Ascensions dans États-Unis d'Amérique

jumpy feet to get off the ledge. Otherwise chill

fun cruisy chill

pockethon!!

sequency set of moves on the arete. Fun look ing piece of rock

big pockets are fun

bottom 2 mt was wet from all the rain which didn't induce heaps of confidence for polished starting feet..fun after that.

Too exhausted, gave up after first few moves.

Attempted direct campus start 5.10a variation. Can heel hook but can't reach the next hold. Maybe fresh?

Normal 8 variation from the right around the arête clean.

Again to top out and move rope

Some tiny holds. Went up left block to get onto wall. Anchor was at Nutmaster though.

One hard move over the roof. No great holds, fell and got pulled up. Tried again after a break and still couldn't. Very tired after these attempts.

Fell. Wet crack too slippery.

Decent. Some moves. TRonsight.

Epic day out in an absurd position with Yosemite falls putting on a show with peak flow of the year after all the snow melt.

Ethan and I brainstormed this one the night before and decided it sounded like a good idea - no real beta to go off we just took everything and went. 3500ft of elevation with a big pack was a slog, had a lot of tourists in awe of whatever we were doing.

Crazy amount of fixed ropes at the top (6) definitely needs a garbage disposal job. Fixed the 80m rope - which was clutch, a 70m would've required coming off rappel onto some extremely suspect traversing. Mixture of free and aid on the first pitch - 3 x #4s were again a good call. Second pitch was the technical aid, which is absolutely eased of all hooks by God's greatest gift in Yosemite - a rack of totems. Trusting a half engaged totem took a hot second, but it's bomb as the package says. Also turns out carrot bolts (rivets) back in Australia aren't so special, they exist here too - but they don't take plates, just nuts or actual rivet hangers which of course we didn't have. Sick position on the pitch then a bolt ladder to finish.

Got to the top, figured neither of us have ever rigged a tyrolean before but it was pretty easy to figure out. The rope access course I did before coming here actually paid off here in making it easier. Jugging the tyrolean was the hardest part of the day. Everything went perfectly??? We were both shocked.

Yosemite animal bingo was on fire on the walk off. Saw a Marmot, peregrine, brown bear and cub, California king snake, Alex Honnold on his bike at camp 4.

Hung once. Gnarly roof!

Estrenando cams!!!

Waterfall gives you a great mist on a hot day.

Sequency direct start with a bazillion chalked up holds. The crack itself was pleasant but there were some laybacky sections. Pretty good overall

sandy locks and jams

some good moves with a tricky sequence when the crack widens..

Fun but too short. Also polished af

a lethargic copperhead creeped out of the base of the crack shortly after Mark started climbing. Made for some spicy climbing and realisations of primordial shit.. good movement on this one

Moist start but dry otherwise