Day 1:
Approached via the death slabs to the base of the face of Half
Dome. Filled up our water at the spring and fixed 3 pitches.
Day 2:
Woke up at 3:30am and ascended our fixed lines at 4:30am. There
was a party with a hall bag that we started before (not a good idea to
haul this route - they didn't make it to the big sandy ledge bivy) and
an inexperienced british party (had to teach the follower how to ascend
lines correctly - they ended up bailing). I luckily was able to link
pitches 4 and 5 with a 70 meter rope and we passed the british party and
had the route to ourselves for the rest of the climb. We made it to
big sandy ledge at 7pm and set up bivy.
Day 3:
Topped out at 4pm, had some lunch, hiked back down by 8pm in
time for pizza and beer!
Highlight:
Linking pitches on a 70 meter rope saved a lot of time. "Thank God
Ledge" was amazing and a little scary. Slipping on a 5.8 slab and
taking a 15 foot whipper with tattered cords as pro. Miley Cyrus music
at Big Sandy. Tara helping me put on chapstick. Time spent with good
friends.
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At Belinda s house getting together our food in order
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Me approaching the base of the climb
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Bivy at the base after Tara fixed P1 and Jeremy fixed pitch 2 and 3
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Ascending our ropes I started 30 minutes behind a group of guys who were so slow and kept asking me how to jug
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Tara jugging up one of the early pitches
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Jeremy rocking the 5 9 chimney He lead and the linked the chimney
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Me on Pitch 16 about to hit big sandy
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Pesto and Jack Daniels for dinner Don t mind if I do
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Jeremy and Tara sharing a sleep pad in a cozy bivy
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Me in the morning in my own private bivy spot
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Tara on Thank God Ledge
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Me aiding the Zig Zag pitch 18
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Tara ascending the final pitch
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Me ascending the final pitch
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The hike down with the falls in the background
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| Well deserved |
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