Trip Report
El Cap in a Push ( With a Supermodel !)
Sunday February 26, 2017 10:51pm
OK, shes really one of those chainsaw carrying, chaps on her thighs, spikes on there feet, tree climbing monkeys. also working trail crew in the yosemite high country...and looks like a supermodel



It is as hot as it gets in August.

I'm on my motorcycle, carefully weaving through tourists in the valley loop

Worked til early afternoon, got in a few pitches after work

I stop by El Cap meadow near dusk.

It's getting late, but it's august so still a bit of light left. dang no one around to hang with.

I go out to the way back trees to get the big screen view.
Blows my mind every time

I see a lone person out there in the distance
It's Shayna! Awesome!!!

I pull out a couple beers and ask her what's up?
She tells me how she was thinking of maybe doing the lurking fear but.... it's like a hundred degrees plus and were in a heat wave so... ???

So we drink the beers, chill for awhile.

There is not a single party on El Cap

It's dark now... so quiet and peaceful

Shayna: So... what are you doing tomorrow???

long pause...

McD: I guess we're climbin' the Big Stone !!!

5 am meet up at El Cap bridge

Big smiles all the way!!!
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can't get much better than this!
can't get much better than this!
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Big smiles the whole route!!!
Big smiles the whole route!!!
Credit: Dan McDevitt
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kick ass!
kick ass!
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Dan McDevitt
About the Author
Dan McDevitt is a trad climber from yosemite.

Comments
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
  Feb 26, 2017 - 11:22pm PT
yay! Dan and Shayna!!
NutAgain!

Trad climber
https://nutagain.org
  Feb 27, 2017 - 06:37am PT
Not a bad way to spend a day!
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
  Feb 27, 2017 - 06:57am PT
Shayna is a cool person, happy to see her on the internet and would be more happy with more photos of the route/you both!
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
  Feb 27, 2017 - 07:03am PT
Good times!
Gunkie

Trad climber
Valles Marineris
  Feb 27, 2017 - 07:19am PT
Well done and thanks for posting!
micronut

Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
  Feb 27, 2017 - 07:21am PT
Love it! More good looking people should climb El Cap.

It gets old looking at trip reports of haggard, homely dudes or skinny euros sending the Big Stone. Congrats on a rad ascent.

I plan on doing LF in October. Post up some more photos of pitches if you have em!!!


Scott
eeyonkee

Trad climber
Golden, CO
  Feb 27, 2017 - 07:41am PT
You had me at supermodel.
BL

Trad climber
  Feb 27, 2017 - 07:56am PT
Sweet! You two made that look easy.

Bela
The Wolf

Trad climber
Martinez, CA
  Feb 27, 2017 - 08:04am PT
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Nick Danger

Ice climber
Arvada, CO
  Feb 27, 2017 - 08:42am PT
Great pics, wonderful tale, thanks for posting up. For purely selfish reasons, please post more climbs with beautiful people in them, makes getting older feel a little less tragic.
Cheers to you both.
le_bruce

climber
Oakland, CA
  Feb 27, 2017 - 09:47am PT
Ninjas in aiders? She's way more hard than I'll ever be.

Yup.

Anybody with a grin that as big as in the last pic, that deep into the day - that's the kind of partner you want right there.

Shine on crazy diamonds.
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
  Feb 27, 2017 - 11:33am PT
Dan is trying to trick us into thinking its wall season already. ;)

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
  Feb 27, 2017 - 12:59pm PT
Schweet
,,
Gonna add though







Ouch just thinking about it
In,Moc's!, I maxed out my allready toasted feet by aidining in Moc's . .


And put a hole in glove-fit to perfection, -shoud'a-saved-em, for Sending ~ Moc's ,,!!
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
  Feb 27, 2017 - 01:44pm PT
Shayna's darn strong, skilled and fast!
I've enjoyed meeting her a few times at random in the Valley.
bchains

Trad climber
Bay Area, CA
  Feb 27, 2017 - 04:10pm PT
"Do these climbing pants make my ass look fat?"
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  Feb 27, 2017 - 04:33pm PT
Awesomeness abounds 👍
phylp

Trad climber
Upland, CA
  Feb 27, 2017 - 06:39pm PT
Wonderful! Thanks.
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