Ascents in Yosemite Valley

Flexy

Slopey

Not sure if I got the correct start, but felt easier than v4

Perfect long dyno one-mover

First boulder I did in Ahwahnee area.

Pretty good, but I don't know why it is a valley classic.

Wow. Highlight of the trip.

Did this in isolation after failing the end of Ahwahnee Fin.

Down climb.

Monumental effort. Don't remember the last time I worked that hard for a V2.

nice, but unwilling to highball

The least sent boulder of the day. Actually did alright on this one - finger crack antics

Incredible mega classic line. Tension start with a few lockoff moves leads into grabbing a good flake and crimping with the other hand to throw a huge move to a jug. All day I tried doing this move static by doing the forearm equivalent of a kneescum (ouch), until these other guys showed me how, and then it was a straightforward affair. Most exhilirating move in Yosemite this trip! Stout for the grade, as usual

Working on the route. Got all individual moves including the throw. A classic. https://www.instagram.com/p/CU3CcM7JN5g/

Not a boulderer

Nice juggy climb. Be careful of the landing. Not sure what the different between this and unnamed 3 is

A total sandbag. A beautiful, chalked knife's edge of a sandbag. More like V3, a tension traverse with a touch of endurance climbing. Simply awesome.

Might be slightly harder than V0? If I dint know this was a V0, I would’ve graded it a V2 personally. Absolutely incredible climb regardless and great for warming up.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CU5doK5JMuI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Might be the funnest V0 I've done

An incredible endurance line that leaves you panting for a while! The start of a really really good day.

Thought initially you couldn't use the chockstone. Turns out you can. Done.

See Unnamed 4. Pretty much the same kind of problem.

First two problems in Yosemite that don't require some kind of effort, but only delicacy and technique (and a bit of self-belief). Techy slab into a careful mantle. Watch the descent!

So they told me this was V4- whatever! Incredible vertical cranking on crimps with almost imaginary feet, leading into a big move to a crimp and then a sloper into a stretchy mantle. Incredible way to end our first day in Yosemite. Also, we ran across these guys that we had also come across in Rocklands, South Africa! Found them in Camp 4 that day, almost didn't believe it! We didn't even know they would be there! Crazy stuff!

Incredibly sandbagged but so good! Cranking on overhanging edges at its best. Scary to go this high up in a boulder at the top out! Lesson learned: always consider matching hands if not sure about a big crank.

Most sandbagged V2 in the valley?