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HALF DOME - DIRECT NW FACE : Direct NW Face w/ Mark Richey ~ June 1977(17) images

A beautiful line up a dead vertical wall ... hot, dry and way low on water.  

MARK RICHEY STARTING UP THE ROUTE

MARK RICHEY LEADING THE CLASSIC CHIMNEY START TO THE DIRECT NW FACE OF HALF DOME YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

MARK RICHEY RAPPING TO THE BASE OF THE DIRECT NW FACE OF HALF DOME YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

MOVING UP TO THE TOP OF OUR FIXED ROPES ON DAY 2

MARK RICHEY LEADING A PITCH LOW DOWN ON THE WALL

MARK RICHEY CLEANING A LEAD SEVERAL PITCHES BELOW BIG SANDY LEDGES

MARK RICHEY BELAYING

MARK RICHEY LEADING ON OUR WAY TO BIG SANDY LEDGES

MARK RICHEY LEADING ON THE DIRECT NW FACE OF HALF DOME YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

MARK RICHEY RAPPING BACK TO GRAND TERRACE BIVY LEDGE ON THE DIRECT NW FACE OF HALF DOME YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

MARK RICHEY CLEANING A PITCH ON THE DIRECT NW FACE OF HALF DOME

LOOKING DOWN TO MARK RICHEY AT BIG SANDY LEDGES ON THE DIRECT NW FACE OF HALF DOME YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

MARK RICHEY LEADING THE 2ND 'ZIG ZAG' PITCH ON THE DIRECT NW FACE OF HALF DOME YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

LOOKING TO THE EAST PAST THE SOUTH FACE OF MT WATKINS TO UPPER TENAYA CANYON YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

MARK RICHEY CONTEMPLATING THE MOVES ABOVE 'THANK GOD LEDGE' ON THE NW FACE OF HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA

MARK RICHEY JUGGING ONE OF THE LAST PITCHES ON THE ROUTE

THE LONG LADDER DESCENT OFF THE THE EAST SIDE OF HALF DOME YOSEMITE NAT PARK, CALIFORNIA


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