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Glaidig
Trad climber
Menlo Park, CA
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Jul 16, 2007 - 04:33pm PT
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Wow! The first time my climbing buds and I get noticed at the Taco Stand and we're 'dickin' around...sheez. Yeah, the third pillar is a killer route with great views! Hey khanom, I'd be really appreciative if you could send me a pic or two.
Cheers,
Guy
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rockermike
Mountain climber
Berkeley
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Jul 16, 2007 - 11:07pm PT
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In that first foto, which is the 3rd Pillar? My guess is the farthest one?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jul 18, 2007 - 09:59pm PT
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khanom, which pitch is that party on?
seems so small now that i'm seeing a pic.
that' probably the start of the last pitch and my eyes are trippin.
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Glaidig
Trad climber
Menlo Park, CA
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Jul 18, 2007 - 11:17pm PT
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The picture shows two of us at the top of the 4th pitch while we were in the process of bringing up our third. I must admit that we were a bit twitchy with the clouds spitting at us and looking a little angry. I guess our "alpine start" wasn't quite early enough!
Guy
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 19, 2007 - 12:35am PT
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peace
Karl
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Wade Icey
Big Wall climber
Indian Caves, CA
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Jul 19, 2007 - 11:46am PT
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walleye, why ya climbin blindfolded?
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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Jul 19, 2007 - 01:09pm PT
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classic, strong work
now i just hike up and throw a tr on the last pitch and do laps, great leisure day and view
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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Jul 19, 2007 - 06:08pm PT
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One of my favorite routes in Meadows area - wonderful hike from meadows to moonscape to get there, then long, long views east across the desert zooms your heart. And, lo probability of finding crowds.
Those considering it should know getting to the base from the plateau can be tricky. It goes down some loose rock and can be a bit wet or even snowy depending on time of year. No big deal considering the adventure to come.
Tom Higgins
LongAgo
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scuffy b
climber
The deck above the 5
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Jul 19, 2007 - 06:10pm PT
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Tom, I hear you're getting out more these days?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 19, 2007 - 06:21pm PT
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Is the top of it as loose as it looks? Looks like the top-out blocks are ready to go!
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CF
climber
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Jul 19, 2007 - 07:01pm PT
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Jul 19, 2007 - 07:44pm PT
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Look at that beautiful last pitch!
It was a pitch and a half from the top when the lightning started. We bailed. We sat around under a rock at the base for hours as the hail built up 2 inches deep, then three. We had to hide under a rock for another hour about half way up the "approach" buttress. I had left my shoes out and they had filled up with hail. I gotta go back for that last pitch.
Zander
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Jul 19, 2007 - 09:15pm PT
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Great picture Chris. That last pitch is stellar. This is a snapshot of one of the sections lower down.
I have to believe that the other formations that Khanom asked about have been climbed. I have vague recollections of hiking up there with Dennis Hennik and someone else and trying one of the features to the left (south). What we thought would be fairly easy going on a lower angle slab was too hard to do all free, so we backed off and hiked out.
Roger
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Northern California
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Apr 24, 2010 - 01:21pm PT
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Great photos of an amazing route!
One interesting aspect they catch - many climbers don't wear helmets.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Apr 26, 2010 - 02:01pm PT
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definitely one of the finest routes on the planet
here are some 'blast from the past' 80s vintage scanned slides...Eric Collins with war paint...sans helmet
Eric Collins on the sharp end
Mandatory summit photo
Commuting home after a hard day at the office
CF: that photo looking down on the final pitch is awesome
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Apr 26, 2010 - 02:04pm PT
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Beautiful shots ! Someday ..
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 26, 2010 - 02:15pm PT
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Nice shot (posted almost three years ago) Roger!
I thought it was a really fun route.
i have it from the source that last pitch is no longer "the best 5.9, in the World!"
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Apr 26, 2010 - 02:36pm PT
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please Jaybro...enlighten us
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Apr 26, 2010 - 08:02pm PT
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As awesome as that route is, I love that approach over the Dana Plateau. One on the coolest places I've been.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 26, 2010 - 08:05pm PT
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Sure, when confronted with his own words, Ricardo Leversee said, "That was a very long time ago...."
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