Sharing some pictures

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From our friends at the Yosemite Climbing Museum.
Yosemite is home to some of the most technically advanced climbs in North America, people come here from all over the world to test there rock climbing skill on El Capatian, the giant granite dome that towers above Yosemite.

Night time lapse of climbers up on the face of the rock, "camped" for the night.
You can see there lights.
The rest above are different climbers on the Cap.

And here is El Cap in daylight. It is impossible to grasp the size of this unless you are standing on the valley floor.....

73
Jeff

 

[unit_399]

Jeff -
Such cool pics. A real test of the climber's skill, fortitude, and bravery. The adrenaline rush when they reach the peak must be overwhelming.

 

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Sasha Digiulian
World class climber.
Look down the face of the rock under her as she is ascending....
Woah!

73
Jeff

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

She was not tied off until she got up there?!! Holy cow!

 

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She was not tied off until she got up there?!! Holy cow!

No
She is clipped in, when she reaches the shelf she clips onto the line handed to her, although there are people that do free climb, but that requires a level of confidence that is superhuman.
Even clipped in a slip can result in injuries.
Incredible!

73
Jeff

 

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That is an incredible young lady right there, she has 3 National Championships in sport climbing.
In 2019 she spent 16 months down while both of her hips were rebuilt, she had found out earlier that year that the hip pain she had been suffering from was caused by full on joint degeneration that was destroying her hips, then during this time, she lost her good friend Nolan Smythe.
He was climbing El Gigante, a 2800 foot climb in Mexico.
While standing on a rock ledge, it collapsed, and the rock fall cut his rope....
After all that, the first thing she wanted to do after her doctors clears her?
Climb, she is unstoppable.
In May of 2021 she went to Mexico, and climbed El Gigante.
The exact same route that Nolan was on, where she crossed over the same slide, at night, with a headlamp, and completed the climb.
I think she was 28 then.

I guess you can say that rock climbers are a little different.

More about Sasha

About - Sasha DiGiulian

All About Sasha DiGiulian Stats Born: October 23, 1992 Hometown : Alexandria, VA Living: Boulder, CO Height: 5’2″ Began Climbing: 1998 On Climbing Sasha first began climbing at 6 years old, in 1998. She has won the World Championships for Female Overall, and has placed Silver in the Bouldering...

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73
Jeff

 

[TM86]

I admire those that climb the face of El Capitan. But I'll stick to the trail on the backside of Halfdome.

 

[brandon7861]

my carpal tunnel started acting up just looking at those pics! Trouble is, I wouldn't die, I would fall before I got high enough to die and instead be in a whole lot of pain with a bunch of broken stuff.

 

[TM86]

my carpal tunnel started acting up just looking at those pics! Trouble is, I wouldn't die, I would fall before I got high enough to die and instead be in a whole lot of pain with a bunch of broken stuff.

On one trip to Yosemite I was climbing on some rocks at the base of El Capitan with friends. Tried to help someone else and had a small fall that resulted in a loud CRACK! noise from my ankle. Didn't break it, but I couldn't use it for a while. Point being, you don't even have to get on the rock itself to get hurt by it.

 

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I admire those that climb the face of El Capitan. But I'll stick to the trail on the backside of Halfdome.

When I was younger, 3 different times, I doubt I will ever again.
Health limitations keep me on the valley floor most of the time now.

73
Jeff