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Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber

San Francisco

Apr 19, 2013 - 05:55pm PT

These dudes look bad ass. If I ever encountered them in real life I would pray they 'get' my online humor. Especially if they had that bottle around. LOL

Clint Cummins

Trad climber

SF Bay area, CA

Apr 19, 2013 - 05:57pm PT

Thanks, John. Josh mentioned tunnelling under a huge chockstone also.
Here is an xRez photo version which also has the good afternoon lighting and the Great Chimney is plainly visible.
It shows the upper left chimney option better than my other photo,
and may show the "tunnel chockstone".
As for all the finish options, probably best to just go up there and check them out....

JEleazarian

Trad climber

Fresno CA

Apr 19, 2013 - 07:04pm PT

Xrez is a wonderful thing. Thanks, Clint.

JOhn

Da_Dweeb

climber

Jun 6, 2013 - 02:06pm PT

#BBST

scooter

climber

fist clamp

Dec 30, 2013 - 03:56am PT

Climbed this route today. Pretty hard. Very fun though. We climbed all the way into the back of one of the chimneys and did some fun squeezing and tunneling. It felt like summer until we go t back to Valley Floor. Then it was 28 degrees! Did it in about 8 pitches with a good deal of simul-climbing. Long Route! Physically more taxing than E Butt of Middle or E Butt El Cap. The rock was surprising high quality as compared to what I had read and heard.

Keith Leaman

Trad climber

Dec 30, 2013 - 08:46am PT

Pat Merrill, Phil Gleason and I did this route around 1970. Our 10AM start resulted in reaching the top just as it was turning dark. We weren't sure of the descent route, so bivied without bags, food or water. Luckily one of us brought matches so we stoked a small fire and were treated to a light dusting of snow as we dozed till dawn.

I recall leading an unprotected chimney, grabbing a chockstone at it's end and swinging out onto the left face to clip a pin. May have been the Great Chimney. Here's a drawing I did of Phil above the chockstone. The 'Charlie Brown' variation sounds familiar.