Does the Yosemite "Triple crown" ignore Glacier Point Apron?

Stated here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPkWGpDkOz/?utm_medium=copy_link

"Climbing the 3 biggest walls in Yosemite Valley in under 24 hours - El Capitan, Half Dome, and Mount Watkins..."

Perhaps this summary is a factually incorrect representation of what the "Triple Crown" is. Glacier Point Apron is ~4000 feet of vertical. Why does nobody ever discuss it? Why isn't it part of the big link-ups? Genuinely curious, it's a cool piece of rock and it's massive but it doesn't seem to attract as much attention as most of the other formations in the valley. Is it just not fun to climb?

Seriously?

Cherokee Nunes wrote:

Seriously?

Seems like a more interesting question than half the nonsense threads that exist around here. 

There's a dope-ass 5.10 that goes up it, right? Is it just that a walk off is long as shit on this thing? Or what?

Nate A wrote:

Stated here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPkWGpDkOz/?utm_medium=copy_link

"Climbing the 3 biggest walls in Yosemite Valley in under 24 hours - El Capitan, Half Dome, and Mount Watkins..."

Perhaps this summary is a factually incorrect representation of what the "Triple Crown" is. Glacier Point Apron is ~4000 feet of vertical. Why does nobody ever discuss it? Why isn't it part of the big link-ups? Genuinely curious, it's a cool piece of rock and it's massive but it doesn't seem to attract as much attention as most of the other formations in the valley. Is it just not fun to climb?

It has a lot of vertical, but it's not a big wall.

Slabs don't get no respect, is the problem.

Go do it, and call it the Grand Slam of Yosemite. It would be very proud.

I get a chuckle out of these threads. Nearly everything in climbing is completely arbitrary. Bolts, pitons, slab, face, 5.9, 5.10, V4, water ice, alpine ice, big wall, downgrading, link ups, free, aid...the "rules" are made up on the spot. Trying to find logic here is madness. The only constant is g = -9.8 m/s^2.

Pat Light wrote:

I get a chuckle out of these threads. Nearly everything in climbing is completely arbitrary. Bolts, pitons, slab, face, 5.9, 5.10, V4, water ice, alpine ice, big wall, downgrading, link ups, free, aid...the "rules" are made up on the spot. Trying to find logic here is madness. The only constant is g = -9.8 m/s^2.

You're correct, of course. None the less if the reason that the triple crown involves mount watkins and not Galactic Hitchiker on Glacier Point is because despite being 4,000 feet Galactic Hitchhiker is only a grade IV, that is an interesting observation. Doing 3 grade VI walls is a much more badass undertaking, despite being less vertical feet. 

tbh other than talking about safety I think all climbing conversation is as arbitrary and pointless as this. It's an arbitrary and pointless activity. It's still kinda interesting, to think about and talk about tho

Ricky Harline wrote:

You're correct, of course. None the less if the reason that the triple crown involves mount watkins and not Galactic Hitchiker on Glacier Point is because despite being 4,000 feet Galactic Hitchhiker is only a grade IV, that is an interesting observation. Doing 3 grade VI walls is a much more badass undertaking, despite being less vertical feet. 

tbh other than talking about safety I think all climbing conversation is as arbitrary and pointless as this. It's an arbitrary and pointless activity. It's still kinda interesting, to think about and talk about tho

Obviously it’s arbitrary and essentially irrelevant. I was camping in north pines last week looking up at the apron wondering why it didn’t get more press. Just came here to see if I could learn why that is.

It does look like fun if you don’t mind all that slab. 

Nate A wrote:

Obviously it’s arbitrary and essentially irrelevant. I was camping in north pines last week looking up at the apron wondering why it didn’t get more press. Just came here to see if I could learn why that is.

It does look like fun if you don’t mind all that slab. 

You answered your own question.