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| Last bivy of the route, 7th day on the wall. The sheer intensity of the climbing has compressed Shaun by several inches |
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| "Just kidding, everything's cool, baby." - Shaun |
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| "Oh no!" - Shaun |
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| A view that never gets old |
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| "By day 6, Aaron's belay organization skills are The Next Level. This skill set is 90% of big wall climbing. This is just about the tidiest you can get a 2-bolt, 3-person big wall anchor." - Phil |
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| "Day 6--still steep as f*ck. This route is nutso." - Phil |
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| Jugging off the Bismark with one normal aider and one backup alpine aider (thank you Megan!) |
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| Half Dome from the Bismark |
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| Sixth morning on the wall. For Phil it may feel more like six months |
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| "No, me! Don't take the '5.9 hands variation!' It's a trap! Nooooooooo!" - Shaun |
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| Beer on the Bismark! |
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| Big wall climbing is serious business! |
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| Our first solid ground in way too long |
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| Where are we? This map is so confusing! Wait, I think this topo is for The Shield! |
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| Enjoying a cup of hot chocolate on the Bismark |
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| Aid climbing in high winds can be soul sucking |
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| Pitch 16 - fixed gear is all C1 until something
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| Finally getting up there - morning atop 15. |
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| Hotel El Capitan - the Mescalito Suite |
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| No complaints from me, either! |
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| Shaun is excited - we finally got 5 pitches in a day! |
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| The stress is showing on Shaun. He doesn't sleep well this night. |
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| Middle Cathedral - Day 3 |
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| "Knowing that you weigh less than most of the climbers who have gone before you makes it psychologically easier to hang yourself from a piece of crusty old tat slung on an ancient beak." - Phil |
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| The view from pitch 11 |
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