what does Exposure mean to you?

Bumped for our friend in Florida!

top of seneca is the most exposure i got so far nothing like being on top of that fin {for me atleast}

exposure

We've got a few pockets of exposure here on the east coast to get you good & sweating...

El Cap. Photo by Stephen Guyette.

Ed Viesturs approaching the summit of Lhotse, Front pointing at 8000m, 2000m off the Western Cwm deck.

Ed the man

V pitch on the exum.
Forgot to take a picture looking down.

chris_vultaggio wrote: We've got a few pockets of exposure here on the east coast to get you good & sweating...

Chris I can tell that's in the near trapps but what route is it? also what is hanging off of you behind your chalk bag??

FA of Dirty Deeds 9+

El Cap
Native Son-Todd Offenbacher and Chris McNamara

Exposure is a combination of Air under your feet and the security of the climbing....features can lead to great security with tons of air under your feet ie 2nd pitch Corrugation Corner at Lovers Leap.

That is why hands down the Shield is the most exposed route on Earth. Not only do you have thousands of feet of air under your feet but you are on overhanging and blank terrain that provides no sense of security.

Not my picture, but it doesn't get more exposed than this:

Shield Headwall (pitch after Triple Cracks).

If you don't agree, you probably have never been there.

Exposure is when you look around and you see more air than rock. Sorry no pics

Horn pitch on Shiprock ... one minute no exposure, next minute nothing but exposure ...

Ted.kemble wrote:top of seneca is the most exposure i got so far nothing like being on top of that fin {for me atleast}

It's not the best picture to show the exposure but Gunsight to South Peak Direct at Seneca (near the summit) is real exposed for a 5.4. Especially once you're up hanging on that arete. Got drop offs on each side on a narrow ridge.

Gunsight to South Peak Direct (Seneca Rocks)
Gunsight to South Peak Direct

I think Antelope Arete in the Wind Rivers is the most exposed climb I've done. Got 1000 ft dropoffs on each side on a foot or two wide ridge. I couldn't dig up any of my pictures but here's a pic from someone else on google.

Antelope Arete (Pronghorn Peak) in Wind River Range

Kurt G. wrote: Chris I can tell that's in the near trapps but what route is it? also what is hanging off of you behind your chalk bag??

top pitch of elder cleavage. And my buddy's custom chalkbag - easy to make fun of till you watch him slay 5.12 gear routes.

Au cheval pitch on pigeon spire. Best 5.4 hike in the world.

pigeon spire

Some 5.9 in Meteora, Greece.
You're 3 pitches up on a nose like feature, too wide for an arete, too narrow to be a face.
The rock is frightening conglomerate who's bomber rating is equal to river stones set in clay, but these ones are covered in moss.
The wind is BLOWING. HARD.
You're last protection is a 30 year old bolt 25 ft below you.

figured I'd update this as i recently did The Daddy in Linville NC and got a good feeling of exposure coming up the last pitch. Running the corner at the bottom of the photo was amazing!

 

Open bivy during the first ascent of Marooned at Midnight, Clyde Inlet, Baffin Island.  With much landscaping, we managed to not roll off in the night.

comfy cozy, Sam