ElCap Report 6/20/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… The action on the Cap continues to decline, in spite of
encouraging weather. The Big Trades are nearly empty, and await fresh teams.
CORRECTION: The solo woman I have been calling “Trish” on
the Trip recently, was actually Chris Chan! You may recall that Chris
caused quite a stir by soloing the Shield, last Fall. I knew this
woman climbed too well to be a first timer! So congrats to Chris, and
my sincerest apologizes for the mix up.
Today’s ElCap Report is brought to you by Chris, the mystery
woman for a week on ElCap!
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ElCap Report 6/19/20
By Tom Evans
Yo… Very nice now, if you don’t mind punishing winds on
the Nose and Shield especially. Beautiful days are here now and the
wall is virtually empty. Where have all the climbers gone? I suppose
some have drifted up to the high country now that the Tioga road is
open. They will find some cold days and nights up there for the next
several days. Hell it was barely 70 today here in the Valley and the
forecast indicates more of the same. So get here quick and get on that
prized dream climb of yours.
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ElCap Report 6/17/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… The killer weather continues to delight and climbers are
stepping up to climb their dream routes. Very quiet at the Bridge
today as the Touron traffic has dried up for the moment. Not many
climbers in evidence either…must be out climbing. The Big
Trades continue to dominate the scene, as do the Korean Teams. I will
be here for about two weeks more so if you are getting used to these
reports every day, enjoy them while you can!
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ElCap Report 6/16/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… Man oh man was it a sweet day up on the Captain! The
weather has moderated somewhat and it is a bit on the cool side up
high. The various teams have reached some interesting looking rock so
you are in for a real visual treat on today’s Report! I actually
had 30 shots I call “best of the day” in my file for today
and had to pick the best 12, which was not so easy!
Anyway it is very late and I need to get this done so….
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ElCap Report 6/15/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… Continued brilliant weather is blessing all those who are
working on the Big Stone. Several, not so often done routes, are in
the offing these days but the King still reigns supreme. This is the
time to strike if you have any aspirations of climbing ElCap before
Autumn. Soon the summer heat and bad air will cook your skin and fry
your lungs…. I know, from personal experience, how debilitating
it will be in July and August.
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ElCap 6/14/10
By Tom Evans
Yo…. So nice today!! Very quiet at the Bridge today with
mostly climbers basking in the Glory. Hudon showed up early to glean
another day of basking… however, Bob didn’t appear,
breaking a two week string of daily basking. The action on the cliff
is concentrated on the Nose and a few other routes. The Spring
climbing is coming to a close now and the heat is slowly ratcheting
up. But your man, ElCap pics, continues to toil endlessly in hopes of
capturing that magic moment for you. I soldier on, suffering in
silence! Anyway…. Here it comes, directly to you, via the WWW.
Today’s ElCap Report…written just for you…unique
in all the world!
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ElCap Report 6/13/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… It couldn’t have been a nice day here in the Valley.
Most of the action was here at the Bridge with all kinds of climbers
and few Tourons hanging out. The weather continues to inspire. The
time is now.. The place is Elcap…The person missing out is you!
The climbing action was mostly on the Nose, now back in command of the
attentions of the majority of climbers on the Captain. So drop that
warm beer in the trash and get a cold one…park your butt
in the most comfortable chair in the place… tell everyone
around you to shut the hell up… come with me Puke…you
won’t regret it!
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ElCap Report 6/12/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… One of the best days of the spring passed today. No wind,
mild temps, few Tourons and visits by good climbing friends. The SE
Face is emptying out now and the big trades there are empty now. I
still have the Plague so I have to make this quick so I can get to bed.
Today’s ElCap Report… written just for you…unique
in all the world.
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ElCap Report 6/11/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… Warmer today and breeze, but it looked colder on the cliff
as all the teams were dressed warmly. The Captain was spitting them
out like watermelon seeds. The Bridge was frequently jammed with
Tourons and climbers alike. Jerry Miller showed up to shoot today but
will not be around for the rest of the weekend, so check out his
website for your shots from today. Unfortunately I still have the
Valley Plague so I will get right to it as I need to go to bed soon.
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ElCap Report 6/10/10
By Tom Evans
Yo… As promised the weather has turned toward the cooler end
of the scale. The climbers on the Cap were mostly bundled up in
puffy’s and wind jackets today. Still lots of action on the
great rock but the King continues to languish the shadow of
Roy’s big climb on the SW Face. The SE Face is pretty busy with
several routes seeing action while the SW is busy but on few routes.
Now some words from the NPS, paraphrased, of course.
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