Goodrich Pinnacle, Right + Higher Cathedral Spire, East Corner
April 21-22, 2012
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It was a hot weekend in the valley, 85 degrees F in April - unbelievable!
On Saturday we got a very slow start (12:30pm) on Glacier Point Apron,
on a climb called Goodrich Pinnacle, Right. We didn't realize it is a
runout slab climb, maybe not the best way to start the climbing season
while still feeling rusty! We ended up rappelling after pitch 5 - I
started pitch 6, but decided I wasn't having that much fun so I downclimbed
(tricky in its own right) and we rappelled, retreating to El Cap meadow
for some relaxing in the warm weather :)
On Sunday we did a somewhat "obscure" climb (not in supertopo), East
Corner of Higher Cathedral Spire. It was an adventure, finding the start of
the climb took a bit of second guessing, and the first couple of pitches
weren't the greatest - but the crux corner was amazing!
The last pitch had a "5.6 squeeze" which looked unpleasant, instead I
climbed directly to the summit (5.9/5.10ish with thin pro). What a
beautiful summit!
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Starting up Goodrich Pinnacle, Right (4th class start, we went to pitch 2 with easy simul climbing) |
Pretty views of the falls |
Royal Arches and North Dome / Washington Column |
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Looking down at the third pitch |
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Shiny rock! Yes, it is that polished. :) |
Beautiful views |
Starts off with a sweet thin crack but leads to runout slab ugh |
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Royal Arches and North Dome |
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Views from the notch |
Lower Cathedral spire (South by Southwest visible) |
Junky 5.9 pitch (only including this photo for future reference) |
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Starting the business - crux corner above me |
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In the thick of it |
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I found an easy hands-free way to do the roof/exit move |
Though my legs look twisted up :) |
1 pitch from the top |
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Great views from the top! |
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