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Hazel Findlay talks to James McHaffie and Dan McManus about their recent ascent of the Salathé Wall on El Capitan.

"...we were hit by a hailstorm... Caff was halfway up the Hollow flake [a squeeze chimney/offwidth too wide to protect with gear] and hail was building up on his rock shoes..."

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=68946

In reply to UKC News:

Is this the same line that (I think) Leo Houlding came very close to flashing (just one fall) quite a while back or was that a different (easier?) variation?

In reply to Robert Durran:

I think that was El Nino (report from Leo (2002) here: http://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2002_files/AJ%202002%2050... )

They're getting on El Nino next.

In reply to Mark Collins:


That'll be it.

In reply to UKC News:

standing on your feet and floating upwards Yip, that's all you have to do. A kinda Dawesesque comment

Good read but I wonder what Hazel's looking at doing whilst over there...?

In reply to UKC News:

Legends... awesome effort guys!

In reply to ChrisBrooke:

Yep, that's the one.

In reply to UKC News:

Nice to see these guys onsighting as everyone used to do. So much more efficient, enjoyable and safe on easy to protect cracks. Imagine lesser climbers spending a month headpointing Dina Mot Direct.