Salathe Wall 5.13b or 5.9 C2

 
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El Capitan


Yosemite Valley, California USA


Trip Report
Salathe Wall
Saturday October 15, 2016 7:42am
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top left corner top right corner
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top left corner top right corner
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top left corner top right corner
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top left corner top right corner
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top left corner top right corner
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top left corner top right corner
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bottom left corner bottom right corner

top left corner top right corner
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bottom left corner bottom right corner

top left corner top right corner
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bottom left corner bottom right corner

top left corner top right corner
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top left corner top right corner
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fat-n-sassy is a social climber from San Francity, CA.

Comments
ydpl8s

Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
  Oct 15, 2016 - 07:48am PT
I'm speechless! (and apparently so are you:-)

Really, great pics.
lars johansen

Trad climber
West Marin, CA
  Oct 15, 2016 - 07:58am PT
No words needed. Well done-lars
PhilG

Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
  Oct 15, 2016 - 08:46am PT
Thanks.
Great photo essay!
Bushman

climber
Venus photo -by bushman
  Oct 15, 2016 - 09:01am PT
Damn that takes me back,
Good job guys!
-Tim
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
  Oct 15, 2016 - 12:29pm PT
Wonderful night climbing!
ground_up

Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
  Oct 15, 2016 - 02:05pm PT
Nice ! liked it.
briham89

Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
  Oct 15, 2016 - 02:45pm PT
Cool photo TR! TFPU!!
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
  Oct 15, 2016 - 10:35pm PT
Very, very good! All pics, little words, they weren't needed!

The pics tell the story. Those shots off the tower with Cathedral in the background are gut!

Nice stuff.
le_bruce

climber
Oakland, CA
  Oct 17, 2016 - 02:45pm PT
Low point of the climb?

High point of the climb?

Thanks for sharing
Happy Cowboy

Social climber
Boz MT
  Oct 18, 2016 - 07:10am PT
Nice photo essay F&S! Particularly liked the ledge/bivy pics, which take me back to when I climbed Salathe Nov. 78'. Appears we spent 1 night more, an uncomfortable one on the Block. What struck me as the big difference was the influence of headlamps...I hardly had one with me then, days of WonderLamps!

Long ledge near the top jogged me memory of our 'jettison' and my Scottish partner Graham. Schooled in the art we stuffed my homemade haul bag with what might survive, gave a loud shout and let it hurl! It didn't have shoulder straps anyway.

Good work on the TR
BLUEBLOCR

Social climber
joshua tree
  Oct 18, 2016 - 07:51am PT
:) !!!!!!!!
Gunkie

Trad climber
Valles Marineris
  Oct 18, 2016 - 09:15am PT
+1000
brotherbbock

climber
So-Cal
  Oct 21, 2016 - 02:14pm PT
I'm speechless! (and apparently so are you:-)

Really, great pics.

My sentiments as well!

Very nice photo TR congrats guys.
Fat Dad

Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
  Oct 21, 2016 - 08:22pm PT
Nice! Really great shot jugging off of El Cap Tower. What were you shooting with?
JohnnyG

climber
  Nov 1, 2016 - 10:58am PT
sweet! brings back fond memories.

people want to know...what are you shooting with?

maybe you could just snap a photo of the camera
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
  Nov 1, 2016 - 11:01am PT
Very nice. With pictures like those, who needs words?

Thanks much.

John
NutAgain!

Trad climber
https://nutagain.org
  Nov 1, 2016 - 11:42am PT
Real nice pics :)
chill

climber
The fat part of the bell-curve
  Nov 1, 2016 - 11:47am PT
cragnshag

Social climber
Gilroy
  Nov 1, 2016 - 12:01pm PT
'nuff said
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
  Nov 1, 2016 - 02:25pm PT
Great pics
Who led hollow flake?
the goat

climber
Mazama, WA
  Nov 1, 2016 - 03:00pm PT
Great shot of TGL, in fact they're all great shots! Nice job.
WanderlustMD

Trad climber
New England
  Nov 1, 2016 - 05:10pm PT
Great stuff!
canyonrat

Trad climber
vernon BC
  Nov 2, 2016 - 09:30am PT
Great pics!
guyman

Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
  Nov 2, 2016 - 02:12pm PT
Nice .... thank you for taking the time to share.

My co-workers ask me about climbing sometimes. To explain better than I can with words, I have some ready to go ST trip reports pinned so I can get to them quickly, I just pinned yours.... sums up the whole experience very nicely.

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
  Nov 3, 2016 - 03:13pm PT
What Chill says....








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Thnx for taking us along.
Avery

climber
New Zealand
  Nov 3, 2016 - 08:11pm PT
Breathtaking pics!

Thanks
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