The 1st pitch of Pacific Ocean Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

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The 1st pitch of Pacific Ocean Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

The 1st pitch of Pacific Ocean Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

September 2013, Photographer: Jackson Herring AKA Panama Red I took a huge fall on this pitch while practicing aid lead. I fell from near the top of the pitch to about 12-15 feet off of the deck. Only 1 cam stopped me from hitting the ground. It was pretty scary.
PanamaRed
on Feb 27, 2014 5:55 am
Image Type(s): Rock Climbing
Image ID: 888267

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Marcsoltan

Marcsoltan - Feb 27, 2014 11:26 am - Voted 10/10

How many...

pieces ripped out and what were they?

PanamaRed

PanamaRed - Feb 27, 2014 11:40 am - Hasn't voted

Re: How many...

I had back cleaned quite a few of the pieces below me following some advice from guys who had just climbed el cap. I had two yellow c3s rip and a green c3 and a c4#1 rip beneath that. I was pretty foolish not to put in as much gear as possible on my first aid lead...Oh well live and learn!

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