Insanity
Jun 7, 2021 09:00:34 #
Out in Yosemite week before last and saw what I consider 'Insanity' at least from my perspective however I don't begrudge anyone who does it, just wouldn't ever do it myself. As you can see these are photos of El Capitan and at first I didn't notice any climbers but upon closer views with binoculars we spotted some.
The first photo shows El Capitan from the viewing area on our first day taken at 30mm and mildly cropped. I've circled the climbers.
The second photo taken at 600mm and heavily cropped shows climbers ascending the face. Obviously as we viewed the face we saw many more climbers, about 8 or 10 more with many spending the night on the face...as a side note 31 climbers have died climbing El Capitan from 1905-2018.
In addition, there was controlled burning going on in the park which made breathing and visibility difficult at times. After a while a breeze would come through and clear the air...Cheers everyone.
The first photo shows El Capitan from the viewing area on our first day taken at 30mm and mildly cropped. I've circled the climbers.
The second photo taken at 600mm and heavily cropped shows climbers ascending the face. Obviously as we viewed the face we saw many more climbers, about 8 or 10 more with many spending the night on the face...as a side note 31 climbers have died climbing El Capitan from 1905-2018.
In addition, there was controlled burning going on in the park which made breathing and visibility difficult at times. After a while a breeze would come through and clear the air...Cheers everyone.
Jun 7, 2021 09:03:27 #
Satisfying shot of El Capitan. Interesting sky helps.
Blaster34 wrote:
Out in Yosemite week before last and saw what I co... (show quote)
Jun 7, 2021 09:13:12 #
anotherview wrote:
Satisfying shot of El Capitan. Interesting sky helps.
Thanks anotherview, appreciated.
Jun 7, 2021 09:42:53 #
Excellent shots. Those climbers in the first shot give a strong sense of scale! I wish I could but I probably wouldn't!
Jun 7, 2021 09:43:39 #
Jun 7, 2021 09:46:33 #
Beautiful photos, sharp and clear.
Like you I see climbers sometimes and can't help but wonder, WHY? Just not for me either. I don't even like being as tall as I am.
Dennis
Like you I see climbers sometimes and can't help but wonder, WHY? Just not for me either. I don't even like being as tall as I am.
Dennis
Jun 7, 2021 09:49:30 #
Jun 7, 2021 10:32:07 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Excellent shots. Those climbers in the first shot give a strong sense of scale! I wish I could but I probably wouldn't!
Thanks Carol...even if I could, I wouldn't...
Jun 7, 2021 10:32:23 #
Jun 7, 2021 10:33:08 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Beautiful photos, sharp and clear.
Like you I see climbers sometimes and can't help but wonder, WHY? Just not for me either. I don't even like being as tall as I am.
Dennis
Like you I see climbers sometimes and can't help but wonder, WHY? Just not for me either. I don't even like being as tall as I am.
Dennis
Most appreciated Dennis and sometimes tall can also be burden...
Jun 7, 2021 10:33:43 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
Pictures telling a story. Wonderful!
Thank you Jim-Pops
Jun 8, 2021 01:11:51 #
Really nice shots. When I was young El Cap was my dream. It was at least a 3 day climb back then and I found I could not sleep in a hammock. I had to abandon the climb.
Jun 8, 2021 02:34:57 #
Jun 8, 2021 05:54:06 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Really nice shots. When I was young El Cap was my dream. It was at least a 3 day climb back then and I found I could not sleep in a hammock. I had to abandon the climb.
Thanks Curmudgeon....not in a million year could I ever do that or even think of doing it, trees as a kid was about as high as I wanted to go.
Jun 8, 2021 05:55:21 #
Vince68 wrote:
Excellent shots. No way I would be doing that either.
Thank you Vince, I believe you're in the majority...
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