Photos by tradrat

Just looking across the SE Face of El Cap. The views from the EB of EC are incredible.

This is the pitch before the squeeze chimney. Enjoy.

This is the South Face of WA Column. The route, the South Face of Washington Colum is on this face.

Upper left is pitch 4 on Rebuffat's south face route on the Aiguille du Midi. Right, is the "S" crack. Bottom is a view of the Valle Blanche.

This photo was taken on our way to climb the Rebuffat route on the South Face of the Aiguille du Midi. The granite is solid and golden! Ce bon!

This is getting toward the end of the Rebuffat Route on the Aiguille du Midi

This route is straightforward and relatively laid back. An offwidth on pitch 2 proves to be the crux. Luckily the ow is not steep and is about 5.7 or so. It's a great route, you should do it. The route is shown on the upper right photo. Also, there are stellar routes, that go up the face. One of these is the Couzy. You should do that one too.

Bear Creek Spire at Sunrise. The North Arete is the line up the middle of the Spire. The granite is solid, clean and a joy to climb.

This is my partner moving up the 5.7 flakes of pitch 2. Enjoy

This is the traverse on Pitch 2. Reach Right.

Another shot of Bear Creek Spire at sunrise. Enjoy.

This photo was taken from Iceberg Lake in June of 2004. From left to right is Day Needle, Keeler Needle, and Mt Whitney

This is Keeler Needle and Day Needle. The photo was taken from the approach trail on the hike to Iceberg Lake. The photo was taken in the evening. The best light that occurs here is in the morning.

This is the Sentinel from the the top of Higher Cathedral.

Looking out from the top of Higher Cathedral. Just another shot of the Valley.

The first pitch on Sons is a bit of a challenge. It's not bad though and there are good rests. Just relax and you'll fire it.

This is the first pitch of Serenity Crack.