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Submitted by Tom Evans on Tue, 06/21/2016 - 14:36
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ElCap Report 6/20/16
By Tom Evans
Yo.. Today was another fine day for climbing and it seems there are more climbers on, or headed up to, the cliff. None of the routes is crowded, at the moment, and this may be the last week or so of cooler weather this season, so get going with your plans.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Mon, 06/20/2016 - 15:50
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ElCap Report 6/18 and 6/19/2016
By Tom Evans
Yo… The big weekend is over and the President has left town. It was an interesting time to be here. The traffic was well managed by NPS but the demands of having the POTUS in town made getting around just about impossible. The speech he gave was only attended by invitation. Somehow I was left off the invitation list…I can’t imagine why. The weather continues to be unseasonably cool and climbing conditions are great. But the cliff is mostly empty and the Nose saw two days with no one on it.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Sat, 06/18/2016 - 14:03
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ElCap Report 6/17/16
By Tom Evans
Yo… Cool and sunny continues to dominate the climbing scene here in the Valley. Where the hell are all you Cubicle Pukes? Throw off your shackles and come on out to the valley of your dreams… now or never!! Not a ton of action on the Cap today but some good stuff is going on.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Fri, 06/17/2016 - 14:02
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ElCap Report 6/16/16
By Tom Evans
Yo… Crystal clear air, temperatures in the low 70’s, and a stout wind from the west, made for a perfect climbing day, assuming one likes to wear puffies all day! Brad Gobright and Scott Bennett did a Triple on ElCap today. They started around 2pm yesterday and did Zodiac in 5 hours and then they went to the Nose and were done with that by dawn. Then they went to Lurking Fear and did that, well within the 24 hour limit. They did a time of 23:10! Great stuff guys!! Remember that the POTUS arrives tomorrow so all bets are off on me getting to the internet for the next two or three days. I will try!
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Thu, 06/16/2016 - 14:53
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ElCap Report 6/15/16
By Tom Evans
Yo… The weather is like April these days…windy, very cool, clear and sunny skies. Kind of a slow day on the hill today. The Presidents pre-visit people came today to see what has to be arranged. Six choppers flew in this afternoon and landed in the Majestic Meadow (Ha!). The POTUS will be here this weekend, if he isn’t here already. They don’t give out much information about POTUS visits. We are expecting the worst in the traffic department so I may be able to do some reports but no guarantees!
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 01:32
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ElCap Report 6/14/16
By Tom Evans
Yo… Sunny and cool weather continues to draw climbers to the Cap. Actually a little on the slow side, photographically, as the sun was bright and there were no clouds for most of the day. The harsh sun, high in the sky, makes for long shadows and difficult lighting for this old shooter.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 15:02
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ElCap Report 6/13/16
By Tom Evans
Yo.. A beautiful day dawned, after the storms of the past day and night. I didn’t see anyone bail as a result of the storm. We needed the rain to wash off the Captain, as the old man can get kinda stinky late in the season! Lots going on… read all about it below.
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Mon, 06/13/2016 - 14:14
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ElCap Report 6/12/16
By Tom Evans
Yo… In the middle of the night I heard the rumbling from far away. Soon it was over the ranch, where I was camped. A flash of lightning and a crash of thunder, along with torrential rain and gale force winds threatened to remove my camp from the ridge. If it was this bad in the Valley, then climbers on ElCap would be in deep dodo. Morning found the rain somewhat subsided but the wind still strong, as I made my way into the Valley. In the café I talked it over with people who had been there at night and they said it was quite a storm. I caught up on my report for yesterday and did some other computer stuff for most of the morning. Around noon I made it down to ElCap, in a light drizzle, to check on everyone on the wall. As is usually the case a small group of climbers had gathered to watch and speculate. Read about it below…
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Sun, 06/12/2016 - 18:19
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ElCap Report 6/11/16
By Tom Evans
Yo.. Today we had another great day for climbing and photography. It was overcast all day and very cool too. Lots of action to report on so let’s get right to it!!
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Submitted by Tom Evans on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 02:27
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ElCap Report 6/10/16
By Tom Evans
Yo… Today was one of the best days for climbing and photos that I have ever seen in ANY Spring season! I took more than 200 shots, on this cool and cloudy day. Lots of action up on the Captain now but no real crowding.
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