A seven day adventure : One day of fixing, lots of waiting on bad weather and then 5 nights on the wall. Hud had other commitments and after fixing we were worried he might not be able to finish with us. But in the end it worked out well and we had a good time.
JAM PACKED AND SOMEWHERE IN NEVADA
MARK RICHEY AND MARK HUDON GEARING-UP FOR THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM', YOSEMITE
MARK RICHEY LENDING A HAND WITH THE HAULING
MARK HUDON CLEANING ONE OF THE LOWER PITCHES
MARK HUDON WORKING ON THE START TO PITCH #7 ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
MARK HUDON LEADING PITCH #7 ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
ANOTHER SHOT OF HUD LEADING PITCH #7
MARK RICHEY GOING LIGHT FOR PITCH #8 ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
MARK RICHEY AND ROPE MANUEVERS ON PITCH #8 ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
MARK RICHEY JUST BELOW MAMMOTH TERRACES
MARK HUDON AND MARK RICHEY IN SOGGY CONDITIONS AT 'MAMMOTH TERRACES' ON EL CAP
DRYING OUT AT MAMMOTH TERRACES
MOVING UP FROM BLOCK LEDGE ON DAY 4
THE COMPLICATED SWING AND LOWER OFF THE GREY LEDGES
MARK HUDON GETTING SOME BIG AIR ON PITCH #17 ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
MARK RICHEY WORKING ON THE TRICKY START TO PITCH #16 ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
MARK RICHEY CLEANING PITCH #17
ANOTHER SHOT OF THE SAME PITCH
LOOKING OVER AT EL CAP SPIRE ON THE SALATHE
MARK RICHEY GETTING A FREE JUG ON PITCH #18
ANOTHER SHOT OF RICHEX ON PITCH #18
MARK RICHEY LEADING THIN AID PITCH BELOW THE HANGING BIVOUAC ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM', EL CAP, YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA
RICHEX LEADING BELOW THE 'RED BULLET'
RICHEX HAULING AT THE 'RED BULLET' BELAY
MARK RICHEY LEADING THIN AID PITCH BELOW THE HANGING BIVOUAC ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
MARK HUDON LEADING THIN AID PITCH ABOVE THE HANGING BIVOUAC ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM' EL CAP, YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA
PETER COLE AND MARK RICHEY SETTING UP AT THE HANGING BIVOUAC ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM', EL CAP, YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA
MARK RICHEY AND THE HUD AT THE BELAY ON PITCH #23 , 'MAGIC MUSHROOM', EL CAP, YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA
MARK RICHEY LEADING AFTER I BAILED ON THE TENUOUS FLAKE ABOVE OUR HEADS
MARK RICHEY CLEANING AND HUD WITH THE FREE JUG ON PITCH #24 , 'MAGIC MUSHROOM', EL CAP
MARK RICHEY CLEANING AND HUD WITH THE FREE JUG ON PITCH #24
MARK HUDON ON THE PITCH 26 PENDULUM BELOW 'CHICKENHEAD LEDGE' ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'
MARK RICHEY MOVING SIDEWAYS TO 'CHICKENHEAD LEDGE' ON NOT A4 PITCH
MARK HUDON BELAYING AT 'CHICKENHEAD LEDGE'
TRADITION CALLS
MARK RICHEY LAST ONE TO GO AS WE LEAVE 'CHICKENHEAD LEDGE' ON THE 'MAGIC MUSHROOM'