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ElCap Report 5/17/11

Submitted by Tom Evans on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 18:56

ElCap Report 5/17/11
By Tom Evans

Yo.. Man oh man what a soggy mess the Valley is and will be for the foreseeable future.  My advice…. stay away, far away from here until the weather settles down.  Rained last night and the clouds are hanging thick on the cliffs.  I went down to ElCap earlier and couldn’t even see it!  So the report will be pretty thin today with mostly scenic stuff to fill it out.

Update:  I was just down at the Captain and caught some glimpses through the clouds.  I saw Holly having a bite to eat at the ledge on top of the 10th pitch.  She is climbing, as her portaledge is cased and she is on dry rock.  Looking good Holly!  The bad news is that it continues to rain, rain and rain.  Thus far just a light but steady drizzle.

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

VA/ Tangerine Trip;  Holly is well prepared and on the part of the route that doesn’t receive much precipitation, so she will be just fine and will most likely climb a pitch or maybe two sometime today.  The ladies are ruling the Captain right now!!

Some shots from the last few days.

After a fall on Sunkist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunkist above the Canoe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holly Beck and the ElCap salute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yosemite Falls view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water World, North Dome and the Royal Arches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Face of Higher Cathedral Rock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathedral Spires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tourons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Sweet Home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glacier Point Apron above the trees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ElCap Bridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 O’clock Wall and Staircase Falls.

 

In other news… well there isn’t any other news at the moment.  We are just trying not to get too depressed with the weather.
So that’s the way it is, for this the 17th day of May, 2011.
Stay dry and warm,
So long,
Tom Evans

 

#1Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 20:27.

Was Thinking About Heading To The EC Meadow

But I got out of the DMV and thought better of it looking at the clouds heading that direction and already in a hover pattern in the general area.

Home Sweet Home shot.... That's your rig?

I was under the impression you had some serious digs goin out there...

Cheers to Tom

#2Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 20:19.

Whoa

Seriously beautiful pics, Tom.
Thanks for that.
Skully

#3Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 16:36.

Love the shots even though the weather sucks!

Nice post whipper shot of the boyz on Sunkist. Even though the valley is wet the scenic shots are awesome. The water at the bridge looks like the spring of 2005. Good luck to all the ladies up on the Captain.

Cheers,

Doug