Today was a great day. In the morning we all went to Middle Cathedral Peak. I warmed up on Pee Pee Pillar, 5.10a. In the afternoon we headed out to try one of my 'Yosemite tick list projects', a roof jam route called Separate Reality. This legendary rock climb was opened by Ron Kauk in 1978 and is graded 5.12a, SA grade 24 and has been soloed a few times since. The climb is a very strenuous horizontal hand crack through a roof that is split so you can see the sky though the crack. The crux is actually exiting the roof: you have to toe hook with both feet over and around the edge of the roof. On my first attempt I made the mistake of taping up and couldn't do one jam move. On my second attempt I didn't use tape and sent it. Yippeee!!This was one of my to-do list items and I am so happy I did it.
Check out the great video that Robert took hanging over the edge of the roof. Click on the URL link below to open a new youtube window, or click on the Blogger video image to play it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb82nRnJz2A
6 comments:
Awesome Clint, well done! Living the dream, living the dream...
Brilliant! And thanks for the blog!
Really enjoying reading this.
Great video of Separate Reality. Inspiring!
Nice going Clinton - remember to get the classic photo at the bottom of half dome after you do it!! Good luck, be safe - Lowry
Hey Clinton - welcome to the US :) Great to see you kicking ass out there and paying homage to such an amazing place. Have heaps of fun, be v cool to hear you make of the place !
Climb safe !
Colleen
Hey, great job at the end of the crack. I really liked it. Keep rocking.
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