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Link
Trad climber
Yosemite, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 25, 2006 - 12:37am PT
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To the right of Yosemite Falls. Anyone climbed it?
Looking for real beta, skip the banter.
Cheers,
-Link
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pyro
Trad climber
Ventura
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May 25, 2006 - 12:45am PT
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nope! can't help ya!
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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May 25, 2006 - 02:54am PT
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i tried to get beta on the Misty Wall a year or two back. No luck.
I talked to somebody who did do it (longer ago) and they said it was quality. The first few pitches are going to be wet but otherwise I think its doable while the falls are still going well.
Let us know how it goes. Seems like a good climb for a push but I'd love to know how big and flat that bivy ledge is.
peace
Karl
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mike hartley
climber
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May 25, 2006 - 09:35am PT
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I'm pretty sure Rob Lescher (sp?) did it back around '81. Some of the folks on this site may know of his whereabouts but I'm not one of them.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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May 25, 2006 - 10:07am PT
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Didn't that Klaus bloke (Eric Kohl or something like that) write in one thread that he's climbed it or maybe that he put some FAs on that wall?
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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May 25, 2006 - 10:43am PT
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Swirly vortex, that part of the Valley, just after dark. Seen it from the LA Direct.
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WBraun
climber
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May 25, 2006 - 10:46am PT
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Here's how it works Link.
You go for it.
That's all you need.
Common man you know the spiel.
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yo
climber
I'm so over it
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May 25, 2006 - 11:08am PT
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You could try, I dunno, maybe Mr. Kevin Fosburg?????
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Wade Icey
Social climber
the EPC
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May 25, 2006 - 11:14am PT
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If you're on the Falls Wall without Klaus' permission, you're tresspassing.
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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May 25, 2006 - 11:20am PT
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Speaking of, I've heard that the Falls got climbed when it was dry some years ago (Sylvester/Parker)???
Anyone witness?
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Link
Trad climber
Yosemite, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:35am PT
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Thanks Klaus. Yeah Werner... I know. I'm stuck as a gimp for the moment. Gotta give the knee at least a few more weeks...
-Link
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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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May 25, 2006 - 11:38am PT
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What'd you do to your knee, Link?
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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May 25, 2006 - 01:56pm PT
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Hi, Link. Does this mean your knee is all better?
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Link
Trad climber
Yosemite, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 03:39pm PT
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Klaus - thanks for the topo... I'll definitely let you know if your handywork gets climbed again :) Won't be for a while, gotta be "smart" with a knee injury.
Yup, I've joined the ranks of tele skiers with two little scars below one of their knee caps... torn meniscus. Amazing what modern surgery can do, should be back on the rock in a week or two, nothing too hard for a bit longer.
I've been quiet on the supertoca scene recently, too busy with other things, but I'll be back on here for kicks before long. Seems like the Valley is red lining on drama these days. Keeps things interesting.
Cheers,
-Link
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velvet!
Trad climber
La Cochitaville
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Bump for the Tora Bora variation topo..??
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Neil K
climber
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Oct 14, 2014 - 08:55am PT
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What's this Tora Bora all about? Free, aid? Where can we find a topo?
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Oct 14, 2014 - 11:50am PT
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I don't have the new Big Walls book in front of me, since I'm at in the law office (obviously not working), but I'm pretty sure it is in their new book. Incidentally, Robbins and McCracken made the first ascent of the wall when the Fall was still flowing rather heavily. Ed Cooper had fixed ropes on the first part of the climb, and Robbins wanted to get past them to do the FA in alpine style, before Cooper could finish it as a seige climb.
John
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Twain Harte
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Oct 14, 2014 - 12:25pm PT
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There is no topo in the new book. It is listed under the additional routes section with a rating and a hole count (2 new!). I have an inkling of the path it takes, but felt too unsure to draw a line precisely. I believe the new free route, L'Appat, shares the last pitch and a half.
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Twain Harte
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Oct 14, 2014 - 01:01pm PT
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Thanks for the corrections. That is why I did not try to draw a line! I suspected they shared that terrain because they both are close to that obvious weakness in the headwall.
Hmmm...I thought you told me that it only had 2 new holes. Regardless...proud work up there!
Thanks for sharing.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Oct 14, 2014 - 05:12pm PT
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attempted misty wall on a low flow year maybe '87 with mike strassman. got up to the "bullshit traversing pitches" and said" f*#k this" and bailed . rapped down to the giants staircase ledge just before dark. it was a epic valley evening so we decided to bivy and eat our food /drink/burn/ hang. after a lovely session we hit the hay with the falls a mere whisp in the distance. it beening warm out. im sleeping with my bag open when in the middle of the nite the wind shifts and the falls begin to saturate our location. it was like a five gallon bucket on your head every 15 seconds . we huddled in our bags soaked till daybreak when the wind finally died.......good times ....rip murry
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