Having had a week in the Yosemite Valley, today was a real change of scene as we became full on tourists! It started off with a splendid brunch in the funky little town of Mountain View. There didn’t seem to be much of a mountain view, but to be honest we were more interested in… Read more

We got a taste of big wall climbing today, by climbing on the giant wall that is El Capitan. But not before an early morning adventure on the vast slabs of Glacier Apron Point. With a big day ahead of us, we were up early and starting up the first pitch of ‘Monday Morning Slab’… Read more

This is what great days are made of… Luck was on our side today, as we climbed one of the best routes of the trip.  The good feelings began at camp this morning though. Most of the ‘generator club’ had moved out of camp last night, so we slept peacefully until the birds woke us… Read more

This mornings objective was a route called ‘Sloth Wall’ (5.7)****. Clare got us started up the route with a few initial tricky moves. Then somehow, I got to do the next pitch which, like yesterday, involved running out great lengths of rope between placing protection.  It was good to get a different view of the… Read more

Another fine day of climbing giant rock faces in Yosemite! This time, we climbed a couple of routes on the huge cliff next to our campsite, called ‘Glacier Point Apron’. We also upped the star ratings by doing a ‘five star route’ called The Grack, which according to the guidebook is “the best moderate grade… Read more

Yes! This is what we came here for! Nice long world class climbing on golden granite!  We actually had a bit of a noisy awakening this morning, as bizarrely, camp rules dictate that RVs and caravans can turn their generators on between 7 and 9 am!? So not exactly the tranquil start you’d expect in… Read more