The party above us bailed and passed us on their way down. They weren't prepared for the cold and were both glassy eyed from lack of sleep. They also had problems with wind picking there ledge up (with them in it!) and slamming them back down throughout the night.
We're catching the beginning of a warming trend and right now it is calm and clear with a full moon. Forecast is for a low of 25, but we're prepared.
Today Yugi and Hans made their record attempt on the nose. The meadow was full of people cheering them on. We caught sight of them on the King Swing doing their signature 360 on the pendi. They did the whole route (30 some pitches) in less time then it took us to lead, clean, and haul one! Wow!
Tomorrow the Gray Circle and the famous Nipple Pitch.
Above: Here's the same pitch from the lens of Tom Evans (elcap-pics on supertopo.com) from El Cap Bridge on the Valley floor. Tom uses an 800mm lens with an extender for an equivalent 1500 zoom!
Below: These two photos could almost be stitched together. Me leading pitch 5/6 (we strung them together) and Nate waiting at the belay below.
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I tried to see if any pictures were taken of you on the El Cap. report. I don't know what color long sleeve clothing you guys are wearing.
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