Photos by smithclimber

Again, while feeling the vibe of Ansel Adams, I took this one of Half Dome.

This is a B&W shot of Half Dome taken from Sentinal Bridge. To see just what a difference it makes when taking a photo in color versus B&W be sure to check out the other photo: "Half Dome from Sentinal #2".

This is a color shot of Half Dome taken from Sentinal Bridge. To see just what a difference it makes when taking a photo in color versus B&W be sure to check out the other photo: "Half Dome from Sentinal #1".

This shot was taken from Glacier Point not long after the sun had dipped below the horizon.

This is the color shot of Half Dome from Sentinal Bridge when the first snow fell in the Valley. Be sure to also check out "Snowy Valley from Sentinal #1" for the B&W shot.

How steep is that 1st pitch on South Seas? STEEP! I took this shot from the back of the Alcove near where South Seas begins. Those ropes hang about 80 feet away from where I am. That's a VERY STEEP 1st pitch. Check out my other South Seas photos too.

Time to lower out the bags. How steep is that 1st pitch on South Seas? STEEP! I took this shot from the back of the Alcove near where South Seas begins. Those ropes hang about 80 feet away from where I am. That's a VERY STEEP 1st pitch. Check out my other South Seas photos too.

This shot is of the boys rapping down South Seas after fixing the initial pitches. They had intended to keep going, but after hearing there was going to be a Margarita party back in Camp 4 that night...

This is a sweet shot of the boys rapping down South Seas, after fixing, with El Cap Meadow and Middle Cathedral in the background.

How steep are the 1st few pitches on South Seas? STEEP! I took this shot from the back of the Alcove near where South Seas begins. Those ropes hang over 100 feet away from where I am. Looks like a spider dangling from a thread over El Cap meadow doesn't it? Check out my other South Seas photos too.

Sean cleaning pitch 5 of the Trip. I got this shot after lowering out into the middle of nowhere to do the free hanging jug. Sean insisted that I be the one to jug the free line, since he was mildly freaked out. It's uncanny just how similar this photo came out to the cover shot from the Supertopo Big Walls book. If you have the book, you'll see that it's almost an exact match.

This is Matt (Lambone) doing a tricky penji/tension traverse on pitch 8 of the Trip.

This is a photo of El Cap Meadow and the Cathedral Rocks from about halfway up El Cap.

The pigs (and 1000'+ of air) getting hauled beneath me.

This is a shot of me leading one of the pitches (14th?) high up on the Trip.

This is the Dawn Wall at dusk from high up on Tangerine Trip. That in the background is otherwise known as "the twilight's last gleaming".

This is the Dawn Wall at dawn from high up on Tangerine Trip.

This is Michele (climbingfree) on the enduro hand/fist crack of Reed's Direct.

This is a shot of the 2 guys one day behind us on the Trip. They are about 3 or 4 pitches below us.

This is Michele (climbingfree) starting her way up Reed's Direct.

This is Michele (climbingfree) methodically working her way up Reed's Direct.

This is Michele grunting her way to the finish of Reed's Direct.

This is Michele grunting her way to the finish of Reed's Direct.

I thought the pink alpenglow on the Sentinal with the moon above would make a nice shot. It didn't come out quite as nice as I would have liked.

This is Dave sitting atop the Lost Arrow Spire Tip as I'm cleaning the last pitch. Photo taken by an unknown climber on the rim with my camera.