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NEWS: Leo Houlding - El Capitan and Half Dome in a day

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 Jack Geldard 14 Jul 2008
On Sunday June 8th Leo Houlding and Sean Leary free climbed El Capitan and Half Dome in a day.

Starting Freerider at 8am the pair simo-climbed all the way to pitch 23, the Teflon corner, in five hours...

...A rapid descent and close brush with the Park service saw them begin the hike to half dome at 11pm...

Read More: http://new.ukclimbing.com/news/older.html?month=07&year=2008#n45200
 beardy mike 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC: Holy double velvet comfort batman!
 Morgan Woods 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:

nice....wonder what the "brush" with the park ranger was?
 beardy mike 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Morgan Woods: Probably didn't say "dang - that was way knarly bro" often enough?
 Michael Ryan 14 Jul 2008
In reply to mike kann:

> (In reply to Morgan Woods) Probably didn't say "dang - that was way knarly bro" often enough?

I think the answer to that is 'hidden' in the report. Let's say no more!

 Lemony 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Morgan Woods: I suspect they didn't use the normal descent path...
 beardy mike 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Aha. I understand. You mean a very rapid descent.
 Enty 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Cool. What's the fine for coming down that way at the moment.

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 gabriel_m 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:
Surely simul-climbing? Unless they were climbing with a norwegian.
 Monk 14 Jul 2008
In reply to mike kann:

aaah! just got what you mean.
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:

Good grief.

Is that horrible offwidth/standard 5.11 wide crack, as seen on the bagels film, above or below pitch 23, does anyone know?

jcm
 jkarran 14 Jul 2008
In reply to Morgan Woods:

> nice....wonder what the "brush" with the park ranger was?

My bet is they descended more rapidly than most.
jk
 Paz 14 Jul 2008
In reply to mike kann:
> didn't say "dang - that was way knarly bro" often enough?

I heard if you don't do this they might mistake you for a bear and open fire.
 ng1273 14 Jul 2008
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

below? just looking at the topo, not from any personal experience

monster offwidth (5.11d?) is around pitch 19, also there's hollow flake (5.9, pitch 13ish) and a 5.10d offwidth headwall variation (pitch 32 or so), haven't seen the film though but sounds like monster offwidth? Not sure about exact pitch numbers as it's a combined salathe/freerider topo and slightly confusing with all the variations.
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