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Yosemite 2024

4. January 2025
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Crawling and living in Yosemite Valley

The whole group upon arrival in Yosemite Valley
Tunnel view
Glacier Point
Merced River
Cathedrals
El Capitan
Half Dome
Sentinel
Relax in Curry Village
Packing in Camp 4
Relaxing by the fire at Camp 4
With my Polish friends for beers
Central Pillar of Frenzy after dinner on the crawlspace
Broadband in Frenzy
Climbing on rockeries
Under the Sentinel
Spats and only spats
In the way of Stoners Highway Adam 5.10 test piece
Stoners Highway Matej
Stoners Highway
On the start line with Matej

The Nose, El Capitan 5.9 C2

In 3 days we climbed the legendary The Nose route on El Capitan in Yosemite. We climbed 28 lengths of the route, the upper part of which is overhanging and the exposure is breathtaking. We climbed a combination of free/french free and probably most of it technical. We hauled one haulbag, a portaledge and a toilet 😂 We had 6 gallons of water and food for 4 days. We started the first day in the morning at the breaking point and were at the top around 3pm on the third day. We descended into the valley in the evening and managed a beer, pizza and shower 😁 There were several teams in the way. We managed to outrun three teams. We slept 2 nights in a portaledge at El Cap Tower and at Camp V. We didn’t fix any lengths in advance. Everything went smoothly and we enjoyed the trip to the max 😀

Yosemite is an amazing place to climb with a long history and a wonderful atmosphere.

Introductory lengths
Somewhere under Sickle Ledge
Shuttle traverse behind Sickle Ledge
Stoveleg crack
Under the Dolt Tower
View from the Dolt Tower
Latitude under El Cap Tower
Bivouac at El Cap Tower
Morning view of the Cathedrals after the bivouac at El Cap Tower
King swing (photo by Tom Evans)
Crawling behind King Swing
In the middle of the wall
We are approaching under the Great Roof
Adam v Great Roof
We were boarding down there
Satisfied after Great Roof
View of the Great Roof from the gable
Downloading to Camp V
With Norwegians on the start line for Camp V after the bivouac
Stand for Changing Corners
Laughing in the wall
I’m Chewing Changing Corners
Outflow to upper overhanging pits
Standard
Adam is yammering
Stand in upper lengths
The penultimate stand in the wall
The Norwegians are coming
The last length in the wall
Top
Joy at the top
Pack up everything and descend into the valley
Ebb Descent

Steck Salathé, Sentinel 5.9 C2

Steck Salathé on Sentinel. An extra hard classic where I got a proper fight in a narrows squeeze for 5.9. Locals say it’s a sandbag (underrated). Adam strolled around like it was nothing. We free climbed everything.

Early morning boarding on Sentinel
View of the valley with El Capitan
First lengths
On the platform in the middle of the wall
We’re tipping over into the second half
Problem lengths are approaching
In records
Final stacks
Stand to sliding length
A key squeeze that gives you nothing. Hell for only 5.9
The chimneys don’t stop
Still in the chimney but the top is near
With sunset at the top of the Sentinel
Party on top of the Sentinel. And the night descent can begin.

Zodiac, El Capitan 5.6 A3

Zodiac to El Capitan. The ultimate Big Wall adventure in an incredible overhanging wall. Two nights on portaledge and three days of climbing. It was all technical climbing from cam hooks, rivets, units, hooks and huge air under the butt. There was some scary venting in the overhangs on the gouges. The wall sags from entry to topout. The haulbag went nonstop through the air sometimes 20m from the wall. We enjoyed it to the max!

The first length of the Zodiac road
Traverse in the second length
The first standard
Down to second base
Third length after the rivets
Sixth length
Sumrak is coming
Portaledge hike on Pearly Gates Ledge
In the morning you need to get out of your sleeping bags
We go to heavy overhanging lengths in the middle of the wall
Air under the ass
Approaching The Nipple
Luminescence in air lengths
The Nipple
Length Mark of Zorro
Standard
I let the pig out of the stall and it flies into the air
The swine goes nonstop through the air. The lengths are constantly overhanging.
Endless glowing
Jousting in the overhang is incredibly exhausting
We go further
Bivouac on Peanut Ledge
Preparation for climbing
A very unpleasant bump with a crazy traverse at the end.
Top by the tree.
Joy at the top.
“Only” the descent of the East Ledges

Time to go home

Last photo below El Capitan
Streets of San Francisco
Party at the Golden Gate
Golden Gate
Luggage in the hotel room
View from the hotel
For a beer in San Francisco
Night City
Lombard street

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