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> [ "The big walls, man, the big walls!" - Layton Kor ]
> 
> Eugene - you mention climbing in Yosemite...
> 
> I'm about to go out there on a climbing trip (Sept 6) and I was wondering
> if anyone reading this stuff has been on any of the big wall (or even
> small wall :-) ) climbs in Yosemite.
> 
> I'm planning to try the North Buttress of Middle Cathedral, the South Face
> of Washingtom Column, and some smaller routes. Does anyone have any suggestions
> or recommendations on routes, equipment, etc? I would like to do long routes
> with mostly free climbing at 5.7 to 5.9 difficulty. I have some aid experience,
> but only with nuts & friends - no iron. I feel like I can handle up to an A3
> pitch OK, but I'd rather avoid nailing.
> 
> Any suggestions will be appreciated...
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Bill Putnam
> School of Information & Computer Science, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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In Fifty Classic Climbs of North America, there are a bunch of routes
mentioned for Yosemite.  These, being "classic" routes have been done and
redone so many times that you don't have to nail anything, all the bolts that
one might need are already up.  The problem is that in Yosemite, there's
really nothing new under the sun.

-eli
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