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El Cap Tree Route this Sunday - pitch one hook info please

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randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291

Going to aid practice on El Cap Tree Route this Sunday and try to make it up all five pitches. Who has done this route and what “hooks” do I need to bring to get past the end of the bolt ladder on pitch one? I can top rope 5.10 all day but leading 5.10 trad free with my aiders on is not going to happen, so hooks it is. If anyone has any other useful beta I’d love to hear it. If anyone has a hand drawn topo that would be useful too. This will be my first “real” lead with hooks so it may get fun.

Is the approach straight forward?

Mark Hudon · · Lives on the road · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 420

That pitch is also the first pitch of the Trip so it gets done quite often and I imagine it's not too hard. I'll bet that if you have one of each hook, you'll find a bomber placement. I'll bet a the big BD hook is the one.

Kevin DeWeese · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 981

how'd it go?

randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291
kevin deweese wrote:how'd it go?
Took my gf and I 14 hours to do Snake Dike on saturday so we did not do any aid practice on Sunday. We both looked at the approach from the meadow on sunday and decided to pass.
Kevin DeWeese · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 981

lol! I've been there many times. Often in June I'll sit at the meadow outside my car thinking, gotta get up there to climb a few short routes. Sometimes I get all the way to the other side of the road before the usual "F this" philosophy takes over and we go grab a pepsi and mint it's it from the store instead.

randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291

We went to the mountain shop and I bought a moses rivet hanger. That was the only useful thing I did. Now I just need to make sure it gets used.

Mark Hudon · · Lives on the road · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 420

Ya better buy at least two. If you're standing on one and need another...

I'll be up that pitch on the 26th, I'll let you know how it goes and what is needed.

randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291

Mark,
I already have 4 RP hangers so the Moses one was just for my gear hoarding.

Mark Hudon · · Lives on the road · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 420

I get it.

I was at a climbing shop the other day drooling at all the cool biners I don't need but want, or is that don't want but "need".

Kevin DeWeese · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 981

Anyone know how good the tree ledge is for a bivy? Comfortable or superslanty?

Found some good Tom Evans pictures and it looks fine, but maybe not Hilton status

randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291

Where did you find the picture?

WadeM · · Auburn, Ca · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 481

el cap report

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Big Wall and Aid Climbing
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