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walking the little piggies down the east ledges! |
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East Ledges |
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La Sportiva Boulder X approach shoes getting ready for the East Ledges Descent, El Capitan. |
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View down from top anchor of Western East Ledges Rappel route.
Fixed rope shown at present (11/09), but may be removed anytime; single 60m rope reaches anchors including trees. |
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Top anchor of Western East Ledges Rappel route. |
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Final traverse from 3' tiny pine tree to top of Western East Ledges Rappel route - a 15' incut diagonal finger crack. Also possible to access from above via slick slab or rappel/fixed rope. |
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How to find the first rappel anchors of both the Western and Eastern East Ledges Rappel routes. |
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El Capitan - East Ledges Descent options |
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El Capitan East Buttress and East Ledges Descent area, from Sentinel Rock |
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