Yosemite NP
Road Tripping/Climbing – Day Four
Yosemite Valley – Yosemite NP Crest Jewel (10b, 10 pitches, “Trad”) An endless slab climb on Yosemite’s famous granite. We started climbing at 8:30a and topped out at 1:30p. This is the ultimate: “Look Ma, No Hands” type of climb. Purely because there are no hands, only upwards foot scooting for about 1000’. It takes … Continue reading
Categories: American Southwest - Winter 2011, Climbing, Road Trips, Yosemite NP Tags: climbing, Crest Jewel, North Dome, Sierras, Slab Climbing, Sport Climbing, Trad Climbing, Tuoloumne, Yosemite Comments Off
Road Tripping/Climbing – Day Three
Tuoloumne Meadows – Yosemite NP Direct Northwest Face of Lembert Dome (10c, 3 pitches, Trad) Can’t beat pretty much falling out of your car to the base of a climb. Some nice crack climbing with a 10c finger crack as the crux was the name of the game. Our fingers were a little tenderized from … Continue reading
Categories: American Southwest - Winter 2011, Climbing, Road Trips, Yosemite NP Tags: climbing, Crack Climbing, Crest Jewel, Half Dome, North Dome, Trad Climbing, Tuoloumne, Yosemite Comments Off
