Ascents in Sierra Nevada having Beta

First Yosemite climb and first Trad multipitch. Excellent climb, fell on the crux mantle, so ashamed...but great climb none the less!

Climbed in snow, got to the top of the protected pitches at night fall, and spent a grueling 9 hours of descent/hiking back to camp. The most difficult 20 hrs of my life. This climb is to be respected more for the approach and descent than the technical difficulty. The views even at night were spectacular. A true adventure! If I were to do it again I would make sure and camp either before the climb or after.

Mega classic! Super varied! Bring #4 and #5

Run out! Must do classic! Amazing view but epic approach

Awesome problem!

Awesome problem!

Rapped in 2 pitches with 2x 70m ropes

Followed by Sons of Yesterday

After Serenity Crack

A nice top rope of this classic adventure!

Found this one very tricky in the dry. Super impressed to see Fraser flash it in the pouring rain.

One super battle, so stocked. One of my proudest onsights

Had a great time on the route, thought pitch 11 was phenomenal! And hard for 11a.

Easier to protect than it looks

Mostly free with Alastair and Audrey.

Attempted with Alastair. Got 12 pitches up before retreating due to mental exhaustion.

Climbed free up to 11a, aid the rest. We bailed at pitch 9 because of a hand injury.

oNE OF THE CANYON'S BEST ROUTES, IT'S A BIT SPICY TO FINISH.

Fun route, take some wired nuts & a few cams to 1 1/2"

obviously not at 13c

in a day

all free

Does it count as a clean send if you undergrip on mega jugs on a 5.8 then fall 2m onto a ledge standing and your belayer doesn't even notice?

Sick Yosemite intro - p6 was the scariest thing I've ever led, 2 pitons and one worthwhile cam placement over 30m of traversing while still not totally trusting the granite smears - the handholds were the equivalent of pulling on a stale arnotts lemon crisp at points.

Felt like I went through a footwork class over 10 pitches and it finally started to click by the end. Shit's rough in the valley.

Linked 1/2, 3/4, 7-8.5 then ran out of rope.

Highballs are scary

Not a boulderer

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

Epic day out in an absurd position with Yosemite falls putting on a show with peak flow of the year after all the snow melt.

Ethan and I brainstormed this one the night before and decided it sounded like a good idea - no real beta to go off we just took everything and went. 3500ft of elevation with a big pack was a slog, had a lot of tourists in awe of whatever we were doing.

Crazy amount of fixed ropes at the top (6) definitely needs a garbage disposal job. Fixed the 80m rope - which was clutch, a 70m would've required coming off rappel onto some extremely suspect traversing. Mixture of free and aid on the first pitch - 3 x #4s were again a good call. Second pitch was the technical aid, which is absolutely eased of all hooks by God's greatest gift in Yosemite - a rack of totems. Trusting a half engaged totem took a hot second, but it's bomb as the package says. Also turns out carrot bolts (rivets) back in Australia aren't so special, they exist here too - but they don't take plates, just nuts or actual rivet hangers which of course we didn't have. Sick position on the pitch then a bolt ladder to finish.

Got to the top, figured neither of us have ever rigged a tyrolean before but it was pretty easy to figure out. The rope access course I did before coming here actually paid off here in making it easier. Jugging the tyrolean was the hardest part of the day. Everything went perfectly??? We were both shocked.

Yosemite animal bingo was on fire on the walk off. Saw a Marmot, peregrine, brown bear and cub, California king snake, Alex Honnold on his bike at camp 4.

Most sandbagged V2 in the valley?

All jugs

Did a bunch of v0s and a 2 that aren't on thecrag so I'm ticking this v1 to make myself feel good

Post swim arvo lap

I must've started too high or this is truly a one move 12a that I bypassed the Crux of? Definitely on the right line according to MP but felt way too easy for 12a

Fuck wideboyz crack gloves, would be better off using banana peels strapped onto the back of your hands with duck tape

Sick OW to #6 - definitely not X let alone R rated, not sure why it says that here?

Rope was getting in the way

Easy if you can do the first move. Very hard if you cannot.

Brilliant and hard. Top out was very icy/snowy for extra value.

Soft second go after dropping the flash. One of the better things I’ve climbed. Utterly Brilliant.

Team ascent. Joyous

Part of the most fun bouldering day I’ve had. Only mega classics.

Soft second go after dropping the flash. Soooo aesthetic.

The very best. 40 odd moves long, tall, awesome! So very very good.

Soft second go. Kinda hard. Had to take a shot after this one. One shot of tequila for every 7 V points for Sam’s birthday.

Harddd

Another shot

Soft second go. Another shot.

Really classic. V5 in the guide.

Soft second go. V7 in the guide which feels fair.