geoff Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Trip: Yosemite - Many Date: 5/18/2009 Trip Report: Just back from a week in Yosemite with a large Oregon contingent. Thanks to Bill, Ujhan, Adam, Mike, Ben, Chris and Becky for good times. MikeR and I got on the South Face of Washington Column but were foiled by two lads from Weed and had to retreat from the top of Pitch 6. At least they had a bottle of wine, although it was white. Good thing we weren't in a hurry to get down as a three-man team below us beat us to the retreat and took for freaking ever to rap. Next we headed to El Cap to check on Ben and Chris. They will have to post their own TR as they were on the hunt for an elusive big wall. Wanted to climb to El Cap tree but other parties on the Trip held us back a bit. We climbed the first pitch of NA Wall instead and came back for El Cap Tree the next day. Saw a young bear near our stashed gear but it didn't mess with our stuff. The folks on the Trip were getting the drip and spent much of the next day at our anchor. This forced us to start way late and then retreat from near the Native Son anchors. Figured we better do some free climbing so we hit up the Grack, Harry Daily, Knob Hill, Jam Crack (w/ marching band-awesome addition to the climb-thanks to the musicians) and After Six. It's getting hot down there. Better get on it. Gear Notes: So much shit we could barely carry it all, minus portaledge left in PDX by mistake. Seriously though, offset nuts were used frequently along with hybrid aliens and a rope protector came in handy for jugging the Kor Roof pitch on Wash. Column. Approach Notes: Wash Column - long steep hot. El Cap - east side - long steep hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbaker Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Come on how did Ben and Chris fare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Geoff and Mike with every damn thing ever needed anywhere. except a portaledge of course:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) Chris, you want to chime in here? I'd love to hear the full scoop. Edited May 19, 2009 by geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 sounds like the "nose in a day" didn't happen? dammit geoff n' mike, couldn't ya'll have totally hosed it so i don't have to ride down there all worried about letting down the side?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Damn, sure looks like fun. I have been kicking myself for not taking you up on the offer, but, duty called and at least I made some coin whilst you dirtbags were living the good life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Here are a few pics from the trip. cc is fighting me on the upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 mike, if you've put them on your facebook for all yer so called "friends" to oogle, you can just insert the address of the photos between and they'll show here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Geoff did you unclip an anchor this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 more pics please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 yeah wtf? i sat through a 10 hour slideshow y-day and you only got 2 up for the public consumption - shit, i must be special! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 more pics please OK. From Tom Evans site from yesterday Andrew (Isaac sent this around, I'm just passing it along, there's a story on the link as well) http://www.elcapreport.com/content/elcap-report-51809 Ben in red, pics by tom Evans. Distance shot - Ben by White Circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Ben leading the Nipple pitch 5/19/09, photo Tom Evans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 sounds like the "nose in a day" didn't happen? dammit geoff n' mike, couldn't ya'll have totally hosed it so i don't have to ride down there all worried about letting down the side?!? Surely, Bridwell is hangin his head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 (edited) Surely, Bridwell is hangin his head... No way Kenny, Geoff and Mike were out on granite, and therin is the meat of a very tasty sandwich. Good on them for getting on it! Here's a toast for Benny and partner on Zodiac (Ben's 2nd time!) who just weathered a major friggan storm and continues chugging like "the little engine that could". another one to wash down the first one as one is never enough ya know. check your PMs kenny Here's more Pron, Adam at Knob Hill in the valley. Edited to add a pic of a classic valley crack as this thread needed it..... Edited May 20, 2009 by billcoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Ben's kickin ass. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 VERY NICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 VERY NICE Shit, if I had known Borat & the Babes were there and that Yos was on the coast, I would have gone for sure. Why did you not mention this Geoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Geoff was climbing while I was laying in the meadow in my Borat thong. No babes though. 5-20-09 Tom Evans picture. Ben still leading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Here are some shots of the SF of Wash. Column. Mike on P3. The ledge. Mike on P4 Din. Ledge in the background. Mike on P6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 great stuff Geoff! Ben on zod below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Goeff on the first pitch of North American Wall Goeff on the Kor Roof. Goeff on second traversing pitch of Iron Hawk/Tangerine Trip/El Cap Tree Route on El Capitan Adam and Ujhan rapping off Knob Hill Fun times, now I gotta go back. The pics of Ben on Zodiac are excellent and make me itch to get up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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