Climbing the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- With a combined almost 1.5 year of climbing experience, we felt the RNWF of Half Dome would be a reasonable objective. Turns out, it was. Mac Jacobson and I hiked the approach and fixed the first 3 pitches Friday 8/24/18. We left the base Saturday morning, bivied at Big Sandy that night and finished Sunday morning spending under 32 hours on the wall. The weather could not have been better and we had the entire route to ourselves all three days. What more could you ask for. It was an incredible experience.
"With a combined almost 1.5 year of climbing experience, we felt the RNWF of Half Dome would be a reasonable objective" not normal thinking haha
I know I'm quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to stream new series online?
@Jude Samuel Yup, I have been watching on Flixzone for since march myself =)
@Jude Samuel Thanks, signed up and it seems to work :) I really appreciate it !
@Maxton Fletcher No problem =)
first words- "dude... this is so fun"
I'm a fan man. Keep it up!
Watching this while having my morning coffee on a portaledge (couch) high above the living room floor !
Very brave.
can i have your autograph?
Well done! I climbed this route with a friend back in 1981, I had been climbing for 3+ years at that point. I worked as an instructor the two previous summers, i.e. I took novices up multi-pitch routes in Norway after 1.5 years experience. I really don't think I would have been up to trying the route my first year though!
Back then the big bolt ladder into the headwall had some really ugly home-made hangers on each bolt, so there was no risk my slings would fall off.
We started very early in the morning and tried to climb fast, we passed a 3-man group on the first zig-zag pitch above Big Sandy where they had bivied like you did. The key was that we made it to Thank God ledge before the sun hit us and started to make it too warm. Climbing so fast meant that we only carried a single small pack with our sneakers and that made the climbing itself much more comfortable. :-)
That little micro traxion tyrolean you did at the rope toss was good thinking
At first im like "this is the most chill, coolest climb ive seen", then it turned into all impossible flat parts and hand jams. Woooeeerrrnnnnnnnnnnn
I appreciate your videos, as someone who has no head for heights, I love your perspective. Thanks.
Loved this! Climbed it back in 1981 in a two nighter. Was great to see all of the pitches again - although I think some are different now with a more recent rockfall. Will never forget sleeping on Big Sandy and crawling across Thank God ledge! Good memories!
I don't think I could talk myself into this even for a million dollars. Ropes or no ropes. I would get much too scared and probably shut down and start hugging the mountain. Or give up and jump off lol
Both of us, we would have to be rescued by choppa
@@carlgustav945 😂 This looks so much fun but I’m just a noobie with no clue for what’s going on lol
I don’t know, a million dollars?! I would try it fer sure. Then prob get rescued 20 ft off the ground.
Missed you guys by a day, I did the cables on that Monday. I've been climbing 1.5 years myself, and I couldn't imagine trying this. Awesome stuff, guys.
Im preparing for this. Ultimate video for inspiration. Thank you 🙏🏻 man
And I thought I was cool for going up the cables! Holy cow that’s such an awesome experience. I want to do this one day.
Going up cables route, or climbing the face, everyone is cool in my book. Cheers!
this made my nether regions wiggly-wonky & sphincter try to crawl up inside me.
I felt the same
Same.
Then at the end wanted pizza and beer. They deserved it more.
11:33 "woahh...fix the tag line, it's caught.....what do you mean sh!t??"
sick video. you guys made it look easy!
Ihr habt echt Nerven👍
Sehr schöne Risskletterei
Wunderbar aufregendes Video
Great video! Thanks for documenting the experience. Been looking at doing this one hopefully soon.
Nice work, you guys looked solid as f#$& for a year and a 1/2 experience. Proud send! Enjoyed video.
Nice work guys ! Have a hard time to imagine that you have to throw a rope with a stopper attached & hope its secure enuff in a crack to hold a fall, 6:35. Hats off to Royal Robbins ,FA in 1957 !
That's a new move since the "good bivy" ledge fell away several years ago. We didn't have to do that back in '89.
I'm watching this and say, "Holy shit", and the guy immediately responds, "What do you mean, shit", ha!
When they first climbed Half Dome in 1957, it took 5 days. So good job ✌😎
You guys are nuts!
I love this video. It has inspired me to do this route! Time to train up :)
We climbed that route in early May one year and had to negotiate a 20 ft high snow cone at the bottom just to get to the rock.
This is legit gnarly
……visual perspective of the exfoliative nature of that formation as the climb progresses…..
First time watching your video. I'm not a climber, but I enjoy the entertainment side of things. Just a critique that would help people like me (those that are here just for the entertainment): trying to capture a broader understanding of what's going on. I find it challenging to piece together what you're climbing, where you're climbing to, the challenges/adversity you're overcoming - I don't feel like I'm really apart of what you're doing. Through the middle section of the video, say 6-8 minutes, it felt like the with your cuts, I couldn't quite piece together where you just were, to where you are now and how you got there. Not sure if you're looking to create a more engaging video, or simply just throwing up a video of you climbing, but I think trying to put yourself more into the 'not a climber, but here for entertainment viewer's' perspective, may create a more engaging experience. Definitely looked rewarding and A LOT of fun!
Tankyou guys for this videos the other ways I would not be able to see what is like to go up
The faith these guys put in those bolts is crazy
Thanks for the video
Great vid God bless 🙏❤️!
i have the ability to do 5.10-5.11 slab climbing, but I've never done any cracks... giving me hope that it wont be too bad
i once hiked up half dome and at the top I met two guys who had just climbed half dome in sneakers and they said they had never climbed something as big as half dome.
6:43 "I think I got it." Well, call me when you got it.
Amazing video!!!! Fantastic!!!!!
Amazing to watch, Few peope could be able to climb that, very scary climb.
Dude this is so fun!! Me "EYES"
amazing !!!! well done guys!😉👍
WoW 1.5 years combined experience. ARe we supposed to be impressed????
This is insane.
Yeeewww! Good job boys!!! Which pitch was the rope toss traverse? 15 to 16 or 11 over to 12? I want to get on Royal arches first, then the S. Face of WA column this year and go for the RNWF! Any beta on gear or helpful tips are welcome!
if your goal is royal arches, you have a long way to go.... Im not trying to be a jerk but they are two different levels.
danballarin I don’t dispute that at all. Any grade 5 is a different level. Royal arches isn’t the end goal, it’s just a warm up to get my wife used to longer routes.
Alex Honnold did it in 3 hours
Mind blowing tbh
Tyler, you make grand little movies,beautiful and exciting but...could do with a bit more detail...like 'this is where honold stood, looking outward'...little snippets...
Holy fuk u guys are crazy af I would faint standing on that ledge fuck that. Damn insane. I appreciate my life too much for that good god
Jesus !! By the 12 minute mark i was sweating and my hands were dry. This is cool as hell,.. hats off to you guys,.. but not for me !
Watch your language and how you use the name of the Lord!
@@dmac2899 Your Lord is not my lord, and I will express myself in a way that will convey my emotions to others. If this offends you, please understand that I am equally offended by the millions of people like you that are subduing the advancement of human evolution with the pollution of religion. You are the equivalent of neanderthals holding onto the last grasp of hair of a cave-womans head. Your communal adherence to such beliefs is killing the modern man. Take a look around .... Jesus is nowhere to be found . He was the David Koresh of his time. the biggest charlatan in modern history. keep following him,.. you sheep.
@@dmac2899 “using the lords name in vain” does not mean what you think it does. You misinterpret the Bible
Damn neither of you have more than 2 years of climbing experience? Been climbing for two years and I've been itching to get on a wall but I just gotta find a partner
I'll be your partner. I have 0 experience. But I've watched a video or two on how to be the bellayer 😉
I want to start rock climbing, how did you start?
@@Whaddayamean13 check out your local climbing gym, they should offer introductory courses too or look around in your social circle, if youre lucky you have somebody around with experience.
Nothing better than Yosemite's beer and pizza
Beautiful.
Who is the first guy who installs all those anchors. I couldn't even imagine doing that!
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Aren't we supposed to do clean climbing?
Way nuts !
Did u just piss off the wall😂😂😂😂
That's so fucking cool, dude! )
McDermott Shores
I just can't that some people free climb this! Actually I can't beleive that people do it with ropes for that matter!
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Dang sick asssssssss hell 🤘
Pretty ballsy with that much experience.....took me four years.
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Great video man! Been wanting to do this route now for a while. Curious about the part where you threw your rope over to that one spot. What was happening there and how did you make it over?
@@paulcurtis6089 We didn't need to do any rope tricks like that! Is this due to rock falls changing the route since we climbed it?
Ohhhh noh! scary hiking in the highest big rock,take care my friend.ohh😲 my i cannot do this but you,; you have a strong mind take care all of you there😇😇
I'm convinced anyone doing this has no fear of heights. That in itself helps reduce the challenge. It's one thing they don't have to focus on, allowing more focus where it's needed. I have no idea what I'm talking about 😅 just applying some basic knowledge and hoping it makes sense 😅
@@carlgustav945 As long as you don’t have a crippling fear of heights just about anyone can do rock climbing it just takes time and trial and error to get used to it all
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1:17 It's Totem time!!!
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What are the requirements to be able to climb Half Dome? It's not every day that someone gets to climb up the face...
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12.00 fix the tag line its stuck all while fixing another line just incase hehe
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I've been climbing for a while with my dad (since like 15) and I'm going with him over to yosemite from the uk in June. Very excited for the walking and possibly doing half dome as well! Just curious as to the orange tool you used to climb the rope.
Jo Jo the Monkey just some rope ascenders. Go to petzl’s or BD websites, should find some there with all the safety data sheets, diagrams and anything else you might need.
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have you ever known someone who has pulled a muscle in their lower back while climbing?
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