[TR] yosemite moderates - 6/18/2009

[markwebster]

Trip: yosemite moderates -

 

Date: 6/18/2009

 

Trip Report:

My wife Sue, my son Clint and his buddy Craig and I had a great trip to

 

Yosemite last week. My favorite routes this trip were Harry Daley,

 

Sunnyside Bench Jam crack and Reeds Pinnacle.

 

My wife Sue following After Seven on Manure Pile buttress 29 years

 

after we first climbed it together.

 

My son Clint belaying his mom up After Seven.

 

Clint following first pitch of Nutcracker. We didn't actually climb

 

nutcracker. I backed off the 5.9 Nutcracker start and had to climb 2

 

pitches up Nutcracker to get above the 5.9 start so I could rap down

 

and rescue my back off gear.

 

Me and Sue, still climbing together after all these years.

 

 

Crystal, a jtree friend, following Harry Daley 5.8

 

 

Crystal belaying Craig up Harry Daley

 

 

 

Crystal and I at Harry Daley Belay. Gotta love women who climb in

 

bikini's!

 

 

Crystal

 

Craig leading Son of Sam, 5.9 on the Yosemite Apron

 

 

Crystal following Reed's Pinnacle Direct in a dress.

 

John following second pitch of Reeds Direct. Reeds is a very lovely 10a

 

climb. It's not technically hard, just so continuous and vertical that it

 

wears you down. I had to hang twice when I simply ran out of power. I

 

need to work on my pullup power so I'm stronger.

 

 

Crystal following Sunnyside bench jamcrack 5.9.

 

Sunbather at the swimming hole above the Awanee, below Serenity

 

crack. The water pours 2000 feet down the cliffs and fills a couple

 

natural "hot tubs" just below Serenity crack.

 

[BirdDog]

"Me and Sue, still climbing together after all these years."

 

That's awesome! Nice TR, I'm heading down there with my boys on Wed.

[Crillz]

Glad you had a good trip!