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| Matt K | Route Climbed: Various Date Climbed: Summer 1994, 1995  | |
| Did some random toprope climbing throughout the area. | ||
| Posted Aug 29, 2004 9:14 pm | ||
| Rob | Route Climbed: Many Date Climbed: 1989..... | |
| Love the valley. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2004 10:27 am | ||
| Carbo | Route Climbed: Munginella Date Climbed: 6/5/4 | |
| Climbed it on a warm June Saturday. There was several teams ahead of us as we got there late (sp'ers among others). Still a fun route. | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2004 9:14 pm | ||
| Diggler | Route Climbed: Various Date Climbed: Various | |
| Hope to do many more in this special place. So far, have done (among others): Munginella (great climb with solid rock, funky trees, & good pro), Grack Left (mediocre- did 1st pitch unroped, 2nd pitch was a few 5.7 moves over slick rock, 3rd pitch was 4th class) & Centre, Harry Daly, Nutcracker, Royal Arches, After 6 & 7, Uncle Fanny, Church Bowl Chimney, Suds, Pine Line, ... | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2004 8:01 pm | ||
| Dave Daly | Various Aid Routes | |
| All very fun, obscure and adventurous approaches. Enjoyable climbs with close friends. Dog Dik Cliff (Pink Pussy Cat, A1), Staircase Falls (Old A3 & The Guido Variation), Kat Pinncle (Southwest Corner, 5.7 A2+), El Cap (La Escuela, C2), Ribbon Falls Area (Laughing At The Void, 5.8 A3+) Date Climbed: April-May 2004 April 24 2006 - 'Stigma' C2+/C3+F (Coookie Cliff) | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2004 3:53 pm | ||
| Zzyzx | Route Climbed: Munginella Date Climbed: June 2003 | |
| My first lead climb and first multipitch route. Enjoyed it a lot! | ||
| Posted May 11, 2004 1:34 am | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: Various Date Climbed: April 24-25, May 8-9 - 2004 | |
| - Munginella (5.6, 3p) on April 25th with Etsuko. Led pitches #1 and #3. - Several routes on Knob Hill on May 8th with Martin and Randy. Led Anti Ego Crack (5.7) and followed Just for Starters (5.10a) - After Six (5.7, 6p) on May 9th with Martin and Matt. | |
| Posted May 10, 2004 3:10 am | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: Hanging Flake start, Swan Slab Gully finish Date Climbed: April 10, 2004 | |
| Etsuko and I climbed a hybrid multi-pitch climb on Swan Slab. We started it with climbing Hanging Flake (5.6, awkward for the rating) to the first belay station. After that we continued for two more pitches to the top of the slab (aka Swan Slab Gully). Second pitch was an easy 5th class, third pitch was a 5.5-5.6 R (last 30' with no pro). Not sure if we took the correct route on p3, but it was fun! Great easy Yosemite multi-pitch for a beginner leader! | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2004 12:24 am | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: Several Date Climbed: March 27-29, 2004 | |
| My first multi-pitch trad lead: Sunnyside Bench, Regular Route. We climbed the route in 4 pitches (it could be done in 3 if you can avoid the rope drag), and via the 5.5 "corner variation" (instead of 5.4 jugs). Etsuko led the first pitch, and I led all others. Fun! We also TR'd several 5.9 and 5.10 routes on Swan Slab (i.e. Grant's Crack) | |
| Posted Mar 30, 2004 10:09 am | ||
| Deb | Route Climbed: Variation on a Theme 10b, Chouinard Crack 5.7, Harry Daley Route 5.8 Date Climbed: 7 June 2003 | |
| This was about the most messed thing all weekend! John scared any living animal in the valley including himself leading this first slabby pitch. I took over the last pitch on Harry Daley and enjoyed it immensely. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2004 12:02 am | ||
| Dave Daly | Route Climbed: Commitment (5.9) Date Climbed: April 1994 | |
| Another Bridwell classic. The first pitch hand jams are near perfect (except for the rock swallows flying into your face!!). One can take the original 2nd pitch right facing corner (5.7) or move out onto the open slab (5.9R). The 3rd pitch is not only the crux pitch but also the best part of the route....a traverse from the belay to the right (under a small roof) to semi-pumpy lieback right facing corner, then up to a big flake (fun to squeeze through!!). The exit is a little loose....use caution. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2004 2:56 pm | ||
| Dave Daly | Route Climbed: Midterm (.10b), Arch Rock Date Climbed: 11 June 1997 | |
| Amazing one pitch Jim Bridwell classic! Finger locks to hands to fist to offwidth to chimney!!! And to make things more interesting....its nicely polished! Had one #5 Camelot for the chimney (.10a). 4 stars!! | |
| Posted Nov 24, 2003 12:12 pm | ||
| Sharon | Route Climbed: The Grack- Center Route (I, 5.6) Date Climbed: 4 October 1990 | |
| Partner: Steve Reynolds. Fun in every way. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2003 11:47 pm | ||
| Sharon | Route Climbed: Munginella I, 5.6 Date Climbed: September 21, 1993 | |
| Partner: Richard Brown (from St. Albans, north of London; met at Camp 4) Great views of Lost Arrow & Half Dome. Met thru the Camp 4 bulletin board -- a trial run to get to know each other for Snake Dike (we did the next day). Dirty in places, but OK. We agreed it was well named; mungy. Easy 3 pitches. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2003 1:41 am | ||
| rpc | Route Climbed: Munginella & The Grack Date Climbed: June 2003 | |
| Munginella was the first climb that my wife and I did in Yosemite. It was a fun route (huge traffic jams though) with a nice view of the Lost Arrow Spire (plenty of opportunities to enjoy some shade). Saw something very cool while belaying my wife atop the third pitch, specifically saw a snake CLIMBING the face to the right of the dihedral on pitch 3. It was probably about 3 feet long with a white/brown pattern. Never saw the head so not fully sure what it was? Pretty neat to see (well, maybe not when I'm going for a handhold on a lead but from the safety of the belay ledge!). We also did The Grack, Center which we enjoyed a lot more (book claims it to be the best 5.6 in the park) though it was like a frying pan on the day we did it. Thought Munginella was a bit stiffer than The Grack. | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2003 12:50 pm | ||
| depclimb | Route Climbed: North But. Middle Cathedral/Bishops Terrace etc. Date Climbed: MAY-OCT 1978 | |
| Wound up collecting cans for a living but had a great time climbing. It's still magic everytime in The Valley. Always a place to stay in Camp 4 if you are careful. | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2003 11:42 am | ||
| kletterwebbi | Route Climbed: different Date Climbed: August 1996 / september 2000 | |
| I stayed two times at the Yosemite, both times we climbed a lot of good routes. For european climbers it's all times somewhat demanding to climb, but after some routes it's going better. Great area ! | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2003 10:42 pm | ||
| darinchadwick | Route Climbed: munginella, swan slab, some hikes, DNB of Middle Cathedral, Gunsight, Manure Pile Buttress Date Climbed: summer 1995 | |
| Munginella: A few pitches of 5.6, in an area called the five open books, to the left of Yosemite Falls. My first multi-pitch lead, and first climb in Yosemite. Swan Slab, the most overcrowded pathetic little crag on earth, surrounded by some of the greatest rock climbs on earth. Hikes: I don't care who you think you are, get on a trail and hike around a little, whether it's with an wheeled walker or as an approach to a climb, they're crowded because they're so good. DNB of Middle Cathedral. I've heard that the DNB doesn't mean Direct North Buttress as it says in the guidebook, but Do Not Bother. After a few pitches, we decided what the name really meant and rapped off. Basically, the runouts scared the crap out of us, and we decided not to bother with loose rock when so many routes in Yosemite are so clean. Manure: Such nice granite, poor name. Took an ex-girlfriend up a long 5.6 route, she had never climbed trad before, and probably never will again. Peter Croft was waiting below us with some clients he was guiding, and finally just cleaned my pitch for me, and moved past us. Thus have I touched greatness? | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2003 8:08 am | ||
| Brett A | Route Climbed: Half Dome Cables, Four Mile Trail Date Climbed: Oct. 01, Sep. 02, Jan. 03 | |
| In my 3 trips to the valley I've climbed the four mile trail to Glacier Point, climbed Half Dome, and gone on short winter hikes to Mirror Lake and Lower Yosemite Falls. Everyone has to go here at least once. | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2003 8:57 pm | ||
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