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Manure Pile Buttress


Yosemite Valley, California USA


Trip Report
Middle-age climbers have a nice time on After Six
Friday October 16, 2009 1:36pm
Monty and I got up early and left from Sunnyvale at 5am with a plan to climb After Six and then join some friends for some camping. Having wasted time buying caffeine, sugar, and white flour at Starbucks in Oakdale, and dropping some hitch-hiking climbers off at Camp 4, we were not surprised to find quite a few climbers in the Manure Pile Buttress parking lot.

We threw on our packs and walked over to the base of the climb, and amazingly, we were first in line. I attribute this to good karma from picking up the hitch hikers.

The first pitch was fun and intense, as described.


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And the rest of the climb was a nice mix of casual scrambling and short 5.6 steps. We had a good time. We particularly enjoyed a snack of pizza and candy bars at the summit.


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Unfortunately, what with all the gear we brought, we forgot to include approach shoes.


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This lead to blisters on my toes upon descent, and made our run up the first pitch of After Seven a little less entertaining. I think I'll come back and have a look at that one with less-tender feet.

The next day we enjoyed the first pitch of Jam Crack, and having heard the traffic report on Munginella, decided it would be a fine plan to be home by dinner time, thus preserving marital capital for our next climbing trip.

Good times.

-Michael

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Michael Golden
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Michael Golden is a mediocre climber from Mountain View, CA.

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rhyang

climber
SJC
  Oct 15, 2009 - 03:35pm PT
Pizza on the summit -- good stuff :)

I've only followed After Seven's first pitch .. would like to lead that one.
kellie

climber
Seattle
  Oct 15, 2009 - 06:52pm PT
Sounds like fun, and congratulations on possibly the best TR title ever.
Zander

climber
  Oct 15, 2009 - 07:42pm PT
Middle age climbers just wanna have fun!
JOEY.F

Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
  Oct 15, 2009 - 10:14pm PT
Sick!

Sounds perfect, 'cept for the shoes.
Thanks!
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
  Oct 16, 2009 - 02:58am PT
hey there, say michael, thanks for the "middle age" spread... as in "spreading you trip" for all to enjoy...

say, shoes!... they can sure make or break a good hike (or even a simple walk around the ol' block with the dog!), how much more so, i can imagine, a climb!

*hope the blisters are long-gone by now, but:

you'll remember this each time, you pack, after this--hopefully...
;)
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