Huge Rockfall - West Face of El Cap

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eeyonkee

Trad climber
Golden, CO
Sep 21, 2017 - 05:45pm PT
Dang, those rock-fall source before and after pictures are so interesting. They make you immediately see how it probably works. That downward-projecting triangle of rock is heavy.

Always had a thing for mass-wasting.
Tom Patterson

Trad climber
Seattle
Sep 21, 2017 - 06:38pm PT
Having had two pretty hairy experiences with rockfall through the years, this kind of gives me the willies.
mucci

Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
Sep 21, 2017 - 07:31pm PT
6/10





le_bruce

climber
Oakland, CA
Sep 21, 2017 - 09:51pm PT
Here's the base in April - remember noticing a number of white blocks with that semi-fresh look to them, like the big field of boulders that the south side of the Mirror trail cuts through. But who knows how long they may have been there.


And looking up the West Gulley from the start

mcreel

climber
Barcelona
Sep 22, 2017 - 03:11am PT
Gstock: do you use some sort of software to identify the before/after differences, or it that based on a well-trained eye? Thanks for the images, very interesting.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Sep 22, 2017 - 04:21am PT
Look for fresh rocks/dust.
Then look straight up! :-)
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Sep 23, 2017 - 08:55pm PT
I was waiting for Greg's post for several days, then I got distracted and forgot to check back. Thanks for your excellent posts and commentary. Whenever there's a rockfall event, I've learned to expect Greg to give us the real news. As always, you don't disappoint.

John
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Sep 23, 2017 - 10:15pm PT
Greg, did you ever figure out the origin point for the one I mentioned to you when I did LF with Gomz in May 2009?
Mr_T

Trad climber
Northern California
Sep 27, 2017 - 08:07pm PT
Maybe the rockfall took care of that annoying fixed rope just to the right?
Jim Pettigrew

Social climber
Crowley Lake, CA
Oct 3, 2017 - 04:26pm PT
I'm obviously late on this one! Yes! It is alive! Look Igor it pulsates with vigor and energy! No not Disneyland only the current messed up concessinare!
Llewelyn Moss

Big Wall climber
LZ Loon
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 9, 2017 - 06:03pm PT
Bump for Jim's reply.

Had a good laugh reading his post, made me smile.
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