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cristodelaroca
Oct 4, 2005, 9:10 PM
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whats the necessary gear that you need to climb the triple direct in Yosemite?
I'm planing to go there next year and i would like to know what i need.
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lambone
Oct 4, 2005, 9:23 PM
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nothing fancy, a couple of sets of cams and nuts, and a set of cam hooks.
widest gear you would need is maybe a #4 Camolot, but only 1.
as usual in Yosemite, offset gear is helpfull, like HB offset nuts, or Aliens. Not mandetory on this route though, it's pretty straightforward C1 and some C2 (maybe).
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dangle
Oct 5, 2005, 12:58 AM
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Some people say the 3D is the worst parts of all three routes but I wouldn't go THAT far. I did a '76 ascent of the Nose followed by the 7th ascent of the Shield followed by the Dorn the following year so am familiar with a good half of the variant.
There ARE better lines on the big stone. Are you looking for easy aid? Lack of traffic? The two combined are rare. The 3D has a lot of ledges but I don't think many of them smell very good.
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lambone
Oct 6, 2005, 6:28 PM
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I enjoyed the TD because it was my first El Cap route and it worked for our abilities at the time. We wern't strong enough for the harder free climbing on the Nose or Salathe, or good enough aid climbers for the harder pitches on the Shield or the Muir.
The Shield was my third EC route, and have to say that the upper part was a much mor memorabe experience then thet upper TD (Nose)...and not really that hard of aid if you've nailed a few pins before.
Go left.
And just incase you didn't know...good topos and gear lists are available through Supertopo.
http://supertopo.com/
You can download the web version of the Big Wall guide for 20 or 30 dollars US.
Cheers
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guanoboy
Oct 7, 2005, 3:35 PM
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From what I recall, doubles or triples to #3 camalot, a #4, and camhooks make you faster.
its a great first route, have fun.
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