Images from Yosemite

I've been able to take a few photos and shoot a couple of videos from these last few days in Yosemite.

In short, Josh and I started our climbing here with a route called The Moratorium, a "5.11B" finger crack that leads up to the start of the East Buttress of El Capitan. We were hoping to link the two climbs into one big day, but there has been a ton of snowfall this winter, and the Yosemite waterfalls are in full force. Subsequently, the East Butt was soaked, and we had little to do after finishing The Moratorium but look up, think twice, and start the long, slow slog down towards the van.

Yesterday, we made the big approach up to Higher Cathedral and did a super classic, big route called The Northeast Buttress. This Grade IV (big day for most parties) was, in fact, a ton of work. Pitch after pitch of what can only be described as "manly" wide climbing finally deposited up at the summit, and gave us a perfect view of Higher Cathedral Spire, an independent formation just across a small gully.

Today, we're resting, catching up on life outside The Ditch, and enjoying a leisurely, stunningly beautiful day in the shadow of El Cap, Half Dome, and The Sentinel. This is a magical place. The walls are big and intimidating, the climbing is hard, and the feeling of one's own insignificance is magnified by the thundering Yosemite Falls and a sea of golden granite.