AS THE MOUNTAIN RISES
Andy Lindblade
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YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, USA
In September '94 Athol Whimp and I went to the Valley for a month or so, inspired by the sheer scale of the place, the intensity of the lines, and the deep climbing history. Upon leaving I realized that we'd barely scratched the surface, and so Yosemite will always remain the place to come back to and once again launch up the walls toward the sky.
At the base of the northwest face of Half Dome prior to making a free ascent of the Regular Route, 1994.
Looking down the Regular Route on the northwest face of Half Dome, 1994.
Athol, Zig Zag pitches, northwest face of Half Dome, 1994.
Athol on top of Half Dome after we made a free ascent of the northwest face, Regular Route, 1994.
On top of Half Dome after making a free ascent of northwest face Regular Route, 1994.
"Cookie Monster," a fun route at the Cookie, 1994.
El Capitan, clearly showing The Nose route (the main prow).
El Capitan.
Greg Crouch and Athol cruising Lunatic Fringe, 2010. See Greg's excellent books on his website here.
Athol dealing to the Great Roof pitch of The Nose, El Capitan during a 15 hour ascent in 1994.
Under the California sun: Athol climbing the Stoveleg pitches of The Nose, El Capitan, during a 15 hour ascent in 1994.