Almost 5 days later, including one 23 hour climbing day, the boys topped out on their first big wall- El Fucking Capitan via Lurking Fear. They say they never want to do a big wall again, but I'll give them a few months before all they remember is the joy of the experience and the pride of finishing. The pain, the exhaustion, the boredom, the fear- it all becomes an abstraction in the service of The Epic. Type 2 fun for the win.
And yes, I know this is Half Dome not El Cap. Shut up.
Hey, that's Half Dome, not El Cap!
ReplyDeleteYeah, they are hooked.
I'd be much more into big walls if there were more that you could free at a moderate rating. Aid climbing doesn't do a whole lot for me, but I'd do an El Cap or Half Dome just for the experience.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I said shut up! ;)