Friday's Focus - 2020/08/14 - Half Dome

Dean

Dean

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Nice shots!
I have only been to Yosemite once and only had a chance to really shoot HD one evening so here is the only comp I have of this place.. I did have an awesome time and I am very jealous of those of you (Kyle, Jim, etc) who have easy access to this place. :)
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Jim Dockery

Jim Dockery

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Monika, I've already posted the best shot I have from the NW face, which was my first big wall back in 1974. We were pretty stressed by the climb and didn't take many pictures. We did it a couple weeks after Rowell and crew did their first hammerless ascent that was published in National Geo, which I could then use to show my parents what I'd done.
 
JimFox

JimFox

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Kyle, you made this one a bit hard for me as I am currently driving in Montana.

Pbase has locked me out of my Pbase account since their Password Reset function doesn’t work and no one answers their Support emails. So I can’t manage my 15 year old Pbase account anymore, but at least I can still view and download photos from there. So that’s where I got these for today’s Focus.

Here is a selection of various seasons.
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Douglas Sherman

Douglas Sherman

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Jim Dockery said:
Monika, I've already posted the best shot I have from the NW face, which was my first big wall back in 1974. We were pretty stressed by the climb and didn't take many pictures. We did it a couple weeks after Rowell and crew did their first hammerless ascent that was published in National Geo, which I could then use to show my parents what I'd done.
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Did you mean Powell, Jim? I haven't seen those images. Will you post them again?
 
Jim Dockery

Jim Dockery

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Douglas, Galen Rowell did the first hammerless ascent (placing no pitons - only passive protection). My partner and I still brought a hammer and used a few pitons. In this picture you can see some bong-bong pitons hanging on my right side. This was taken on the last hard aid pitch near the top on our third day. Alex Honold has now climbed it ropeless in less than 2 hours!

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