Sons of Yesterday - Eastern rappel route - top part 1

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Sons of Yesterday - Eastern rappel route - top part 1

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James on the crux pitch. Sons of Yesterday. 1/2012.<br>
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Photo: Corey Gargano

Fun hand jams on Sons of Yesterday

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The last pitch rocks!

Yes, the crack is that good!

Jason Smith on the Slammer Hands (Pitch 4) of Sons of Yesterday. Credit: Jim Thornburg.

Angela on the last pitch

Kirk Hansen on the beautiful upper pitches of Sons.

Serenity-Sons Route Overlay

Lance Lemke on Valley classic Sons of Yesterday.<br>
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Photo by Chris Vultaggio

Cesar cruising up the endless splitter on the Serenity-Sons linkup.

The magnificent crack on Sons of Yesterday.

Claudio on the 2nd pitch

Rapping of Sons of yesterday

Originally posted on AAC Page. Photo Credit: Unknown

Two ways to rap from Serenity top of p3 with a single 60m rope.
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1. Simplest is to rap down using (3) and (2), but then use E2 and E1 to climber's left.
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Problem: (2) at end of p2 Serenity is often occupied.
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2. R7 - R12

Last pitch

Start of the splitter hands. Combine the last two pitches for full value.

James on the crux pitch. Sons of Yesterday. 1/2012.<br>
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Photo: Corey Gargano

Sons of Yesterday - Eastern rappel route - top part 1

Fun hand jams on Sons of Yesterday

The Valley in shadow: a casual start to the day, no competition on our routes, and beautiful early spring weather all made for a fine late-day finish.<br>
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March 2010<br>
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Following the crux pitch on Sons of Yesterday

Miska Izakovicova on Sons of Yesterday.

Christina walking the plank. Sons of Yesterday. 1/2012.<br>
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Photo: Corey Gargano

John loving life in the glorious handcrack

"Walking the tightrope" at the top of pitch 6.

Another photo found on the web. Credit: M.Morley. A party can be seen on the last pitch of Serenity Crack with Sons of Yesterday visible above as the continuous crack system to the right of the shadowed dihedral.

"Shackles of Youth" pitch 4 on Sons of Yesterday. Hard to do the slammer hand crack justice. Credit: filched from a blog I can't find now...

The "Money Pitch" Sons of Yesterday

New Rap Route Tricky Beta. Veer right to hit the 2nd rap station. Don't get suckered into going left/(straight down) and lower!

Sons of Yesterday - Eastern rappel route - part 2

Route Overlay Serenity-Sons

Photo of the new rappel line, taken from the large ledge between Serenity Crack and Sons of Yesterday. Notice Sons of Yesterday on the left of the photo. The first rap trends hard climber's right about 30ft.

The ladies like it.
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At the belay end of pitch 3 SoY.

Serenity and SoY clearly seen as the lichen scrubbed crack system via Google earth (view full size).

Deterioration of the belay tree from 2005 to 2013.

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