The day before we left the ground I kept saying "I just want to start. I just want to get up there." I'd seen El Cap, I'd met our leaders, I wasn't scared of climbing, so I just wanted it to start ASAP. I was sick of being anxious. Originally Timmy told us that we'd…
Continue reading ➞ Slacks from Banana Republic and 9 pounds of beer
Here's a short video of the day we arrived in the valley and saw our new adversary in person for the first time.
Damn! I've driven through the Winona tunnel and into Yosemite Valley a whole lotta times, but after picking up Timmy and heading north, this time was so much different. With some hindsight, El Capitan is way more intimidating to look at from a few miles away than right up against it. It's almost like an…
So at this point I have to rewind right? The nature of this adventure didn't lend it's self to being easy to document, and since it was much shorter than the last, by about 49 days, we're pretty much forced to talk about it in hindsight. So here we go... We started emailing Timmy back…
Continue reading ➞ “I don’t get it. Are we really doing this?”
We're done, we're down, and we're safe. So, I'm sure it might have gotten a little confusing where we were in the climb, who was posting, and why there weren't any audio clips from us on the wall. Turns out it's a little more difficult to communicate from up there then we thought it would…
Jeff & Heath are ahead of schedule and are quickly approaching the top. They really are going to do it. No word from them yet on how hard it was or if anyone threw a tantrum on the side of the rock, but more stories, pics and updates are sure to come tonight after they…
Yesterday's sleeping spot: Timmy & Dave Turner, shot using a telescope from El Cap meadow: The legendary Eddie Lindros & his wife, Joyce, came to cheer the crew on from the ground:
Progress so far: Zoomed In: Plus, Dan stopped by to cheer them on:
Timmy, Heath & Jeff are in the middle of the screen, the haul bag is just above the tree tops with Dave Turner.
WE'RE REALLY DOING IT 