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Tim O'Neill on The East Buttress of El Capitan. Yosemite, CA |
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Karl on East Buttress of El Capitan |
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Gary Carpenter leads the one of the all time photogenic pitches in the Valley. |
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Ed Hartouni gets through the technical crux on his way to the granite gutter above... |
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East Buttress with top of The Nose on left. |
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Justin Lawrence on Pitch 4: wide climbing or 5.9 face. |
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Marshall Minobe leading Pitch 7 of El Capitan's East Buttress with Half Dome in the background. |
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Pitch 11 with Manure Pile Buttress below. |
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On easier terrain near the top. |
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Justin Lawrence on the Pitch 3 arete. |
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El Capitan - East Buttress - pitch 9 face vs. ow.
(pitch numbering as per Reid topo) |
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The party ahead of us with Half Dome in the background. |
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Tomas waiting half way through the eighth pitch (FISH topo) |
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Tomas ensures that El Cap stays upright |
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View from the base of the East Buttress. It never gets old. |
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EB in 9 (topo I drew up based on ST, Don Reid and my memory) |
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EB reflection from the bridge |
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Wild Dikes on the East Ledges Descent |
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Anchor at top of P8 EB |
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Getting stoked to be near the summit |
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Top of P6 EB |
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Top of P5 |
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Top of P4 EB |
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Arete Pitch EB |
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