Regular Northwest Face route map (rough)
Adam working up the death slabs
big pack + dicey fixed lines makes for a wicked approach
base of the northwest face
golden hour on the nw face
looking up at the route with the visor visible at the very top
Adam beginning a leisurely morning at about 4:30am. time to get psyched and climb!
Scott whipping out the aiders for pitch 4
Scott leading pitch 4's 5.11/C1
Adam jugging pitch 4
traversing onto the main wall before the Robbins Traverse
Adam leading pitch 9
view looking down the Valley
view looking up Tenaya Canyon
Robbins Traverse
Scott leading pitch 12, before the chimneys
Adam cruising up pitch 12
the approach cracks on the first chimney pitch (13)
visor getting closer
Scott leading pitch 16 before the Double Cracks
Adam leading the Double Cracks
Scott traversing onto Big Sandy Ledge
the humble bivy atop Big Sandy
Scott sightseeing on his leash
golden hour
Adam getting ready for a long night of uncomfortable sleep
really livin'
Half Dome's shadow in the morning
Scott leading pitch 18, the first of the Zig Zags
view looking down at Big Sandy from the Zig Zags
Scott leading 23, the final pitch! (Carolina peering down from atop the summit.)
Scott belaying Adam on pitch 23 and soaking it in
stoked!
Half Dome from Olmstead Point
