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| Owner | MITOC Gallery Administrator |
| Creation Date | 2006-09-19 13:55:10 UTC-0400 |
| Description | Woody Hoburg Darren Verploegen East Buttress of Middle Cathedral 5.9 Mad success! We were a little disappointed in ourselves for not making it on half dome, so we decided to move as fast as we could on this classic. Car to car in 8 or 9 hours for an 11 pitch climb with descent; we were pleased. After a few pitches Woody is screaming as he belays Darren up. What the hell could be the matter? The belay is in the middle of an ant farm. Other memorable quotes: "I was going to take a picture of that move but I wanted both hands on the rope". Most of the climbing was easy and fun. The view of ElCap across the meadow is inspiring. We top out early in the day for once and head down the slightly exposed descent trail. A great end to a great trip! |