Monthly Archives: October 2007

El Capitan: The Nose (in a day, NIAD)

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Sampsa Jyrkynen

Do you know what is the best one day rock climb in the world? Well… It’s the Nose and we climbed it on Thursday! The storms cleared the route so we were there alone and we had a blast! Check … Continue reading →

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Leaning Tower: West Face

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Sampsa Jyrkynen

Today we were sharpening our aid skills on the Leaning Tower. We did the West Face route which was super fun! Oh boy, it was steep! Pics online!

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Half Dome + El Capitan East Buttress

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Sampsa Jyrkynen

As we had a look at the weather forecast on Wednesday, they forecasted the first winter rains coming in for Friday, and we had to go big and fast. We decided to try a single push go on Half Dome … Continue reading →

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Serenity Crack + Higher Cathedral Rock

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Sampsa Jyrkynen

This Sunday we climbed the praised Serenity Crack (5.10d) on Royal Arches, which was very weird climbing (pinscars) but at the same time it was a very good route indeed. Yesterday we did the Northeast Buttress of Higher Cathedral Rock … Continue reading →

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