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