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..."
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?
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.
News New Route on South Face of Alaska's Mt. Dickey by Tom Livingstone and Gašper Pintar
Tom Livingstone and Slovenian partner Gašper Pintar have made a first ascent on the south face of Mt. Dickey (2909m) in Alaska's Ruth Gorge over four days, naming the line 'The Great Wall.'