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Jon P.
followed Commitment (5.9) at Yosemite Valley.
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Great climb. I led up the sustained 5.8 handcrack first pitch. Beautiful line with perfect hands and great pro, made even better by the sun which, up to that point, had been hidden behind clouds. The rest of the route I thought was pretty chill. Fun 5.7 lb on the second pitch. I didn't think that the "committing" crux was very hard. I got great jams with both hands under the roof and was able to find enough traction to keep my feet on the wall. Great 5.8 lb after that leading up to a tricky, but fun last couple moves to the top. Definitely going to repeat this one so I can lead the crux pitch.Maria L likes this
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Jon P.
climbed Royal Arches (5.7 A0) at Yosemite Valley.
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Did the 5.8 start to avoid the crowd and, although slightly tricky to figure out, the variation wasn't terribly difficult. From there, we simulclimbed a bit and then roped up for the rest of the climb. None of the moves felt very difficult and it was all pretty chill. We started at around 8:30 and climbed until 2:45, longer than we'd wanted to take, but there was a pretty long holdup at the pendulum (there was a group of 3 ahead of us and another group of 3 that decided to just free the 10b section...definitely a cluster). The raps took a while as well. We started descending at around 3:15 and got down at 5:45. On one of the raps, I overestimated the length of my 70m rope and thought I could skip a rap. Unfortunately, I ended up at the bottom of the rope (so thankful we tied knots) 2ft. above the next anchor and unable to reach it. I ended up having to "jug" back up the rope to the previous anchor. Not the most fun. All in all, it was a long day with pretty chill climbing. Fun, but not something I'd do again any time soon. Next goal will be to free Royal Arches and then climb Crestjewel, hopefully next season.
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Jon P.
climbed East Wall (5.7) at Lover's Leap.
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Finally got on this climb after an ankle injury on the approach prevented me from climbing the first time. The route is fun and fairly easy with a short, but exposed (for leader and follower) traverse on the second pitch. After waiting in line for about 40 minutes at the 2nd pitch anchor of Bear's Reach, we were able to finish the route. The 5.9 mantle finish variation is great, perfectly protectable with a #4 cam. Seems like a great alternative to Bear's Reach if the crowds are too big.Gabriel V likes this
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Jon P.
followed Tenaya Peak (5.5) at Tuolumne Meadows.
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A very easy, but fun climb with a stellar top-out that almost makes the arduous approach and descent worth the trouble. We got to the trailhead in the morning and, after struggling slightly with routefinding and wet slab crossing, made it to the bottom of the route. There was many groups there starting at the same time as us, but the route was wide and low-angle so passing was possible. We simulclimbed up about 10 of the pitches, bypassing all of the easier 4th class and low 5th class climbing. We pitched out the last 2 pitches, both fun and relatively simple, with a short exhilarating 5.7 lieback variation near the top. The decent was loose, sketchy and hard to routefind. But, round-trip, we made it back to the car at around 3:30pm with enough time to dip in Tenaya lake before heading out. A fun day, but nothing too exciting.
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Jon P.
climbed Venusian Blind (5.7) at Palisades.
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All in all, an incredible climb. The more technical/difficult climbing was on nearly perfect rock with beautiful cracks and face moves. The easier climbing, which consisted for the most part of no-pro traverses, was generally well-exposed and exciting for both leader and follower. After soloing up to the second pitch belay, we roped up and started climbing around 9am. 10 or 11 pitches later, at around 3, we made it up to the last tower, which we avoided by descending a ramp off left and hiking up 4th class to the top. After deciding against a sketchy, super-exposed (2,000ft. drop off the right side) traverse to the true summit, we descended down the loose 4th class to the rap station above the Contact Pass. After rapping, we (ok, maybe just I...) had lots of fun sliding down the low-angle snowfields back to the approach trail. Highlights of the climb include the 5.8 finger lieback variation, the perfectly formed and super-exposed 5.7 hand crack, and the wild 4ft. gap. Given the quality of the climbing and the gorgeous setting, this route is one of the best I've done and a great beginner alpine climb.Gabriel V likes this
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Jon P.
climbed Zee Tree (5.7) at Tuolumne Meadows.
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Fun (relatively) well-protected face-climbing leading to an easy, low-angle lieback on top. Did the last pitch (steep 5.7 lieback). Couldn't find a great place to anchor and ran out the lieback. All in all, a slightly sketchy last pitch. Glad I did it though as the top-out was fantastic. Definitely a fun climb.
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Jon P.
climbed The Grack, Center (5.6) at Yosemite National Park.
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A very fun low-angle finger crack. Crux comes at the very end when the crack thins out and a few semi-exposed friction moves are necessary to move up. A lovely first climb of the day (although with direct sunlight, the route was pretty hot). Also, fun chatting with Grant Hiskes and John Shewchuck (first ascenders of many Tuolomne/Yosemite climbs including Errett Out on Dozier Dome) at the base.