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

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

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

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

Pitch seven

TRing the Alien Finish

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.

The view of the The Rostrum from the bottom.

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

Travis Pitch 7

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

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

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

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

Brian Hahn Leading up Pitch 3

Mike heading into the OW section on P6

Route overlay for The Rostrum North Face.

After the crux on pitch 4.

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

Looking up Pitch 1.

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

halfway through pitch 6

Eric Coleman in the perfect hands on pitch 3.

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