1978

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1978

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One of the best splitters out there. Photo by Brad Gobright

Tring the alien finish

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Bill Price

Sep 8, 2014

“1978”

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Skip Guerin barefoot on the Alien Roof (5.12b), Yosemite Valley<br>
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Photo by Steve Morris

One of the best splitters out there. Photo by Brad Gobright

1978

Tring the alien finish

Pitch seven

TRing the Alien Finish

Jack climbs the second to last pitch

Climber coming up pitch 5 (10+) of the Rostrum North Face. (notice he is linking pitches 4 and 5, and that he has only clipped intermediate bolt anchors for pro.)

Epic perspective of the North Face from a 540'/160m highline off the top of the Rostrum.
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Can't get a shot like this unless you use a drone, but my buddy Alonso had his phone with him as he was seshing the line.
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Matt S. and I got the FA on the 540'!

buddy Mike following the 5th pitch. definitely doing the uprising next time.

Alien Roof Finish

This is what the flake at the start of P2 did to a party in front of us when the leader fell. The BD #3 behind the flake did hold, but the rope got a core shot. They bailed.

Every pitch on this climb is outstanding. This is pitch 5.

The best pitch of the climb

Yet another way you can protect your #5 cam if you leave it in the crack on pitch 8. There is a tiny, shallow crack that takes a black totem, and this short quickdraw will keep the upper part of the rope from pushing the cam too deep into the crack.

Eric Griffith cruising upwards.
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Copyright Harrison Weinberg.

Max Matles walking up the crux

The notorious pitch 6 5.10 offwidth of the Rostrum North Face.

at the end of the "crux" section.

Merrill Bitter - RIP. Early 90's on The Rostrum. Such a good friend and good man. We climbed in the Dolomites, the Wasatch, City of Rocks, and Yosemite for 40+ years.

Travis Pitch 7

The view of the The Rostrum from the bottom.

Route Overlay The Rostrum North Face.

Bryce Ungersma starting p6...this whole pitch was HARD.

ICONIC Rostrum!

Bryce Ungersma getting ready to punch the 11a thin crux

Bryce Ungersma on p4

Josh F. firing the 11c fourth pitch of the Rostrum.

Morning glow at the base of The Rostrum! Crazy that you can essentially view the entire route from the bottom.

At a nice rest partway through the crux section. Photo by Shino.

Brian Hahn Leading up Pitch 3

Josh F. on the 11a second pitch of the Rostrum.

Looking up Pitch 1.

After the crux on pitch 4.

P4 finger splitter. Photo by JW.

Stemming, jamming, and laybacking my li'l heart out on p5.

halfway through pitch 6

Pitch 6, a welcome fist jam after 30 or so feet of stacking

Mike heading into the OW section on P6

Nate B starting up the 5.11a section at the start of Pitch 2.

Eric Coleman in the perfect hands on pitch 3.

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