denalidevo Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Trip: Yosemite - Recap: 8th Annual Fall Pilgrimage to The Valley Date: 9/23/2012 Trip Report: Climbed in The Valley and Tuolumne Sep 23 - Oct 7. Record high temp's for most of our stay, but it didn't rain this time 'round! Climbed almost every day, seeking shade where possible; chilled out when it got too hot. Pretty leisurely and relaxing trip overall. Personal highlights were red-pointing Moby Dick and linking Royal Arches to Crest Jewel. Good times! Tick list: The Grack Nutcracker Little John, Left Pee Pee Pillar Snake Dike Moby Dick Ahab (utter fail on TR) Sherrie's Crack Regular Rte., Higher Cathedral Spire Bishop's Terrace Uncle Fanny Harry Daley Chouinard Crack Little John, Right West Crack, Daff Dome Nurdle Suds Golden Needles Royal Arches to Crest Jewel Photo onslaught begins... Nutcracker: TONY ON P1 El Cap Base: JP LEADING LITTLE JOHN, LEFT Snake Dike: 3RD CLASS SLABS FOREVER HALF DOME SUMMIT HALF DOME, MT. BRODERICK, LIBERTY CAP, NEVADA FALLS TONY EXHIBITING SIGNS OF ACUTE POST-SNAKE-HIKE BLUES LOOK MA, WE CLIMBED THAT! Moby Dick: finally got the bugger clean! READY FOR MY O.W. BATTLE Pat & Jack's Pinnacle: TONY LEADING NURDLE Higher Cathedral Spire: TONY ON P3 El Cap Base: KURT ON LITTLE JOHN, RIGHT CLIMBER DOING THE KING SWING ON EL CAP West Crack, Daff Dome: KURT ON P2 FAIRVIEW DOME AND CATHEDRAL PEAK FROM DAFF Crest Jewel (via Royal Arches): LOOKING UP P6 Link: Browse all 108 photos in my Yosemite 2012 photo set on Flickr » Gear Notes: Only where necessary Approach Notes: Up early, in bed early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 these asshole scientists need to quit dicking aroudn and invent a teleporter already - one fix a year of yosemite just ain't enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmatt Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Nice set of routes! Another excellent linkup is Royal arches to the south face of north dome (just left of crest jewel). A surprising hard "5.8" What route did you take down from North dome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_warfield Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) Really appreciate all those pictures. Lots of no pro on Snake Dike and I have never seen so few people on the cables on Half Dome. Last time I was on it it had hundreds and looked like a train of ants similar to Everest this last season. Edited October 17, 2012 by matt_warfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidevo Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Yeah, when I first climbed SD 8 years ago it was insane and I actually tethered to the cables for fear a touron in flip flops would knock me off. This year we climbed it on a Wednesday and the Park now requires passes for the cable route 7 days a week. That probably cuts down on the crowds. Been looking at the SF of ND, prob link that w/ RA next year... Re: our descent - some friends went cragging in Tuolumne for the day and picked us up at the Porcupine Creek TH, so we didn't go down the ND gully. Pretty slick that. Really appreciate all those pictures. Lots of no pro on Snake Dike and I have never seen so few people on the cables on Half Dome. Last time I was on it it had hundreds and looked like a train of ants similar to Everest this last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave7 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I can't wait to climb in the valley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric T Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 WOW! Thanks for the pics and the great TR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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