TR El Cap Solo Training Goes Badly !!

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Cracko

Trad climber

Quartz Hill, California

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2013 - 03:03pm PT

Thanks for the input and encouragement. Time to stop talking about it and start preparing. I'm moving to the Isolation Chamber !!

Cracko

xtrmecat

Big Wall climber

Kalispell, Montanagonia

Feb 17, 2013 - 03:15pm PT

Go for it. I am 52 currently, and planning to solo it. Age matters, but it's still just an elephant. Stab, cut, chew.

Burly Bob

E.L. "One"

Big Wall climber

Lancaster, California

May 4, 2013 - 07:47pm PT

I would like to thank Pete, Tom and Mark for their willingness to help an old man out and give me some solid advise on my El Cap solo plans. After 32 years in education, my last day will be June 28th. My original plans were to jump on El Cap in early July. After my mentors repeatedly asked, WTF are you thinking?, I came to my senses. I am now planning on getting on the Captain in early October, two weeks after I compete in my final
50 and over Men's Fastpictch Softball National Championship in Carson City.

I will be in Yosemite May 20-26 to jump on some El Cap pitches for training. I will now have the time to get in some serious climbing over the summer in preparation for my Fall ascent. I'm 60 years old, but I am giddy as a middle schooler !!!!!

Cracko

Batrock

Trad climber

Burbank

May 4, 2013 - 08:37pm PT

Great thread, I anxiously await an update on your training and progress. I'm 46, a fireman with 7 years to retirement and don't think I can wait that long to finally get up the big stone. I am making plans to do New Dawn with an old time climbing partner who I used to climb with up at Williamson Rock until he moved away 15 years ago. I just got in contact with him a few months ago after not talking with him in 15 years and we are each training for our assault on New Dawn, he in Colorado and me here in the climbing capital of the world, Burbank. It's been a fun goal and has been really healthy mentally for me to get back out there climbing.

Good luck and keep us posted.