More from the Valley

We’ve been in Camp 4 for a week and some now. The place is completely packed with climbers from all over the world. Austria, Germany and France are the big three, but a crowd of Canadians has also been sharing our site most recently.

Camp 4

We’ve been doing a ton of moderate classic climbs. Many three to five pitch adventures and a few longer highlights too. One of these was the Mathess Crest, a 2000-foot long ridge traverse near Tuolumne Meadows. Dan and I bivied in the meadows, watching shooting star television while our noses got covered in frost. A couple hour hike brought us to the base of the route, and from there it was a bunch of high elevation (the whole route is above 10,000 ft.) scrambling.  A super cool day.

Tuolumne Meadows showing true fall colors

Mathess Crest

Dan checking out the North Summit

Max scrambling along

Dan marching along with his nalgene

 

Now we're back in the valley, typing up gear reviews and helping to research our next shipment of gear (hard shells, 4 season tents, bivy sacks, GPS units, climbing pants, and light fleeces). We’re hoping to do some more longer routes while we’re here and then head to Utah before the passes close and block our escape.

-MAX