willstrickland Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Tyree on The Ear, P18 of the Salathe Wall, perhaps the hardest 5.7+ in the valley: Haha, that pitch was hard and teh suck. I faced in, rather than out, still sucked. Give the DNB a whirl, that first pitch might change your mind on what's the hardest 5.7. Quote
Plaidman Posted October 6, 2009 Author Posted October 6, 2009 New Weather Report for Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley Weather - NOAA WhaHooooooo! Temp in the 70's and no wind. Even on top of Half Dome it will be 60 degrees. Let's all go. Just call in climbing. Your boss will understand. Plaidman Quote
tazz Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 what i wanna know is...are ya gonna wear your skirt? have fun! Quote
Plaidman Posted October 6, 2009 Author Posted October 6, 2009 what i wanna know is...are ya gonna wear your skirt? have fun! You don't call it a skirt. The reason you don't call it a skirt is that if you do I will have to kilt you. KILT. Not skirt. And I will have fun. I am so amped now I want to jump in the car right now. Can't sleep. Plaidman Quote
Plaidman Posted October 6, 2009 Author Posted October 6, 2009 By the way I have figured out how to tie in with a kilt on. Quote
willstrickland Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Got a swami? Not kidding at all. Not having a bulky harness with gear loops and crap on the back, and being able to rotate your tie-in knot to the side can be very helpful in the squeezy stuff. Quote
tazz Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 By the way I have figured out how to tie in with a kilt on. make sure ya post pics when ya figure it out! Quote
denalidave Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 New Weather Report for Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley Weather - NOAA WhaHooooooo! Temp in the 70's and no wind. Even on top of Half Dome it will be 60 degrees. Let's all go. Just call in climbing. Your boss will understand. Plaidman Sorry boss, can't make it in this week as I am sick of work and got a real bad case of the Valley Fever! Quote
Sol Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Got a swami? Not kidding at all. Not having a bulky harness with gear loops and crap on the back, and being able to rotate your tie-in knot to the side can be very helpful in the squeezy stuff. Good advice. Quote
Plaidman Posted October 7, 2009 Author Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) Todays Yosemite Weather Report for the next few days. NOAA - Yosemite Valley NOAA - Near Half Dome 6363 ft Elevation. Half Dome is 8400 ft. Valley Weather !!!!! This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 13 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east northeast. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west. Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west. Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Wha - Hoooo!!!!! Plaidman Edited October 7, 2009 by Plaidman Quote
John Frieh Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 With such good weather you should have no problem onsighting all of those on your to do list Quote
olyclimber Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 it takes a different breed to go down to Yose in search of offwidth specifically. best of luck on your trip Plaidman! Quote
Plaidman Posted October 7, 2009 Author Posted October 7, 2009 With such good weather you should have no problem onsighting all of those on your to do list I'll think up a good excuse for not getting them done. I have a list of those too. Logistics are going to be a problem. We will not be getting into Camp 4 until late Thurs. So we will have to wait until the morning to get registered. So Friday I was planning on getting my partner ready for some friction slab climbing(Yosemite friction slab, which resembles a finished marble top table). He will need it on the 5.7 friction traverse on Snake Dike. So I was planning on the Grack Center. That will be good since that is the parking lot we will be parking at to get on the trail to do Snake Dike. We are planning on being on the Trail at 3:00 am. Sat. Maybe we can beat the rush on Snake Dike and not have to hike down in the dark. Plaidman Quote
Off_White Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Is Snake Dike on a page of Ed's wide fetish ticklist that you didn't post? Have a great trip, take lots of pictures Quote
toproper Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 after sketching and groveling up moby dick with one #4 friend, my littlest teency weency alien saved my ass (psychologically) and allowed me to munge over that roof. ..just goes to show, it's not how big it is. happy groveling Quote
Plaidman Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 Is Snake Dike on a page of Ed's wide fetish ticklist that you didn't post? Have a great trip, take lots of pictures I don't know how it missed the list? There are some boulder problems with wide cracks on the way up on the 3 class scramble up to the top. I talked my climbing partner Rick into the trip by selling Snake Dike as the most classic route in the world. Kinda like a snake oil salesman. I really hyped it up. It really is a cool way to get up on Half Dome. I have forgotten the pain of the hike from the last time up. Mostly I have forgotten now that the nostalgia has had time to ferment. It does have the nickname of Snake Hike. Looking forward to doing it faster and with a whole lot less gear. Plaidman Quote
Off_White Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 If you like that frictiony stuff, Crest Jewel offers a comparable view from the other side of the valley, highly recommended. Kind of the anti-wide, the wide open... Quote
Plaidman Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 If you like that frictiony stuff, Crest Jewel offers a comparable view from the other side of the valley, highly recommended. Kind of the anti-wide, the wide open... OHHHHHH!!! My list is toooooo long. I will have to highjack Rick and tell him we are marooned and must stay until the list is done. I have looked at Crest Jewel. It's a long hike too. Plaidman Quote
pink Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 If you like that frictiony stuff, Crest Jewel offers a comparable view from the other side of the valley, highly recommended. Kind of the anti-wide, the wide open... royal arches to cres jool :kisss: Quote
Plaidman Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 If you like that frictiony stuff, Crest Jewel offers a comparable view from the other side of the valley, highly recommended. Kind of the anti-wide, the wide open... royal arches to cres jool :kisss: Yeah Yeah. Sounds good. Good to see you back Pink. Plaidman Quote
Plaidman Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 Three cameras and a better video taking unit. Lot's of pictures on the way. See ya all in 5 days. WAAAAAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Quote
letsroll Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 looking forward to the TR and all those pics. You better not let me down Quote
mountainmatt Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I just want to wish you both good luck. We're all counting on you. Quote
billcoe Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) Arches/Crest jewel. This is the last pitch of CJ? Ujahn and I did campsite to campsite (ND Gully descent) in 8 hours. Rode bikes over to Arches base from N. Pines. Edited August 22, 2019 by billcoe Quote
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