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sneville
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Topic Author's Reply - May 12, 2009 - 12:06pm PT
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On sunday we did the el cap lieback and just relaxed and watched other people climb. The hands felt fine the next day but my legs are still sore. Chiloe that picture is my favorite. Thanks for all the replies.
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yosguns
climber
San Francisco, CA
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May 12, 2009 - 01:14pm PT
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Concert was stellar. Thanks for asking, and thanks for more pics!! We're heading back to the Valley now. See you guys soon.
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the Fet
Supercaliyosemistic climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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May 12, 2009 - 01:21pm PT
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Best line in the TR:
"As of today we are still married."
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nutjob
climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 12, 2009 - 01:23pm PT
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Now whenever you start to get cranky or whiney about something, remember how lucky you are! Tend that garden well.
Awesome job!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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May 12, 2009 - 01:28pm PT
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great tr-- congrats on beating the crowds. saturday was gorgeous-- perfect day to be up there
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jenren
Trad climber
Sac, CA
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May 12, 2009 - 01:28pm PT
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Awesome TR! Thank you so much!! Congrtats!!
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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May 12, 2009 - 01:42pm PT
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Awesome report. Pic with tree and Half Dome is also my fave!
Cheers,
Doug
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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May 12, 2009 - 02:54pm PT
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Good on ya. I took my wife up a one pitch 5.7 in Courtright 10 years ago. She freaked. We rapped. We are still happily married after 14 years. She's the ultimate campground/ basecampstress these days, burgers on the fire, happy hour brewing, kids tucked in by the time I straggle back to camp..... but no climbey for wifey.
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kev
climber
CA
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May 12, 2009 - 06:17pm PT
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Right on you two!
I've been wondering since we didn't see you at the sandpit sat night.
kev
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clustiere
Trad climber
berkeley ca
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May 12, 2009 - 06:46pm PT
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SWEET!!!
Next time ad in the direct for an additional 400 feet of climbing.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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May 12, 2009 - 07:49pm PT
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This TR makes me happy. Saweeeet!!
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pleasantOs
climber
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May 12, 2009 - 08:32pm PT
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You da man Sean! What a proud day. Royal Arches to the South Face of North Dome is also a good day...I would like to do this version you have done. HOLD ONTO THAT WOMAN!
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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May 12, 2009 - 09:13pm PT
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My feet hurt just reading it. Knott finding the trail over to the falls and coming down NDG probably saved your feet and Knees. Great link up, I've wanted to do it for 3 decades but even after getting up the arches in sub 3 hours(15+ times) the thought of more slab climbing on my feet never kept the fire burning...Good job. You folks are ready for the Mortals link up of Half Dome and El cap in a day.......
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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May 12, 2009 - 10:01pm PT
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Love it!!!!
Thanks for posting!
NDG... sucks dosen't it.
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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May 12, 2009 - 10:14pm PT
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Great TR and how fortunate you two are to share such an awesome experience/adventure!!!!
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 13, 2009 - 11:27am PT
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Fun! I'd love to do Crest Jewel!
Oh, and that trail back to Yosemite Falls? It is faaaaarrrrr... it took us hours to bushwhack up to it from the top of Royal Arches. Fun once, probably will never do it again.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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May 13, 2009 - 12:12pm PT
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For whatever reason, this photo actually made me smell the Valley. Thanks! Six days.
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blr
climber
socal
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May 18, 2009 - 03:29am PT
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nice job guys! I sincerely don't remember it being difficult at all to catch the trail back to Yosemite Falls/Camp Four. Sorry for the bad beta. Oh, and post a Shasta TR and have Jess post her "SF run" as a TR...
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ThomasKeefer
Trad climber
Between Tuscano and Liguria, Italia
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May 18, 2009 - 03:55am PT
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Another idea is to bring a 7 or 8 mil line on the RA and stash it near the spring somewhere. Then after Crest Jewel, rap the arches descent. People say it is so much longer than the NDG but I disagree and it is more straight forward. The only problem is that if you have to do it in the dark, perhaps it has a high epic potential (I would say that NDG is higher though in the dark).
I have done RA to CJ once and then RA to CJD and both times we rapped it. The second time, we were walking down from CJ with a party that knew the NDG and so we planned to wait for eachother in the parking lot of the Awahnee to see which way was faster. We were out about half an hour ahead and not really rushing. That being said, I had rapped the route at least 3 times before so I am somewhat familiar with it and it was light out.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
above the play park
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May 18, 2009 - 02:03pm PT
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Good job y'all! A day to which many aspire, but few actually pull off.
I like how the guy is climbing with a t-shirt and 6 draws and wifey has that big ol' pack...a keeper indeed!
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