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Close-up view of the rockfall on Central Pillar Of Frenzy captured in May of 2004. |
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Central Pillar of Frenzy seen from El Cap Meadow. If you look closely there are climbers at several of the belay and rappel stations. |
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Mason getting a little pissed at me for taking pictures while he's trying to get his head on. |
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start of pitch five. I thought this was a tricky pitch towards the end |
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pitch 4 is short and super fun too |
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the third pitch is out of this world. bring that big cam for after the roof |
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the second pitch is beautiful sustained 5.8 fingers. |
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looking up the first pitch. don't slip. |
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My partner follows P3 |
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Little roof on P3 |
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Ansel Evans would have approved of the boy's choice of shirt color. Chris getting his first taste of Valley finger crack |
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Central Pillar was busy. John heading up PI |
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Central Pillar of Frenzy seen from the top of the Footstool |
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Not a summit shot, but end of the climb for fledging 5.9 leaders. |
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P5 chimney |
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Me getting ready to fire P5. |
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Mason stemming the double cracks on P4. |
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Didn't feel like a 5.7 roof. Obviously, I was doing something wrong. |
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Me inspecting the fixed gear in the roof. |
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Me heading to the roof on P3 |
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Mason working up to the fingers on P2 |
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Mason preparing to fire P2. |
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Me mellowing at the pitch 1 crux. |
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Me on pitch 1; straight forward fingers, hands, and fists. |
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1981 - bmacd's first Yosemite trip, Central Pillar of Frenzy |
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