Is the shit...
More to come...
More to come...
That one is by far the best.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47 … IM0107.jpg
Crazy shots. I've always wanted to go to Yosemite. Perhaps in time for the Super Volcano!
Vermont shall do for now though.
Last edited by Poseidon (2008-08-24 04:59:41)
I've done a lot of climbing there.
Cathedral Peak is one of my all time favorite climbs.
Stately Pleasure Dome, Lenticular Dome. So many awesome climbs.
Cathedral Peak, if there are any climbers here, go about fifty feet to the left of the main 5.5 route and head up and left. Eventually you head into this awesome corner system that has old pitons from the 50's. Don't place any gear in the last 150' of the climb as rope drag will hang you up.
Great White Book was another amazing route. It's first pitch is a 180' off width crack.
btw Cathedral Peak regular route goes up the right side of this picture you took.
Cathedral Peak is one of my all time favorite climbs.
Stately Pleasure Dome, Lenticular Dome. So many awesome climbs.
Cathedral Peak, if there are any climbers here, go about fifty feet to the left of the main 5.5 route and head up and left. Eventually you head into this awesome corner system that has old pitons from the 50's. Don't place any gear in the last 150' of the climb as rope drag will hang you up.
Great White Book was another amazing route. It's first pitch is a 180' off width crack.
btw Cathedral Peak regular route goes up the right side of this picture you took.
Last edited by ATG (2008-08-24 11:26:30)
Retiring there now. Awesome pics.
The main route is a 5.6 I think. The way you are talking about (to the left) is the way to go if you are a newbie. You still need to down climb about a 15 foot gap though.ATG wrote:
I've done a lot of climbing there.
Cathedral Peak is one of my all time favorite climbs.
Stately Pleasure Dome, Lenticular Dome. So many awesome climbs.
Cathedral Peak, if there are any climbers here, go about fifty feet to the left of the main 5.5 route and head up and left. Eventually you head into this awesome corner system that has old pitons from the 50's. Don't place any gear in the last 150' of the climb as rope drag will hang you up.
Great White Book was another amazing route. It's first pitch is a 180' off width crack.
http://i37.tinypic.com/1zybpyo.jpg
btw Cathedral Peak regular route goes up the right side of this picture you took.
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47 … IM0096.jpg
John Muir's quote about Cathedral Peak - "This, I may say, is the first time I have been at church in California.".
More pics coming, in the process of uploading pics from the other two cameras I brought along.
I've got a beautiful one of Lower Cathedral Lake at about 7am with the mountain reflected in the calm water. I'll post it as soon as it's uploaded to Photobucket.Poseidon wrote:
That one is by far the best.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47 … IM0107.jpg
Crazy shots. I've always wanted to go to Yosemite. Perhaps in time for the Super Volcano!
Vermont shall do for now though.
Last edited by KEN-JENNINGS (2008-08-24 12:12:04)
Awesome pics, but what is parker doing?
When I did the S.E. Buttress is was rated 5.5KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
The main route is a 5.6 I think. The way you are talking about (to the left) is the way to go if you are a newbie. You still need to down climb about a 15 foot gap though.
Aside from the crux 5.5 chimney, the way we took offered a plethora of choices in difficulty. We also passed about 10 parties. While I don't recall any difficult climbing I remember some nice cracks and chickenheads and thinking it felt 5.6-5.7.
I think we did the route car to car in about three hours.
Cool pics. I've never been to Yosemite, but I've been to Yellowstone. The landscape is awesome, even the sky is bigger there.
Nice shots.
A deer from the look of it.oChaos.Haze wrote:
Awesome pics, but what is parker doing?
i rented a house in yosemite years ago with my parents and sis
it was
it was
Some more pics
El Capitan
Best shot I think:
Trying to catch breakfast early one morning:
Can't really complain about a early morning blunt lakeside in the mountains.
Looking down at the lake from the peak in the third pic of this post:
Half Dome faaaaar away
More later...
El Capitan
Best shot I think:
Trying to catch breakfast early one morning:
Can't really complain about a early morning blunt lakeside in the mountains.
Looking down at the lake from the peak in the third pic of this post:
Half Dome faaaaar away
More later...
you know, living only a mere 2 hours away from yosemite, i've never been there lol
i could've bumped the fuck out of this thread, but the place is like a cathedral (no pun) for me. i came back to see the pictures i didn't take, and i'm glad KJ did . . .
That's insanely awesome, I'm glad Burnzz brought this thread to my attention.
Looks like a great place for a nature walk... How long did it take you to get all over the place?
Back in '96 when me and a bro climbed El Capitan it was sunset as we topped out after five days.
You can't buy a ticket for that. Yosemite is the comparable valley and Toulumne is the crown.
My and the wife got married at the Awannee hotel in Yosemite. I wish I could post pix; it was like a dream in a meadow with a waterfalls surrounding us.
Burnzz, I can't wait to show you those pix when I get to SLC.
You can't buy a ticket for that. Yosemite is the comparable valley and Toulumne is the crown.
My and the wife got married at the Awannee hotel in Yosemite. I wish I could post pix; it was like a dream in a meadow with a waterfalls surrounding us.
Burnzz, I can't wait to show you those pix when I get to SLC.
Damn thats SICK!ATG wrote:
Back in '96 when me and a bro climbed El Capitan it was sunset as we topped out after five days.
You can't buy a ticket for that. Yosemite is the comparable valley and Toulumne is the crown.
My and the wife got married at the Awannee hotel in Yosemite. I wish I could post pix; it was like a dream in a meadow with a waterfalls surrounding us.
Burnzz, I can't wait to show you those pix when I get to SLC.
So you just hiked up there? Dude you seriously have me interested in a trip up there camping with friends, we've been looking for a place like that
Actually, here is some video some other guys of the way I took;GodFather wrote:
Damn thats SICK!ATG wrote:
Back in '96 when me and a bro climbed El Capitan it was sunset as we topped out after five days.
You can't buy a ticket for that. Yosemite is the comparable valley and Toulumne is the crown.
My and the wife got married at the Awannee hotel in Yosemite. I wish I could post pix; it was like a dream in a meadow with a waterfalls surrounding us.
Burnzz, I can't wait to show you those pix when I get to SLC.
So you just hiked up there? Dude you seriously have me interested in a trip up there camping with friends, we've been looking for a place like that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnB4oOtD0w
http://www.supertopo.com/rock_climbing/ … r=ybeltrip
I went up The Capitan in 96, before digital cameras were the deal.
I never scanned my pix.
Pave it all over, fucking nature.
Spoiler (highlight to read):
J/K
Spoiler (highlight to read):
J/K
Make X-meds a full member, for the sake of 15 year old anal gangbang porn watchers everywhere!
going to Yosemite for four days. coming from the east, and plan to spend a day in Toulumne;
i've rented a 100mm-400mm lense, charged my batteries, and rounded up my CF cards.
i just hope to show my wife, a little of what i saw when i lived there . . .
i've rented a 100mm-400mm lense, charged my batteries, and rounded up my CF cards.
i just hope to show my wife, a little of what i saw when i lived there . . .
She hasn't been to Yosemite yet?burnzz wrote:
going to Yosemite for four days. coming from the east, and plan to spend a day in Toulumne;
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/21025/ss/120.GIF
i've rented a 100mm-400mm lense, charged my batteries, and rounded up my CF cards.
i just hope to show my wife, a little of what i saw when i lived there . . .
we went to the valley for about four hours, early in our marriage. got a picture from tunnel view, like 95% of the tourists do. we are staying in the Wowona Hotel, and plan to spend a day at Glacier Point.
Well, stop by the Solarium in the Awhanee, that's where we had our reception. Amazing room.burnzz wrote:
we went to the valley for about four hours, early in our marriage. got a picture from tunnel view, like 95% of the tourists do. we are staying in the Wowona Hotel, and plan to spend a day at Glacier Point.
The prime rib in the Awhanee or The Mountain Room is always stellar.
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Not to be too personal, but one of lifes great experiences is having sex in the el Capitain meadow. Enter from the Big Stone side and walk out with a blanket a 1/4 mile or so. Enjoy each other under the shadow of the Cathedrals. Bring wine and cheese.
i wana go so bad
I love Yosemite, cant wait to go there again this summer/autumn!