FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Steve Sutton on top of the Bismark waiting (or sleeping) for a good picture of Charlie & Hugh climbing above.

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FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Steve Sutton on top of the Bismark waiting (or sleeping) for a good picture of Charlie & Hugh climbing above.

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Callum and I on The Molar Traverse.<br>
Photo: Tom Evans. http://www.elcapreport.com/

Rob Brown on Bismark Ledge. He took me by surprise with the glasses. I laughed so hard I almost fell of the damn ledge.

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“FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Steve Sutton on top of the Bismark waiting (or sleeping) for a good picture of Charlie & Hugh climbing above.”

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Soloist on Mescalito

Climbing in the fog

FA Mescalito 1973, Charlie Porter, Hugh Burton & Steve Sutton at the start.

Callum and I on The Molar Traverse.<br>
Photo: Tom Evans. http://www.elcapreport.com/

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Steve Sutton on top of the Bismark waiting (or sleeping) for a good picture of Charlie & Hugh climbing above.

Rob Brown on Bismark Ledge. He took me by surprise with the glasses. I laughed so hard I almost fell of the damn ledge.

FA Mescalito 1973, Charlie jumaring.

Perfect conditions half way up Mescalito

FA Mescalito 1973, Charlie Porter leading the last pitch.

High on Mescalito

FA Mescalito 1973; Steve Sutton back at the Bismark.

FA Mescalito 1973; Hugh & Charlie at the base

Vicky lounging in the ledge January 2, 2014. This is after pitch 10 right before the Molar Traverse

Pitch 7

FA Mescalito 1973, Charlie Porter leading off the top of the Bismark.

The Seagull pitch (pitch 6)

Jugging up the Bismark pitch. Bivy ledge can be seen below.

cleaning pitch 23

FA Mescalito 1973: Charlie Porter leading the Molar Traverse above. Hugh's shadow on the wall.

Doing the lower-out on the second to last pitch with a 60 meter rope. Photo by Chris Farrah.

FA Mescalito 1973; Near the middle of the route. The water streak to the arch to the ledge to the Bismark. Hugh or Charlie in the photo.

FA Mescalito 1973; Steve Sutton balancing on the prow of the Bismark.

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), passing Hugh above the Seagull.

FA Mescalito 1973, Maybe Charlie higher up the the pitch off the top of the Bismark.

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Charlie below.

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Steve leading the 2nd pitch above the molar traverse.

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Hugh hanging out in his "contemplation tent" a couple of pitches from the top.

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Steve Sutton above the Bismark.

Climber at the base of Mescalito, June 2019

Jake Ramsey, Tito Krull and Bryan Gohn (photographer) finishing off the pitch off the Bismark.

FA Mescalito 1973; Steve working up the 5.6 pitch to the base of the Bismark. He led that free too with a huge amount of gear.

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Hugh and Charlie at the start

Matt finished off the hook traverse on the penultimate pitch. Surely some fun free climbing, but we found the hooking to be delightful.

Mona enjoying a much needed rest on the Bismark.

FA Mescalito (The End All Wall), Hugh and Charlie nearing the Molar Traverse.

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