Update!

Had some major trip changes, all good! I have a new partner and am staying in the Valley a while longer. I will also not go to Euro, but the Bugaboos instead. I can hardly be dissappointed.

I was smoked after the Nose, and took two days off. Day after, Khristina and I did some cool moderate classics. Commitment, Jam Crack, and then top-roped two hard 10’s. Great day:) Loved the spray off of Yosemite Falls on the bridge, hot day!

Epic Day!!! Did the East Buttress on Higher Cathedral Rock. Amazing route, very challenging chimney’s! After pitch 9 we had some route finding problems that led to some interseting climbing to top out and a descent in the dark! Ran out of water, and got back to Camp 4 at 1:30. Long day but good one. Khristina is a great partner and was super composed and polite thru the descent process. Glad to be with her.

The day after we tried to do some slab climbing at Glacier Point Apron. Didn’t really happen. We ended up doing a non-slab route called Harley Daley, top-roped a 10 below it for slab practice and set off for harder climbing. We never found it! I hate Schutlz’s Ridge! We couldn’t find the bolts for our route. I’m sure they aren’t there. We also weren’t prepared to go into harder slab territory without a practice lead. The day ended with some bouldering across from House Keeping/La Conte Memorial. Will get on Leaning Tower tomorrow. It will be Khristina’s first wall, so get psyched!!! Should be awesome, can’t wait. Send some sending thoughts our way. That updates to this point in the trip. I promise I will do a better job when I get off Leaning Tower:)