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YOSEMITE : An attempt on El Cap, Fairview Dome and Mt Conness with Mark Whiton and Rainsford Rouner ~ Sept 1979(29) images

After our three weeks in the High Sierra Mary and I went to the ocean for a bit. Then we went up to Tuolumne for a few days. After that it was back down to the Valley to meet Mark for a go at the big stone. It was too hot and we bailed on both the NA and Zodiac. So it was back up to Tuolumne with a new plan to hook up with Rainsford and do the Harding Route on Conness. Great ending to a really long trip.  

MARY AT A CAMPSITE ON THE PACIFIC COAST

NORTH TO CONNESS FROM THE TOP OF FAIRVIEW DOME

SUNSET COLOR AT OLMSTED POINT

FARAWAY CONNESS AND TENAYA LAKE FROM OLMSTED POINT

SUNSET VIEW OF HALF DOME FROM OLMSTED POINT, YOSEMITE

RAINS CLIMBING LOW DOWN ON THE POWELL NORTH FACE ROUTE ON FAIRVIEW DOME, TUOLUMNE, YOSEMITE

RAINS NEAR THE TOP OF FAIRVIEW DOME, TUOLUMNE, YOSEMITE

RAINS AND MARY AT THE TOP OF FAIRVIEW DOME, TUOLUMNE, YOSEMITE

EARLY MORNING VIEW OF THE DAWN WALL ON EL CAP, YOSEMITE, CA

MARK WHITON ON THE 1ST PITCH OF 'ZODIAC'

MARK HAULING THE BAGS ON THE 1ST PITCH OF 'ZODIAC'

MARK BELAYING AT THE TOP OF THE 1ST PITCH OF 'ZODIAC'

MARK STARTING OUT ON THE 3RD PITCH OF 'ZODIAC', EL CAP, YOSEMITE, CA

MARK WHITON ORGANIZING GEAR FOR THE HARDING ROUTE ON MT CONNESS, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS CG, YOSEMITE, CA

MARY, MARK, AL AND RAINS AT TUOLUMNE CG

RAINS, MARY AND MARK HANGING OUT IN THE MEADOWS BELOW MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

MORNING VIEW OF THE SW FACE OF MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA

RAINSFORD ROUNER ON PITCH 3 HARDING ROUTE, SW FACE MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

MARK WHITON JUMARING PITCH 3 HARDING ROUTE, SW FACE MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

RAINSFORD ROUNER ON PITCH 6 HARDING ROUTE, SW FACE MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

MARK WHITON BELAYING NEAR THE TOP OF THE HARDING ROUTE ON THE SW FACE OF MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

RAINSFORD NEAR THE TOP OF THE HARDING ROUTE ON THE SW FACE OF MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

RAINSFORD LEADING IN SNEAKERS AT THE TOP OF THE HARDING ROUTE ON THE SW FACE OF MT CONNESS YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

SUNRISE AND RAINSFORD ROUNER AT THE TOP OF MOUNT CONNESS (12,590 FT) YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

RAINSFORD AND MARK DESCENDING THE SUMMIT SLOPES OF MT CONNESS (12,590 FT) YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

THREE SHADOWS IN THE MORNING LIGHT NEAR THE SUMMIT OF MT CONNESS (12,590 FT) YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

RAINSFORD AND MARK DESCENDING THE SUMMIT SLOPES OF MT CONNESS (12,590 FT) YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

RAINS, PETER AND MARK HANGING OUT AT THE TRAILHEAD AFTER THE CONNESS CLIMB YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA

SUNRISE, ALABAMA HILLS AND LONE PINE PEAK FROM OWENS RIVER VALLEY SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA


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