Beware of the fat bastard at the base who will unabashedly steal your food.

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Beware of the fat bastard at the base who will unabashedly steal your food.

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Me heading up p9 in the dark.

The Prow has excellent cell reception. David Katz buying low and selling high

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Beware of the fat bastard at the base who will unabashedly steal your food.

The Prow has excellent cell reception. David Katz buying low and selling high

Topping out on the prow.

again, steep

Great views beneath the shoes

Ropesoloing off Anchorage Ledge

First sun on the Prow.

Upper Pitches

Unknown climbers on the Prow

"The Prow".<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Critical big wall gear to keep your nuts separated from the pecker.

our Duffel bag haul bags !

Last pitch possibly, half dome in the bathroom

steep

Even the gnarly heads will hold. Somewhere on P4, May 2025.

Mike Nicholson leading (p4) on the Prow. (Oct 2012)

Near the top

Susan Hauling the pig! Fun Fun.....

Greg S following P8 to Tapir Terraces - JUN 2001

View of Half Dome from the base of the Prow

Jugging up.

Mike Nicholson leading (p1) on the Prow. (Oct 2012)

Mike Nicholson leading (p2) on the Prow. (Oct 2012)

Richard happy to be into a bolt. That is his happy face.

Looking down pitch 5 at the reachy bolt ladder. That's one blank steep face!

Looking up Pitch 1 of the Prow. JP on lead.

Pitch 6

Looking up pitch 5. The reachy bolt ladder starts just after the crack peters out on the blank face.

Looking down pitch 4.

On the decent. The prow is the wall in the background.

Mike Nicholson on Anchorage Ledge. (Oct 2012)

Dave Sessions on Anchorage Ledge. (Oct 2012)

This is about the last aid move on the route followed by some 5.6-5.7 scrambling to the summit.

Sunset on the summit. Just enough light left to get down the NDG following an in a day ascent.

The P3 roof

Bivy 1, prow of Washington's column, Yosemite CA1986

Tapir Terrace, looking at the rest of the route. BTW I went right to some old bivy anchors. So we had to shuttle our bags over left to get back under the route.

feeling cozy between these proud faces high on the Prow

definitely no stoke to be found

downward

Summit bivy on top of Washington Column

The Prow, seen from the North Dome Gully descent trail.

P2. Don't move right on this pitch, go left to the anchors under the roof.

High on the Prow.

Camping at the top of pitch 5

When it started raining we got the ledge up in record time.

Steep, slight overhang

photoshopped

Pigs at the base of the route!

I was in a waterfall while belaying this pitch in the rain.

Cooper relaxing on Anchorage Ledge.

A bomber bashie at the crux of the pitch leading up to Anchorage. October, 2022.

Me heading up p9 in the dark.

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