After the Keeler Needle epic Rains left for the Valley to go catch up with Hud. Mary and I had gone to do the Starlight Pillar on Clyde. After that she went home and I went to the Valley. After some fun and free climbs, the three of us did New Dawn in 7 casual days including a rest day on El Cap Tower. The blank dihedrals were spooky to say the least!
MARK HUDON HAULING AFTER ONE OF THE HARDER AID PITCHES AT THE START OF THE ROUTE, EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
MARK HUDON LEADING ABOVE 'LAY LADY LEDGE' ON 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
RAINSFORD JUGGING, 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
HUD HAULING ABOVE 'LAY LADY LEDGE', 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP
RACKING GEAR ON EL CAP TOWER
RAINY DAY BIVOUAC ON EL CAP TOWER HALF WAY UP 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
RAINSFORD CLEANING THE BOLT LADDER TRAVERSE INTO THE 'BLANK DIHEDRALS', 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
LOOKING BACK AT EL CAP TOWER FROM THE TRAVERSE PITCH, 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP
STARTING THE TRAVERSE PITCH
PETER COLE LEADING THE TRAVERSE PITCH INTO THE 'BLANK DIHEDRALS', 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP
LOOKING BACK ACROSS THE TRAVERSE PITCH.
MARK HUDON BELAYING IN THE BLANK DIHEDRALS ON 'NEW DAWN' EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
RAINSFORD CLEANING IN THE 'BLANK DIHEDRALS' ON 'NEW DAWN' , EL CAP
MARK HAULING AND RAINSFORD CLEANING IN THE 'BLANK DIHEDRALS' ON 'NEW DAWN' , EL CAP
MARK AND RAINSFORD JUMARING IN THE 'BLANK DIHEDRALS' ON 'NEW DAWN' , EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
SUNRISE FROM THE 'WINE TOWER' BIVY, EL CAP
MORNING AT THE 'WINE TOWER BIVY', NEW DAWN, EL CAP
RAINSFORD ROUNER JUMARING ON THE 'NEW DAWN' , EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
MARK HUDON JUMARING ABOVE THE WINE TOWER BIVY, 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
RAINSFORD LEADING THE SIDEWAYS PITCH OVER TO THE BIG CORNER SYSTEM UP HIGH ON 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
PETER RAPPING BACK TO 'ONE WAY OUT LEDGE'
THE PHOTO I WAS TAKING WHEN HUD TOOK THE PICTURE OF ME
MORNING VIEW MARK AND RAINS AT 'ONE WAY OUT' HANGING BIVY ON 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
MARK LEADING ABOVE 'ONE WAY OUT' BIVY ON 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
LOOKING DOWN FROM ABOVE THE ROOF SECTION ON 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
HUD COMING AROUND THE CORNER IN THE ROOF SECTION OF 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
MID-MORNING VIEW OF CLOUD'S REST, HALF DOME AND SENTINEL ROCK FROM EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
RAINS AT 'LONG LEDGE' ON THE LAST MORNING
MARK HUDON AND RAINSFORD ROUNER AT A HANGING BELAY NEAR THE TOP OF 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA
NOT FAR FROM THE TOP, 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP
RAINSFORD ROUNER, MARK HUDON AND PETER COLE AT THE TOP OF 'NEW DAWN', EL CAP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA - PHOTO BY MARK HUDON