Summer '07 snapshots

[gramps]

It's climbing season, I have no interest in hauling an SLR around, so I bought a little Canon point and shoot to document my summer travels. To compound my laziness, I'm putting my shots directly onto Facebook to save the time of compressing them myself, so that would be why none of this is my best work. That being said, I've been some pretty places this summer, and I thought I'd share.

Squamish
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Bellygood ledge is gnarly.
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Grand wall, the chief
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Elephant's perch
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Peter onsighting the .11 crux of Myopia, this route is unrelenting.
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An extended Mennonite family travelling by... massive RV. I can only imagine the difficulties of dumping the gray water when you are used to horses and buggies...
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me getting introduced to Yosemite climbing by leading a .10d pitch, whoops.
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The backyard climbing wall we all wish we had
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Learning how to drill the way the old guys did it, on lead from a stance, well the bosch makes it a little easier.
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Southern Yosemite
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Descending Mt. Goode
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[CS]

Wait a second. Gramps, were you the dude with Matt I met in the Valley at El Cap meadows?

[gramps]

Haha, yeah! That's so crazy, small world. What was your name again?

[Nobody Famous]

An extended Mennonite family travelling by... massive RV. I can only imagine the difficulties of dumping the gray water when you are used to horses and buggies...
Very nice pics. FYI, Mennonites have cars, and vans, (never anything flashy, that RV is probably rented for a vacation). The Amish use H&B-ies exclusively.

[CS]

Haha, yeah! That's so crazy, small world. What was your name again?

Figures. That dude knows everyone.

Name is Craig. I take it you guys never made it to Tuolomne?

[Trackhead]

Clearly your incredible work schedule, lack of a wife, or other worldly responsibilities has allowed you some kick ass climbing trips.

Nice!

[HikeforTurns]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. I need to climb more

[brice618]

Noice!!! I love climbing stoke.

[gramps]

Peter getting burly on some salt lake limestone. very steep .13a

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[JoshP]

Goddamn, you have gotten after it this summer. Well done, great pictures. Elephants Perch looks badass. Love to get up thatta way one of these years.

Let me know if you need a belay slave one of these days, I need a ropegun in a bad way :redface: .