Racking up for Lost Arrow Spire
That's me organizing and inspecting my rack, pre-climb. You may not be able to tell, but it's a slightly big rack by free climbing standards, although not very...1200 x 1600 pixels
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Yosemite Falls from Salathé Ledge
Taken from Salathé ledge, at the end of the first pitch of Lost Arrow Spire. This photo doesn't actually show any of the upper or lower falls, but rather the...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Upper Yosemite Falls from Salathé Ledge
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Flooding in the valley
The photo (taken from Salathé Ledge, at the end of the first pitch of Lost Arrow Spire) is a little washed out, but you can see all the water that has...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Shanjean jugging
Shanjean following the first pitch of Lost Arrow Spire Tip2048 x 1536 pixels
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Shanjean jugging pitch 1
My photogenic second, posing mid-stroke for a photo.2048 x 1536 pixels
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Looking up the offwidth
Shanjean looking up the wide flaring crack at the end of pitch 1 of Lost Arrow Spire Tip1536 x 2048 pixels
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Shanjean jugging pitch 1
What a smile that girl's got!1536 x 2048 pixels
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Yosemite Falls from Lost Arrow Spire
I took this photo of the falls while in the middle of leading pitch 2 of Lost Arrow Spire Tip. It's hard to describe the effect that this giant cascade has on...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Starting the tyrolean
That's me starting the tyrolean traverse. I didn't have a particularly good pulley to use, so I ended up attaching myself to the rope using a big fat locking...1600 x 1200 pixels
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Me on the tyrolean
About one third of the way through the tyrolean traverse...1200 x 1600 pixels
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Taking a break in the middle of the tyrolean
I took a break and posed for the camera in the middle of the tyrolean traverse off of Lost Arrow Spire. In fact, I took several breaks, because man, it was hard...1200 x 1600 pixels
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The going gets tough
Here I'm approaching the really steep part of the tyrolean traverse, and I'm really feeling the inefficiencies of my jumar system. If I had just set up a few...1600 x 1200 pixels
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About to take the plunge...
Shanjean preparing the tyrolean traverse. That first step is a serious leap of faith!2048 x 1536 pixels
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Starting the tyrolean
This is Shanjean immediately after she scooted off the tip of the spire. She's now hanging from a pulley, and has only about 100 feet to go, at about a...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Cute Marmot
After Shanjean started her tyrolean traverse, I walked left across the slabs so that I could get photos of her from the side. I spotted this guy sneaking across...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Shanjean on the tyrolean traverse
Shanjean performing the tyrolean traverse from the tip of Lost Arrow Spire back to the rim of the valley. Just look at that exposure! The valley floor is about...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Shanjean on the tyrolean traverse
This is an awesome action shot of Shanjean on the tyrolean traverse. You can tell from this photo that it ain't exactly easy... especially as you near the end...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Cute Marmot
I'd been stalking this marmot for a minute or two while Shanjean did her tyrolean traverse, but I lost him when he snuck under a boulder. A moment later, he...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Marmot Portrait
This little guy was very photogenic. He kept posing for good pictures like this.2048 x 1536 pixels
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Two very cute wild animals
The wild animal in the background is Shanjean Lee, preparing to finish the tyrolean traverse off of Lost Arrow Spire. The wild animal in the foreground is a...
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Don't fall in!
That's the last hundred yards of river before a roughly 1500 sheer vertical drop, known as Upper Yosemite Falls. That water is raging, and when you see the...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Me on the bridge
That's me standing on the (thankfully sturdy) bridge above Yosemite Falls. This was taken on the hike down, after Shanjean and I climbed Lost Arrow Spire.1200 x 1600 pixels
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Shanjean on the bridge
Looking back across the bridge above Yosemite Falls, I took this picture of Shanjean as she stopped to take some photos of the rapids. Of course, she struck a...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Half Dome from the top of Yosemite Falls
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Yosemite Falls from the Upper Falls Trail
Just look at that water! From this angle, you can't even see where it hits the rock below, creating a massive cloud of mist that rains down on everything within...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls
This was taken from the Lower Falls Trail the day after we climbed Lost Arrow Spire.1536 x 2048 pixels
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Yosemite Falls and Lost Arrow Spire
On the left of the photo is Yosemite Falls. On the right, the giant finger of granite pointing toward the sky is Lost Arrow Spire, which we had climbed the day...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Tired girl
The day after we climbed Lost Arrow Spire, we went to the Five Open Books area, and planned to climb Commitment, followed by Selaginella. By the time we were on...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Water water everywhere
There was so much water in the valley. Here it was just flowing down these slabs, forming a nice little stream at the bottom. On our descent from the top of the...1536 x 2048 pixels
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Me and a bunch of deer
That's me standing in one of the meadows of Yosemite Valley, near Yosemite Village. There are seven deer about twenty feet away from me. One is standing up, but...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Me and many ears of deers
That's me standing in one of the meadows of Yosemite Valley, near Yosemite Village. Behind me on the left of the photo, there are seven deer sitting in the...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Buddy
This is Fred's dog, Buddy, about whom I've heard many stories, but I had not yet met. I couldn't believe how lively and energetic he was for a twelve-year-old...2048 x 1536 pixels
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Me and my godmother on Mothers' Day
Me and Aunt Marilyn standing in front of the Wawona Hotel after having a nice Mothers' Day brunch.1536 x 2048 pixels
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