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.

Great views beneath the shoes

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

Upper Pitches

Unknown climbers on the Prow

again, steep

Ropesoloing off Anchorage Ledge

our Duffel bag haul bags !

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

First sun on the Prow.

Last pitch possibly, half dome in the bathroom

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

Near the top

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

View of Half Dome from the base of the Prow

Dave Sessions on Anchorage Ledge. (Oct 2012)

Mike Nicholson on Anchorage Ledge. (Oct 2012)

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

steep

Jugging up.

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

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

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

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

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

Looking down pitch 4.

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

Pitch 6

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

downward

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

definitely no stoke to be found

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

Summit bivy on top of Washington Column

feeling cozy between these proud faces high on the Prow

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

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.

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

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

The P3 roof

Camping at the top of pitch 5

High on the Prow.

Steep, slight overhang

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Me heading up p9 in the dark.