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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 27, 2017 - 02:19pm PT
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Just got a call from Pete - he witnessed a massive rockfall from high on Waterfall route on El Cap.
They are safe (Ryan, Patrick and Pete) but think they can see bodies at the base.
Pete said it looked like a sheet of rock about 100 feet square.
Check in on any friends in that area.
Pic Ryan Sheridan posted on FB
Holy f*#king shit!
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Sep 27, 2017 - 02:25pm PT
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Scary!
Hope no one is injured or worse.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 27, 2017 - 02:29pm PT
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Holy crap
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 27, 2017 - 02:30pm PT
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Edit: Apparently someone walked out of the debris. Hopefully others are just injured.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 27, 2017 - 02:52pm PT
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Glad Pete & friends are OK! Whew!
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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Sep 27, 2017 - 02:56pm PT
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That part of el cap has seen a lot of rockfall over the years, but that is enormous. I hope the guys on the wall are are just seeing things other than bodies.
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velvet!
Trad climber
La Cochitaville
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Sep 27, 2017 - 03:15pm PT
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Safe wishes to the involved climbers and YOSAR team members <3
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kalockwood
climber
Salt Lake City
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Sep 27, 2017 - 03:23pm PT
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Brad Gobright posted a photo on his Instagram story. Looks huge.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 27, 2017 - 03:25pm PT
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Let's hope there are no bodies below this.
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Sep 27, 2017 - 04:13pm PT
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looks like some parts of the prophet might be gone as well. I always cringe when i see a large talus field and no glacier, comes from above every time.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Sep 27, 2017 - 04:14pm PT
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whoa.
Hoping no one got seriously hurt.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 27, 2017 - 04:43pm PT
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Fresno Bee has the same basic info as SFGate, CW.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 27, 2017 - 04:45pm PT
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Lots of stuff on Facebook right now.
I was supposed to climb this with Pete. Really f*#king scary sh#t right here guys.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Sep 27, 2017 - 04:54pm PT
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One report from FB says, "Massive rockfall on El Cap right now. Been going on and off for an hour now. Very active!"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/yosemite-ranger-rock-fall-strikes-famous-climbing-route/2017/09/27/5f270b6e-a3dc-11e7-b573-8ec86cdfe1ed_story.html
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Officials at Yosemite National Park in California say a chunk of rock broke off El Capitan along one of the world’s most famously scaled routes at the height of climbing season.
Ranger Scott Gediman said Wednesday that witnesses made multiple calls reporting the rock fall around 2 p.m. PDT. He estimates 30 or more climbers were on the wall at the time, but he could not confirm injuries or the size of the rock fall.
Gediman says the park’s helicopter is helping assess the damage.
The rock fall happened along the Waterfall route on El Capitan’s eastern buttress.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 27, 2017 - 04:55pm PT
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Wow, that looks exponentially bigger than the one on the west face.
Interested in hearing the details from gstock.
Both of these happening during otherwise prime climbing conditions is scary.
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MarkEvanSmith
Social climber
Oakhurst
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Sep 27, 2017 - 05:05pm PT
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Hey all, my name is Mark Evan Smith and I'm a reporter with the Sierra Star (newspaper in Oakhurst, very close to Yosemite National Park). We're happy that Ryan and friends are okay but obviously this is a very scary situation. Since I'm assuming it's difficult to get in touch with him, would it be okay to use his photo with full photo credit on our website, and then possibly for publication in The Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, and elsewhere? I will be frank and let you know we did publish it with our story, but we can remove it ASAP if that's what Ryan would prefer.
The Associated Press and several television news outlets also wish to use the photo. My phone number is (559) 683-4464 and email is msmith@sierrastar.com. Please let me know if this is okay. Thank you!
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Lambone
Big Wall climber
Ashland, Or
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Sep 27, 2017 - 05:16pm PT
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Sad day at the Captain :(
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Dave
Mountain climber
the ANTI-fresno
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Sep 27, 2017 - 05:21pm PT
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" I will be frank and let you know we did publish it with our story, but we can remove it ASAP if that's what Ryan would prefer."
At least you admit it.
You do realize that under copyright law and intellectual property law this is essentially theft and grounds for a lawsuit, right? Without a release of rights you just opened every paper you gave it to up to a suit.
If I were Ryan I'd be asking for compensation. More so since it was published it multiple places without authorization.
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