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El Capitan
Four days on The Nose of El Capitan with Chris LaBounty.
Date: 09/24/2007
Size: 31 items
Views: 465
The approach
Item Actions The approach
Date: 09/12/2007
Views: 4
It's about a twenty minute hike to the base of El Capitan from El Cap Meadow- compared to Half Dome this was unbelievable! 09/12/2007
At the base
Item Actions At the base
Date: 09/12/2007
Views: 2
El Capitan looms 3000ft. overhead, an awe inspiring sight. 09/12/2007
The start of The Nose
Item Actions The start of The Nose
Date: 09/13/2007
Views: 3
200 ft. of 4th class gets you to the start of the technical climbing. Just 31 pitches from here to the top! 09/13/2007
Chris leading the first pitch
Item Actions Chris leading the first pitch
Date: 09/13/2007
Views: 1
The first 4 pitches reach the first major ledge system, called sickle ledge. Some parties fix ropes to sickle on the first day and then sleep on the ground. We opted to climb through to either Dolt Tower (pitch 11) or El Cap Tower (pitch 14) 09/13/2007
Messy Anchor
Item Actions Messy Anchor
Date: 09/13/2007
Views: 2
Anchors quickly become cluttered with all of the gear associated with aid climbing. We mostly avoided big snafu's, but did get our share of stuck ropes and stuck haul bags. 09/13/2007
Neal leads pitch 6
Item Actions Neal leads pitch 6
Date: 09/12/2007
Views: 2
From sickle ledge the route traverses far to the right in a series of pendulum swings. Here I am climbing up to a pendulum point from which I will swing over to the next crack system to the right. 09/12/2007
Darkness!
Item Actions Darkness!
Date: 09/12/2007
Views: 1
200 feet below Dolt Tower I am starting the last 2 pitches to Dolt Tower, climbing by headlamp. We arrived at Dolt around midnight after about 14 hours of climbing. 09/12/2007
Day 2- leaving dolt tower
Item Actions Day 2- leaving dolt tower
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 1
Looking down at Dolt Tower, our bivy spot on the first night. It is just 3 moderate pitches from Dolt to El Cap Tower, which is the biggest ledge on the route. 09/14/2007
Neal cleaning on pitch 12
Item Actions Neal cleaning on pitch 12
Date: 09/13/2007
Views: 2
The second climber ascends the fixed lead line and removes the gear that was left by the leader for protection in case of a fall. The leader hauls the bag with the haul line while the second is cleaning the pitch. 09/13/2007
Starting pitch 15, with the monster rack
Item Actions Starting pitch 15, with the monster rack
Date: 09/13/2007
Views: 2
09/13/2007
Chris jugging up the chimney behind Texas Flake
Item Actions Chris jugging up the chimney behind Texas Flake
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 9
09/14/2007
Looking down at El Cap Tower
Item Actions Looking down at El Cap Tower
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 3
09/14/2007
Bolt Ladder at start of the Boot Flake pitch
Item Actions Bolt Ladder at start of the Boot Flake pitch
Date: 09/13/2007
Views: 2
09/13/2007
Chris perched on the Texas Flake
Item Actions Chris perched on the Texas Flake
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 4
09/14/2007
Looking down from the Boot Flake
Item Actions Looking down from the Boot Flake
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 3
09/14/2007
Chris moments before cutting loose from the lower-out while following the King Swing pitch
Item Actions Chris moments before cutting loose from the lower-out while following the King Swing pitch
Date: 09/14/2007
09/14/2007
Camp IV, with El Cap Meadow far below
Item Actions Camp IV, with El Cap Meadow far below
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 1
This is where we spent the second night, sharing the tiny ledge with a team of 3 spanish guys. 09/14/2007
El Cap Meadow and Middle Cathedral Rock
Item Actions El Cap Meadow and Middle Cathedral Rock
Date: 09/15/2007
Views: 5
09/15/2007
Short free climbing pitch below The Great Roof.
Item Actions Short free climbing pitch below The Great Roof.
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 3
The Spanish team in front of us is visible just past the Great Roof. 09/14/2007
The Great Roof
Item Actions The Great Roof
Date: 09/15/2007
Views: 3
The route follows the crack on the right-hand side 09/15/2007
Chris heading up to the Great Roof
Item Actions Chris heading up to the Great Roof
Date: 09/15/2007
Views: 3
09/15/2007
Neal cleaning the Great Roof pitch (pitch 22)
Item Actions Neal cleaning the Great Roof pitch (pitch 22)
Date: 09/14/2007
09/14/2007
Chris on the Pancacke Flake pitch (pitch 23)
Item Actions Chris on the Pancacke Flake pitch (pitch 23)
Date: 09/15/2007
Views: 2
09/15/2007
Neal above camp V (pitch 25)
Item Actions Neal above camp V (pitch 25)
Date: 09/14/2007
Views: 1
09/14/2007
Camp VI bivy
Item Actions Camp VI bivy
Date: 09/16/2007
Views: 3
09/16/2007
Looking down from the top of pitch 28
Item Actions Looking down from the top of pitch 28
Date: 09/16/2007
Views: 1
09/16/2007
Chris jugging fixed lines on the morning of the 4th day
Item Actions Chris jugging fixed lines on the morning of the 4th day
Date: 09/16/2007
09/16/2007
Neal arrives at the "wild stance", pitch 29
Item Actions Neal arrives at the "wild stance", pitch 29
Date: 09/15/2007
Views: 4
09/15/2007
The top
Item Actions The top
Date: 09/16/2007
Views: 1
09/16/2007
Chris surfing his way back down to the valley
Item Actions Chris surfing his way back down to the valley
Date: 09/16/2007
Views: 4
09/16/2007
Tree with Half Dome and Clouds Rest behind
Item Actions Tree with Half Dome and Clouds Rest behind
Date: 09/16/2007
Views: 1
09/16/2007