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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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casual
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Would it look like a prototype for the first generation lost arrow with file marks, Tripl7?
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Eric Beck
Sport climber
Bishop, California
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Those who would like to practice the Narrows have an excellent resource. There is an almost perfect replica 100 feet west of Swam Slab. It doesn't go anywhere; once you are up in it, downclimbing is necessary. For what it's worth, we called it 5.7.
My own recollection of the hardest pitch was the lower narrows, ably led by Tom Gerughty.
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Piton Ron!
I'm pretty sure it was an angle, because if it was a LA, I probably would have snagged it!!
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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SS should be required climbing for anybody who's ever tied into a rope.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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So...we were talking about the Albatross tonight, and I pulled up that one...which made me pull up this one b/c it's my favorite. So. Bump.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Unexposed, but really classic Valley climbing. Did it last Fall for the first time since 72 and it was better than I remembered. Should be on everyone's tick list.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Great warm-up for Serenity Crack...
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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After the Wilson, I recommend the improbable 5.8 traverse over that 5.9 squeezy thing. Very exposed just there (you stem out over this gap), and no pro gives it some excitement, but one move and you're off and running...
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Wow, I can't believe that's Stu, Dingus...
Taught me many of the basics, way back when. Now my buddy flies with him...
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wildone
climber
Troy, MT
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You sickos wanna do something fun, go do Laid To Rest by Call of The Wild. I've never done ss (it's #1 on my Life List), but after Sean and I did LTR, he told me we could do SS in less than three hours, and he's done it a few times, so I'm sure it's my kind of route. Soon. Very soon.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Bump for some great reportage!
Le_bruce, now that we got it wired with the unplanned bivvy, we have to get a clean one-day ascent this season.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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A pitch above The Narrows (the morning after):
About 2 pitches above the Narrows:
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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I've done the thing a few times, and I always end up rapping that one short pitch--just so easy to drop down...
And then I keep saying "I gotta get it clean!"
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Must've done it a least 5 times including once with Dick Cillie and once as a free solo. I love this route...it's been long enough since my last ascent that I remember just about nothing about it. High time to "on-site" it again.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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SS, the gold standard for Yosemite multi-pitch moderates. Too many of the other moderates are low angle adventures reminiscent of Red Rocks.
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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I love the SS!
I was intimidated beneath the Narrows, but it wasn't that bad. Well protected and fun. Once you're in it, you're loving life. The preceding pitch is definitely the crux and the Wilson Overhang is super solid.
Lots of great climbing up an incredible line. The descent kind of aches. One of the best climbing days of my life.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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eeyonkee, maybe it's time for a team geezer resolo?
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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You're on Jaybro. This spring. The Steck-Salathe is like an old friend.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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uh-oh!
When we did the West face in late May there was a lot of snow on the descent. The other times I've done SS were in the Fall. Is it wet in the spring?
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