El Cap cragging
First 4 pitches of Freeblast (5.10c, 5.8, 5.11b, 5.10c)
November 5th, 2011
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The forecast for Saturday was a high of 38 F and partly sunny... we thought, with the sun, 38 isn't so bad? Well, the sun never came but eventually we started climbing around 2pm, and climbed the first 4 pitches... wishing we started earlier so we could have finished the climb (needed to listen to Chopper more). Tommy was up there working on his project, and Alex and Hans were rappelling down the first few pitches of the Nose... and walked by while I was belaying on the first pitch - cool! When walking back to the car, it started snowing, and it snowed all night... the seasons are changing!

  Fail Karen on the first pitch of Freeblast The upper headwall looks intimidating from here!  
  Fail Karen on the first pitch of Freeblast The upper headwall looks intimidating from here!

  First pitch of the Salathe Wall Pitch 2 & 3 - start up the wide crack (5.8), then traverse right under roof with increasingly poor feet (5.11b) Looking down the perfect double cracks on the first pitch  
  First pitch of the Salathe Wall Pitch 2 & 3 - start up the wide crack (5.8), then traverse right under roof with increasingly poor feet (5.11b) Looking down the perfect double cracks on the first pitch

  Bundled up at the belay and still freezing Dressed for ice climbing  
  Bundled up at the belay and still freezing Dressed for ice climbing

  Looking down the sweet 4th pitch  
  Looking down the sweet 4th pitch

  Into the business part  
  Into the business part

   
 

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