yosemite valley and needles summer 13 - photos

Trip Report

Thursday October 3, 2013 1:13pm

I posted a couple photos I took during my trip to Yosemite this summer. I got really tired of reading all the spray on some valley tr's recently, so I left the words out and the sending tick list and how long and how hard and all that crap, because ethics are for the caf as you all know, and spray is for the bridge.

i will look at the comments here, so if you do have a question or whatever, go ahead, I don't want anyone to think I'm particularly secretive

i hope these photos capture what climbing is about. they won't capture what the trip was about, because I chose to not publish any portraits or photos where my friend's faces can be recognised because I don't know how they like to be on the internet like that. but still, maybe you see some photos of routes you've done or wanted to do, and it makes for some good memories or day dreams.

happy fall.

ps. if someone could help me with the html code for inserting the url of a photo here, i'll do that...

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nopantsben

About the Author
Ben is searching for his pants in Innsbruck at the moment

Comments

cultureshock

Trad climber

Mountain View

Oct 3, 2013 - 03:07pm PT

RAD!

I want to hear the Spray about El Nino and is it Autobahn or Fast Lane? Good work on a mega looking trip! I don't need captions to tell you had fun.

Tons of hard and beautiful pitches!

Luke

PellucidWombat

Mountain climber

Draperderr, by Bangerter, Utah

Oct 3, 2013 - 01:48pm PT

Your photo links aren't quite coming through. Seeing if I can have it fixed here:

Note: It was almost working. You had an extra slash by http on the first line, and all of your closing img tags had the slash going the wrong way. A simple find and replace in something like Notepad fixes that very easily.

Great pics! TFPU!

Darwin

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Oct 3, 2013 - 01:34pm PT

You want to end your image lines with [/img] not [\img] .

Also, ditch the slash in the first [img/]

I'll delete this if you fix it

nopantsben

climber

europe

Author's Reply

Oct 3, 2013 - 01:47pm PT

Yeah, Thanks Darwin and Wombat! fixed it now..
Maybe wombat you can remove the photos again, so that the report doesn't become too huge?

pvalchev

Social climber

Truckee, CA

Oct 3, 2013 - 02:07pm PT

AWESOME!

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Oct 3, 2013 - 02:13pm PT

This is what I love about climbing.

RyanD

climber

Oct 3, 2013 - 02:18pm PT

Nice photos dude!

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Oct 3, 2013 - 02:23pm PT

lots of movement. dig it.

snowhazed

Trad climber

Oaksterdam, CA

Oct 3, 2013 - 02:59pm PT

Rad pics

By the way, all TRs are spray, words or not. Spray us down bro! We like it.

Powder

Trad climber

the Box

Oct 3, 2013 - 03:05pm PT

Sometimes pictures tell/show it all.

Love the photos!! Thanks for posting. : )

matty

Trad climber

Sad the forum is gone =(

Oct 3, 2013 - 03:30pm PT

Sweet Ben...Glad to get meet and get to know you a bit in Aug. Keep with the physics and climbing with your father. I never made it back to the valley while you were there but maybe we can hook up next time youre in the area and send some pitches. Glad you got to the needles, was it as good as you expected? Looks like so good lines got done there...like...romantic warrior.. did you get it clean? hope you kept your pants on for the party! Peace-

Matt
(if you ever need a ride again lemme know...I'm always looking for excuses to go)

le_bruce

climber

Oakland, CA

Oct 3, 2013 - 03:42pm PT

"Oh nice he did the Snake Dike!"

;)

I like the gatorade spill photo.

What is the climb that you're starting up a flared chimney on?

Spray, not spray, it's in the eye of the beholder. TR's are always, always worthy.

Easy Wind

Trad climber

Oakland, California

Oct 3, 2013 - 03:43pm PT

Fantastic. Thanks for posting. A good photo tells all and still leaves something for the imagination.

Clint Cummins

Trad climber

SF Bay area, CA

Oct 3, 2013 - 04:40pm PT

Cool, I had fun figuring out what most of the climbs were. :-)

Norwegian

Trad climber

dancin on the tip of god's middle finger

Oct 3, 2013 - 04:43pm PT

i got up
and i couldn't fall down!

Ezra Ellis

Trad climber

North wet, and Da souf

Oct 3, 2013 - 08:11pm PT

Nice Ben,
Thanks for the ride along!!!

nopantsben

climber

europe

Author's Reply

Oct 4, 2013 - 08:34am PT

we climbed autobahn and bailed after 8 pitches. it was a magical experience, the fa was badass for sure.

the flared chimney is on the dnb.

thanks for the nice comments!

Leggs

Sport climber

Made in California, living in The Old Pueblo

Oct 4, 2013 - 09:23am PT

this is fantastic...

thanks for sharin'.

WanderlustMD

Trad climber

New England

Oct 4, 2013 - 09:37am PT

Great pix, looks like it was a blast!

moacman

Trad climber

Montuckyian Via Canada Eh!

Oct 4, 2013 - 09:55am PT

I enjoyed every photo....nice...Thanx...........

Stevo

Kalimon

Social climber

Ridgway, CO

Oct 4, 2013 - 10:48am PT

Thanks for the inspiration npb . . . excellent images.

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Oct 4, 2013 - 11:07am PT

this is a great collection!! what with the two guys faced off with arms folded?

nopantsben

climber

europe

Author's Reply

Oct 4, 2013 - 11:16am PT

that's stu and I chicken fighting. he's been playing that game since the 50es I think ... ;)

10b4me

Social climber

Lida Junction

Oct 4, 2013 - 11:39am PT

Great photos

Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber

Old and Broken Down in Appalachia

Oct 4, 2013 - 04:09pm PT

You have a good eye with a camera. Thanks!

Impaler

Social climber

San Francisco

Oct 10, 2013 - 05:31pm PT

Awesome shot of pyromania! Love it! Thanks for posting up!

TeleRoss

Trad climber

San Diego, CA

Oct 10, 2013 - 06:17pm PT

FUK YEAH!!!

msiddens

Trad climber

Oct 10, 2013 - 06:24pm PT

awesome thanks

nopantsben

climber

europe

Author's Reply

Oct 17, 2013 - 05:01pm PT

my friend jorg wrote up what he did this summer in the valley.
we did some of the routes together. good times for sure...

http://blog.jorgverhoeven.com/?p=800

matt, yeah next time i'm around we should climb something. as always, i kept my pants on!

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