ElCap Report 6/17/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… The killer weather continues to delight and climbers are stepping up to climb their dream routes. Very quiet at the Bridge today as the Touron traffic has dried up for the moment. Not many climbers in evidence either…must be out climbing. The Big Trades continue to dominate the scene, as do the Korean Teams. I will be here for about two weeks more so if you are getting used to these reports every day, enjoy them while you can!

ElCap Report 6/16/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… Man oh man was it a sweet day up on the Captain! The weather has moderated somewhat and it is a bit on the cool side up high. The various teams have reached some interesting looking rock so you are in for a real visual treat on today’s Report! I actually had 30 shots I call “best of the day” in my file for today and had to pick the best 12, which was not so easy!

Anyway it is very late and I need to get this done so….

ElCap Report 6/15/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… Continued brilliant weather is blessing all those who are working on the Big Stone. Several, not so often done routes, are in the offing these days but the King still reigns supreme. This is the time to strike if you have any aspirations of climbing ElCap before Autumn. Soon the summer heat and bad air will cook your skin and fry your lungs…. I know, from personal experience, how debilitating it will be in July and August.

ElCap 6/14/10

By Tom Evans

Yo…. So nice today!! Very quiet at the Bridge today with mostly climbers basking in the Glory. Hudon showed up early to glean another day of basking… however, Bob didn’t appear, breaking a two week string of daily basking. The action on the cliff is concentrated on the Nose and a few other routes. The Spring climbing is coming to a close now and the heat is slowly ratcheting up. But your man, ElCap pics, continues to toil endlessly in hopes of capturing that magic moment for you. I soldier on, suffering in silence! Anyway…. Here it comes, directly to you, via the WWW.

ElCap Report 6/13/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… It couldn’t have been a nicer day here in the Valley. Most of the action was here at the Bridge with all kinds of climbers and few Tourons hanging out. The weather continues to inspire. The time is now.. The place is Elcap…The person missing out is you! The climbing action was mostly on the Nose, now back in command of the attentions of the majority of climbers on the Captain. So drop that warm beer in the trash and get a cold one…park your butt in the most comfortable chair in the place… tell everyone around you to shut the hell up… come with me Puke…you won’t regret it!

ElCap Report 6/12/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… One of the best days of the spring passed today. No wind, mild temps, few Tourons and visits by good climbing friends. The SE Face is emptying out and the big trades there are empty now. I still have the Plague so I have to make this quick so I can get to bed.

Today’s ElCap Report… written just for you…unique in all the world.

ElCap Report 6/11/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… Warmer today and breezy, but it looked colder on the cliff as all the teams were dressed warmly. The Captain was spitting them out like watermelon seeds. The Bridge was frequently jammed with Tourons and climbers alike. Jerry Miller showed up to shoot today but will not be around for the rest of the weekend, so check out his website for your shots from today. Unfortunately, I still have the Valley Plague so I will get right to it as I need to go to bed soon.

ElCap Report 6/10/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… As promised the weather has turned toward the cooler end of the scale. The climbers on the Cap were mostly bundled up in puffy’s and wind jackets today. Still lots of action on the great rock but the King continues to languish the shadow of Roy’s big climb on the SW Face. The SE Face is pretty busy with several routes seeing action while the SW is busy but on few routes.

ElCap Report 6/09/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… Continuing killer weather here in the Ditch. The action is moving to harder climbs. The Koreans are here in force and going on good routes too. The day was marked by good climbing and stupid moves.  I have to get a shower really soon or the park service is going to tag my ear! So this is going to be to the point and right now. So pay attention all you Pukes because I don’t have time to spoon feed you this stuff….

ElCap Report 6/08/10

By Tom Evans

Yo… The beautiful days continue to bless us here in the Valley. A little warm looking on some of the routes, while others seemed to have a stiff breeze blowing to cool things off. The Salathe holds almost all the action these days. You may recall from yesterday that I commented that all the parties bailed from the Legs and Sickle Ledge. I was kidding …. But coming back today I found that indeed, they all bailed!!! The river has gone down some but most of the meadows are still full of water.