matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Oct 17, 2012 - 09:29pm PT
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Pee pee pillar was my first valley .10 lead as well. Fancy ain't it.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 17, 2012 - 09:48pm PT
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When you guys go to Bishop be sure to check out the Hot Springs at Hot Creek and beyond. Ask some locals in Mammoth Lakes where they are.
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Oct 17, 2012 - 10:04pm PT
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Turn at the green church... I been there Wayno. Can't wait to hit it again!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 17, 2012 - 11:42pm PT
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You guys could put the hurts to Half Dome. The crux is the hike, according to Daryl.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 18, 2012 - 12:05am PT
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Yeah, just how is the young padawan getting along? The Force is strong in that one.
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Silver
Ice climber
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Oct 18, 2012 - 11:23am PT
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The route just gets better and better on the Muir its tedious down low arching shallow corners.
This is a great first route you get a good look at the Shield side and then you get a great look at the Nose of the Capitan. You get to use a lot of techniques on this route.
If Luke is in contact let him know when he gets to the Dihedral near the top to look left at the base, there is an amazing ledge out there and its maybe 5.6 and 50 feet over from the corner to it. Nice place to hang for a night.
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MH2
climber
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Oct 18, 2012 - 06:10pm PT
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WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Thanks all for the stoke.
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Oct 18, 2012 - 06:50pm PT
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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
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2012 - 07:22pm PT
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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...
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Silver
Ice climber
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Oct 18, 2012 - 08:22pm PT
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The steep is between camp 4 level and the dihedral. Some great stuff in there. The pitch I believe after the 10 d flaring ow is this just awesome splitter with some great cam hooks and just super fun. Then you get that nutting pitch and then this really cool thin seam.
I really enjoyed this climb and did it with ST poster 426 on the 30 th anniversary of its FA. TM Herbert works here in town and 426 and the Herbert's go way back. A really awesome climb and nothing over the top,scary now that the death block before the dihedral is gone. That was a scary block with no know attachment point.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Oct 18, 2012 - 09:52pm PT
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Rest day photo is at Steamboat?
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 18, 2012 - 11:38pm PT
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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.
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Oct 19, 2012 - 09:52am PT
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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! :)
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Oct 19, 2012 - 06:02pm PT
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I'm not sure if aid and fun should be that close together in a sentance haha
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Bruce Kay
Gym climber
BC
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Oct 19, 2012 - 06:36pm PT
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What makes this special is this was tick #44 on Nancy's quest to climb all of the 50 Classics.
Holy smoke! Are you serious? 44 out of the famous fifty? she's only got six to go ? that is outrageous - but i bet its the biggies to go huh? Hummingbird maybe? Middle triple? has she done the Salathe? Fairweather? I lost my copy so I can't remember all the long shots - what else?
Also: Mike - If you guys don't do the east butt of the captain don't even bother coming home
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SuperTopo on the Web
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where the hell is Luke?? Is he still wall livin' on the Muir?
Let us know!