ElCap Reports

ElCap Report 6/14/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… Pretty warm! Nice wind on the Nose but over on the Salathe things looked a lot hotter. A team reached Hollow Flake this morning and promptly bailed… so watch out for dehydration! Another “practice” run on the Nose by the Bigs this morning. Read about it below. Be sure to come on out Sunday morning for the full on record attempt on the Nose. It should start around 6:30am or so and I will update you as I find out the latest word.

ElCap Report 6/13/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… warmer and warmer each day now. The heat may close out the season before the end of the month. Not a lot of replacement climbers coming forward just yet. Some are fixing and others are holding out for a little cooler conditions. Still, the mornings are quite nice but the mid day temps are not the best. The big trades dominate the climbing as they usually do this time of year.

ElCap Report 6/12/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… warmer weather is prevailing these days. The breeze was lighter than usual today at the Bridge but appeared to be pretty stout in the Legs.

Not much climbing action on the cliff as we await the Bigs efforts on the Nose tomorrow and the next day and then on Sunday. Excitement building around that event, as it always does. The recent record setters on the distaff side are undecided about another run tomorrow and Quinn has to fly on Thursday… so… all you girls out there with the need for speed… the record is essentially the same number of hours and we need new blood to pull it down into single digits! Free beer to new record setters!!!!!

ElCap Report 6/11/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… Warm, warm, warm today. Not much action on the Cliff today. Yesterday was BIG. The Colorado Girls, as you may have read in yesterday’s report, did in fact break the Woman’s speed record for the Nose. Go back and read about it. Also the Jtree Girls finished the route too. Pete and Mark finally made the top after too many days to count on one’s hands.

ElCap Report 6/10/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… Perfect days for climbing continue into the distant future. Big News brewing. Record run at the Woman’s Nose today… more below. In a few days the Men’s Nose record will see some practice runs and a serious attempt by Hans and Honnold on June 17^th. Practice on 13 and 14 June is scheduled. The speed attempts are always interesting and amazing to watch. So make plans to get your butt here to watch the proceedings.

ElCap Report 6/09/12

By Tom Evans

Yo.. Pretty windy today, especially in the afternoon. Climbers high on the cliff were bundled up as the afternoon progressed. The action has calmed down from the frenzy yesterday. Today is free fee park day so there were a lot of Tourons in town but fortunately the traffic has been light. I was wondering just where the hell you are? Now is the time to strike! It doesn’t get any better than the conditions we have been having this Spring.

ElCap Report 6/08/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… The weather has been so good it’s almost boring! Lots of climbers on the hill these days. The Nose and Salathe have the most with Zodiac a close third. Breezy on the Cap the past few days, but that's better than warm with no breeze! So come on out before the hot weather sets in later in the month.

ElCap Report 6/06/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… the good weather just rolls along here in Yosemite. Quite the season thus far. I hope you are enjoying the report and pics this season. The light is just awful for most of the day… far too high in the sky for really great shots. But I do what I can and every now and then get a good one. If I had my druthers, I wouldn’t even come here in the Spring to shoot…but I hate to miss the action and seeing all the folks here. So.. You get what you get, and you don’t complain!

ElCap Report 6/06/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… Great weather continues and the climbs are finally getting the attention they deserve! Lots of action on the rock today. Big news today…Alex Honnold climbed Mt. Watkins, the Nose, the Reg on the Dome, solo, in just 18 hours, starting at 4pm yesterday and finishing at 10:45am this morning. It was not a totally free ascent but the vast majority was climbed free. I am happy for him but mostly relieved that he made the climb safely.

ElCap Report 6/05/12

By Tom Evans

Yo… Beautiful late Spring day here in the Valley. Weather forecaster’s were right on the button yesterday and today. It poured rain yesterday afternoon, sending the lower parties scurrying for the deck and the upper parties hunkering down for the blow. It cleared off around dawn and all the clouds were gone by 9am. Big news happening as I type these words and you can read about it below.