Ripped anchor bolt on last 70m rappel 11/12/2017

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Ripped anchor bolt on last 70m rappel 11/12/2017

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The first bear onesie ascent of Super Slide (?). Henry A. climbing.

The top of the route, end of Pitch 5.

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Nov 13, 2017

“Ripped anchor bolt on last 70m rappel 11/12/2017”

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The first bear onesie ascent of Super Slide (?). Henry A. climbing.

Ripped anchor bolt on last 70m rappel 11/12/2017

The top of the route, end of Pitch 5.

Route Overlay for Super Slide.

5.9 fingers!

Finishing the 4th pitch

manny s. leading up p3 on 'super slide' in yosemite. photo shot with expired film for that vintage look

Designated rappel route.

Matt going for it on pitch 5

Super Slide

P3, hero shot. Jim feeling like a hero at 70 years old! Sent the 5.9, too!

manny s. on 'super slide'. photo taken with film

Super Slide 5.9 Royal Arches area. Yosemite Valley

gearing up at the base of 'super slide'. photo taken using film

solid pro placed on 'super slide' in yosemite

Watch out for the huge loose death flake at the base of pitch 3!

Liz on the beautiful 4th pitch.

Liz approaching the belay atop Pitch 2.

starting P3

We belayed from the crack at start of P3 to make room for a party behind us. P3 is super fun 5.7

Bill Griffith jamming through the crux on the final pitch

Topping out. Stoke is high!

John Ely leading crux finger crack on final pitch of Super Slide, belayed by John Hoffman. Photo: Bethany Sanders

Route Overlay Super Slide

From the Valley Loop Trail, this takes you up to the base of Super Slide.

Looking up at the 5th pitch (5.9 hand and finger crack) from the belay station at the top of 4th pitch

Two people on the penultimate pitch of super slide, viewed from the ground.

Looking up at the start of pitch 4.

Leading the 4th pitch

Matt Dinome on Super Slide, Feb 2021.

Dylan leads P3

Javi starting up the third pitch.

manny s. on the descent of 'superslide'

Cool guys from LA cruising the start of P5. Notice the line of water on climbers' right - not a great early spring route.

You can rappel the route with a single 70m rope. The crucial rappel is to rappel off the tree on the right side of the ledge at the top of Pitch 2.

Pitch 2.

Super Slide upper ramp.

The new crack below Superslide is highlighted

Combining P3 & P4 is definitely the way to go!

Gloomy day on the Super Slide.

Zoe at the anchor on the top of P3.

Liz on the final (5.9) pitch.

Base of the Super Slide "Direct" start. It's just left of the roof at the base and right of the regular start. You should be looking at a fist crack as shown in this photo. My 70m rope is shown rapping from P1 bolts, which perfectly reaches with stretch.

approaching the base of 'super slide' in Yosemite. photo shot on film

Looking up near the start of the route. Route begins on the right.

money pitch

Starting up pitch 3. Might be the loose rocks others mention in the comments.

suuuper sliide

Looking down at the 3rd pitch

Starting up P3/P4 connected.

Gregory heading up pitch 5.

P3 late in the day

Starting up Pitch 1. A "get you there" pitch.

Approaching the 3rd pitch belay stance on Super Slide.

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