - 09:50pm PT

Yup, they are up on the Muir Wall. We went and creeped on them today in the meadow this afternoon, our rest day. Tom Evans showed up and gave us a closer look at them on pitch 14, just before the grey ledges. Luke was hauling the kit up the tedious slab while Doug was leading up. Once they get to the grey ledges, the slab is below them and the steeper stuff begins.

Check them out on elcapreport

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2012 - 10:22pm PT

Yep. Rest day today...

Ryan the plan is to hit something on the way for sure.

Wayno the crux would be getting Relic to hike up there!!!

More later...

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

bouldering

Oct 19, 2012 - 12:52am PT

Rest day photo is at Steamboat?

Wayno

Big Wall climber

Seattle, WA

Oct 19, 2012 - 02:38am PT

I hear Merced Grove is a real cool place to check out. Some kinda high woo-woo factor stuff I hear. Close your eyes, still your mind and just listen. Wonder.

hamie

Social climber

Thekoots

Oct 19, 2012 - 12:52pm PT

I read this morning [no doubt others did too] that Nancy Hansen, from Canmore Alta just made a three day ascent of the Nose, with Lydia Marmont, likely from the same area.

What makes this special is this was tick #44 on Nancy's quest to climb all of the 50 Classics. Very impressive. Did you guys cross paths? She could autograph BM's new helmet! :)

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2012 - 08:46pm PT

Silver, thanks!!! It looks rad up there.. I'm definitely going to have to join Luke for some aid fun one of these days. I keep going free climbing though and then he asks me to go I'm the winter when It's puking outside.... I was a snowboarder first!!

Biotch- on the way back from El Portal to get gas. Near Elephant Rock?

Hamie- Not yet but it's a small world... We met Paul Brennan today though which was pretty cool....

Yesterday we had a nice breakfast then went to check out Bachar Cracker

Relic almost had it figured out.

On the way back to camp saw a fat squirrel sunning himself

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2012 - 09:00pm PT

Then went to the meadow to visit Tom and the boys.

Then Tom came to visit us in the west meadow while we were watching the Luke and Doug, and was kind enough to show us his process.

This is as close as I've been to the rostrum

Ais staring at it from the road.

After we got back from El Portal we went to the Ansel Adams Gallery, it was super cool! We also checked out the visitor centre.

This deer let me get super close!!

What did we do today???? Got some unfinished business taken care of. More later.

briham89

Big Wall climber

san jose, ca

Oct 19, 2012 - 09:02pm PT

I'm not sure if aid and fun should be that close together in a sentance haha

Oplopanax

Mountain climber

The Deep Woods

Oct 19, 2012 - 10:47pm PT

This deer let me get super close!!

That's good practice for the sheep.

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2012 - 12:36am PT

Too bad my partner isn't down. It's too darn hot out and he's already done it so refuses to suffer. Come on down Bruce! I'd love to climb it with ya!

Haters...

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Oct 20, 2012 - 01:30am PT

1 week to go boys?? When are u hittin the eastside???

Captain...or Skully

climber

Oct 20, 2012 - 01:34am PT

Half Dome. The Sentinel. The whole North Apron of Middle. Lower Cathedral.
It's easy to beat the heat.

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2012 - 01:53am PT

iPhone just erased my post. Bummer. Here's a pano taken from the top of central pillar of frenzy for the night.

I'm down Bruce lets go! Talk to relic. I'll have to look at sentinel thanks for that.

Looks like rain soon like Bruce said so probably east side Sunday.

Wayno

Big Wall climber

Seattle, WA

Oct 20, 2012 - 02:12am PT

Those panos are just too feckin' cool. So much detail and light. Kinda surreal.

Kudos again Mike for such a fun thread. When I get home from work, the first thing I do is check to see what you guys are up to. The pics are great, and from a phone no less.

Cheers, beers, and no fears.

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2012 - 07:46pm PT

Hey Dru! I really don't need to know about your sheep fetish..... ;)

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2012 - 08:01pm PT

We met Paul Brennan from Squamish Photos and stories the other day at the bridge, fresh off his Mescalito send. He stopped by camp for a quick chat yesterday morning before we headed out.

The plan for the day was Central Pillar of Frenzy redemption so Ais dropped us off at middle cathedral and we headed up there. When we got to the base, there was another party on it of course but luckily they were fast so we decided to wait.

I got the first pitch and was still feeling a bit groggy when I started up. By the time I got to the crux at the top I was pretty stoked and negotiated it easily after learning the beta the other day.

I didn't pull out the camera till the top of pitch 3

Relic on p3 Central Pillar of Frenzy 5.9

More later... Off to the presentation tonight!!!

Big Mike

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2012 - 12:57am PT

Start of pitch 4

Pitch 5

Top of pitch 5

Time to go got to get up early tomorrow!

Captain...or Skully

climber

Oct 21, 2012 - 01:06am PT

Early is The GloryTimes. Seriously. I sang with the yotes. They seemed to dig it.
Early is magic. And you should keep the magic alive.
Rock on, Squamisians. (there needs to be a word.)
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?