The moon is shining bright, illuminating the thousands of feet of granite surrounding our little portaledge. Some headlamps just went out on or near Tangerine Trip and aside from them we might have El Cap to ourselves. Tommy, Kevin and I just got done inhaling some "tacos" and (insert Kevin's awful British accent here)sipping on some tea. Spirits are high and bellies are full as just before dinner the guys finished pitch 9 on their first burn each, Tommy on lead. Today was a "rest day", which meant lounging around in the portaledges avoiding the hot sun, and then once dusk hit and the temps cooled sending 5.13c off the couch so to say. They made it look smooth as butter from my view, though they both said it felt awkward and definitely got the heart pumping while gripping underclings with tenuous feet traversing right at the bottom. Tomorrow will be a big day with pitch 10(5.14a or b) ahead and hopes to push through pitch 11 (5.13d) as well.
Im looking forward to another morning of waking up next to my husband with the warm sun and a bird's-eye-view.
The guys say thanks for all of the encouragement!
Pictures to come when I land on the ground.
Life with the Caldwells: where parenting, traveling, climbing, and photography collide.
Thanks for sharing these stories with us all. We really enjoy reading and hearing how the guys are doing.
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Sven
saw the three ledges set on sunday and had no idea. thanks for keeping us posted. GOOD LUCK! not that those guys need it!
ReplyDeletejim
This is awesome! We really appreciate you blogging this!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck all the way from Sweden!
All of us up in Estes are routing for you guys! And thanks Becca for bringing us updates.
ReplyDeleteBlessings on your continued success. Calvinclimber
ReplyDeleteGood speed!
ReplyDeleteSo psyched to see the all the hard work you guys have put into this climb paying off. Crimp that ish!
ReplyDeleteYou're on the wall, and I'm in class. C'mon guys! You can f%$&ing do it!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck for tomorrow!!!! Martina&Nico
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates, and good luck to all of you up there! I love knowing that Tommy and Kevin are up there on El Cap, attempting the most epic free climb of all time. It's incredibly inspiring.
ReplyDeleteLet's go housemate, get you some!
ReplyDeleteSendstrong, keep it up! You know the moves, just execute. It is what you have been training you're whole lives for. But remember, its all about the fun! Thats why you do it.... Why WE ALL do it.
ReplyDeleteEstes Park, CO
GO TC! GO KJ! We're all pulling for you guys! Hope you guys stay warm and dry through the weekend. Looks like we might get some snow.
ReplyDeletedid you write this blog post from your iphone??? surely you did not take your computer.
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you for this post!
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totalxgear.com
yup...I've posted a couple from the iphone. Not the best, but it works!
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