http://telek.smugmug.com/gallery/5245091_LKtGN/ Climbed the South Face of Mt. Watkins with Nick. Definitely the toughest climb I've ever done. Spent two nights on the wall. 19 pitches, heinous approach and descent, got a quick sierra storm, and took some nice falls. First ascent by Warren Harding, Yvon Chouinard, and Chuck Pratt over 5 days in 1964. They took 1.5 L/person/day. We took about 1.2 Gallons/person/day... and we were THIRSTY. Warren Harding was also superhuman. Many prominent roofs, ledges, and crack systems aren't marked on the topo, but we always thought, "what would the first ascent party do here" and after a climbing for a few minutes, we'd usually find a bolt or some other indicator that we were on route... adventure climbing at it's best. To hear about the first ascent, read Chuck Pratt's account here. http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=637156 http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:34:52 -0700 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:03:52 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0040/319022196_LmVcV-Ti.jpg http://telek.smugmug.com/gallery/5245091_LKtGN/ http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319022196_LmVcV <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319022196_LmVcV" title="Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0040/319022196_LmVcV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours." title="Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:58:19 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0040/319022196_LmVcV-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 05:48:13 914988a6e50528244ac09ee7ddef78d9 f7e36d48593c99c76cadf8a5b3064615 6905870397020667aad97aa87b56fb8d a8b751a364ebcf673c104bfe9c5f5fd1 21d747b11def99f97e67d7d27ee5d54c 832b9a186c6fe522dd77bb5be14707c6 fc05b654b88b75f816c8450e4badb63a b01b5e7162b0cccc201997ccea6745ae 8cd2d39650b7769d3f151964b7fce00e Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319022196_LmVcV" title="Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0040/319022196_LmVcV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours." title="Carpooled with Funk and his friend up to Kelly's folk's place in Groveland, to organize gear, talk strategy, and sleep for 3 hours." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319023388_mwCAE <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319023388_mwCAE" title="We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0042/319023388_mwCAE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend." title="We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:01:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0042/319023388_mwCAE-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 06:08:29 aa80ae1a24205a4a4f2e8dfb3dfd98d4 43832b6d2f3a9eb20047739e0f9754ac ce49e8b01641ba5c3a5de9147880fbb8 db3a0aca92a39962e62f98b897214ca4 12b7d25e51eda0b7d34cbcf89a58afdc d631c6bacb8990d8fb0c94c6d5c4189d 1a392e3eac7ae7ee5f162775567d762f 58954e2ce4e6ba20b364f66c9d16d4b2 237fbb9f28318c79091f7bee2a0ca187 We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319023388_mwCAE" title="We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0042/319023388_mwCAE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend." title="We started up Tenaya Canyon around 5:30. Here we are passing Mirror Lake. Already getting warm. Forecast was calling for mid to high 90s in the park all weekend." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319025066_kuFRv <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319025066_kuFRv" title="Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0051/319025066_kuFRv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins." title="Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:07:06 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0051/319025066_kuFRv-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 06:40:34 c935d9014d5e4306ca4d0a479697a86e 3de8ace645d9c87c682b60cdd5d57330 d1137d41dbaa523a29d622373b45e553 2bfc9071e14b86fbacbe9b10685136fc 197347d9c2c6194e22841b5ab378435d 3f50762851fa62d78422c913d8ad5c4a 1ed7a2887c3bf410fa8fb7b61ee1cc8b ad817f0c9b1fbbccbf07c7116959ceab 48d7019c34943794beae53274e60dabe Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319025066_kuFRv" title="Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0051/319025066_kuFRv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins." title="Past the Snow Creek Falls trail, we started bushwacking to get to the base of Mt. Watkins." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318869064_5eHzY <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Crossed the creek a few times...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318869064_5eHzY" title="Crossed the creek a few times..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0052/318869064_5eHzY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Crossed the creek a few times..." title="Crossed the creek a few times..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:41:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0052/318869064_5eHzY-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 06:46:27 571b9fc6298a6cdd22a70ee312e2eb6f 91c0db259241af17192935b5ddd7afc7 b0fdb454e689bc0548ae852e8c2319c4 732fd681fa58e0ee17b25d38fbc6727c f7c5c68c3487856f3856a3fa28091f17 c167636c227bd952bdb762723bfc259a b33f8dfb993ccc9e6ab09d2ca0e91823 441e3c461a501a761017aa17eba95759 66953950ed93f2709b273b30fd9c4080 Crossed the creek a few times... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Crossed the creek a few times...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318869064_5eHzY" title="Crossed the creek a few times..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0052/318869064_5eHzY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Crossed the creek a few times..." title="Crossed the creek a few times..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318954770_fGKWN <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318954770_fGKWN" title="And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0056/318954770_fGKWN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade." title="And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:28:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0056/318954770_fGKWN-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 07:12:48 6b0c1ee0f9cdf94edaeeaac90dae0cc1 509936e20a1dc61a4c7df003c27ef3d1 ee7bb2eaf6268025c610727c0a394668 8c0e6bacc4cd2f31ad0a38a843e81906 bd836b686db55859a6baf0f917fa315b dc6982794c4890fb6267c85e1f95d040 7faa30c3481245145dc868954ab0376b ca44bf4d9fa96e9cc227e204780a2b82 16e4dd2eea551f08a788efb51696174d And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318954770_fGKWN" title="And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0056/318954770_fGKWN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade." title="And finally we got a nice view of our climb. The climb goes just to the right of the shade." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318872094_rUCPL <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318872094_rUCPL" title="Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0061/318872094_rUCPL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek." title="Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:45:48 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0061/318872094_rUCPL-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 07:49:58 2517c99ce2893600c1147cd44ce74b57 81b2f9eb042a6afe2c98b935e7578c93 78384a30045540d0df63396ced60e57b d5f42ee96210b0f07994422d57aa5917 f5f9ec0fac062c971175ebb0759fac9f 7e3b69ace7771dd9bff0bd28c3f3a26c ef9a3dd3349d8e80047608bf92d6bca0 34905469252ebc47f2f6cdde2ebdac34 915829ff6d91499587b16fd2b69dc292 Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318872094_rUCPL" title="Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0061/318872094_rUCPL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek." title="Fern forest. Once we got closer to the base of the climb, we pumped water from Tenaya Creek." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318873497_dUjq4 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318873497_dUjq4" title="Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0076/318873497_dUjq4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ..." title="Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:47:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0076/318873497_dUjq4-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 08:40:47 d5ccfebc11ddcd5f1bd0c77d48c25ae3 d53c89b81460a304debb9ccaac7d8756 a52e72c057f602b2d58eb571f8d8c7a7 045668b771fc9909e84b4a30aefdb702 1a341cf2ca550845ae6e70d7018358c4 271181646cb447cfd4dc711f85244dff 4beb0550fba01bfbde09044b47402dd0 426f3e9bbd6637f6242289b4d0810528 447d68de34e03e9c29e060d4c81477c7 Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318873497_dUjq4" title="Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0076/318873497_dUjq4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ..." title="Using the awesome-est filter given to me by my awesome lady on our anniversary. We pumped close to 5 gallons of water in no time. I stood behind nick waving my shirt around to keep the mos ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318875564_zh2Ji <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach".</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318875564_zh2Ji" title="Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach"."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0083/318875564_zh2Ji-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach"." title="Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:50:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0083/318875564_zh2Ji-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 08:59:06 f2bd813b4f254f9f9cecb138fb199eff 8674fc1ac33d3d6d4c071d9bb198e45c 585e2dc4ef71f3f8f2d1bd9a94ae9fb2 bbc016e0c3e7eaa9a7e395a6fdad535b 400eaf449ab785687e079637b56bcafc 67fcf34b4c950874ee837388adfb7e62 afb28bf9a8db93b19d94dfb18527bdae d53011d5ffd60d6ce73cb3908973f86c b609dfd385ef8aa053febb0d11d6d60c Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach". <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach".</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318875564_zh2Ji" title="Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach"."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0083/318875564_zh2Ji-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach"." title="Now the "pig" (i.e. Haul Bag) weighs a full 40 lbs more. And we continued on our "approach"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318877161_XC5M4 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318877161_XC5M4" title="Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0100/318877161_XC5M4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes." title="Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:53:00 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0100/318877161_XC5M4-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 11:29:22 437886d52ead8f1429bf284e9ec6e0d7 db7be869bb1ce52a46f0fba31b9ce60f 757a65f0a29bcc5ccc4b15ed331f39c9 6c6559d08a75391272f66dd0e6a7b8b1 86882c034bad2ddd92ff30b5d697cc5f 635904d1586b2a819b433798ab0c0fcd aaa2cea5dfcc36c3824a84895360ee29 dbb5e04d13e8ce329856040d75d17f9a 3aa32bc80f705e08aec4e18ae56c9584 Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318877161_XC5M4" title="Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0100/318877161_XC5M4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes." title="Looking across Tenaya Canyon at Quarter Domes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318878743_Fd4Gp <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318878743_Fd4Gp" title="After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0112/318878743_Fd4Gp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ..." title="After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:55:48 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0112/318878743_Fd4Gp-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 13:15:23 e2bef6bb5b536ed81f68a0a06063ccd5 161b6c392cc15bd5b1426f579d850ff1 01d19c3ba82f722a97318a3ac77ef074 d5f6642ba4a752247c63a9b437efe481 6b764cc6526975d7f71376d746a8c40b 16317270f7b3bb0fedf44f6846e93389 ee29b8b6b39f0e073a8b452e3e345eba 76b91b78dff7920edef63c054e1b965f 4adbb73a36e7d444f276978b5f4e2985 After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318878743_Fd4Gp" title="After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0112/318878743_Fd4Gp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ..." title="After a 5.6 pitch, a 5.8 pitch, and two fourth class pitches (the hauling sucked...) we got to the bivy site at the base. (There was another haul bag here... mysterious...see it hanging behi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318963592_rRBiH <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318963592_rRBiH" title="And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0122/318963592_rRBiH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm." title="And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:53:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0122/318963592_rRBiH-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 14:38:40 895d7ae97107047a7a6ec0ba24923f2b 02125f06aeff6435f29ec83d22cabe82 531e82c979a38b5307071a47aac5f39a f0c9973c28005b7f52e151caa16751a6 174989cdbd8311aaba1d33b7d4c328f8 9ef15c3a26465eeafd07f685de8e60b7 e5205f7c4b5f77d6a718e5fc3d92f89e 4be95ab9e4e118c5cbfb406d8a881a2d bb8b6acc4ac8f85f4ff624594ec9bea8 And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318963592_rRBiH" title="And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0122/318963592_rRBiH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm." title="And finally after the 5th haul of the day... we finally got to the start of the "climb." This was around 2 or 3 pm." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318882014_PXvLR <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318882014_PXvLR" title="Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0145/318882014_PXvLR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ..." title="Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:01:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0145/318882014_PXvLR-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 15:51:09 ba17edd33ea43587484d4f0b7724847d a7d04ca719902fe97d1992073080b854 3e8c6dace9039656a91349a39b32d188 964f572c18d3aaa872c60a58fbf61806 3985d1f180715958df476727c0a9e925 ae26cc9f3141b83d54b0b4efcfe823ff f7ed33da06d41d3c85f4cccef9f09baa 8882b2fd3ac7591a12965959c7603dce 29bae3b1ac4e93c04cab9a06054b0e1b Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318882014_PXvLR" title="Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0145/318882014_PXvLR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ..." title="Nick leading the first pitch. We had a few choices here. Either go for it and try to get to the Sheraton-Watkins ledge on pitch 8, or fix the first two pitches and sleep at the base. (not ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318883644_Wmsbe <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318883644_Wmsbe" title="Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0162/318883644_Wmsbe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever..." title="Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:03:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0162/318883644_Wmsbe-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 16:41:37 b712a8a9798742c1bd00222f0f5bb9af 704959defb0637982a881ca2e3cf28f0 7577f4b929f07d498702112c6ea781de 89e148ca6d73519eafcb7f35738f69b8 17ae5a0013f898ea8ce1171957eafc2b dd7f49908bfd0bc8b3f7c3c3e41194fe 290df491671103eaded35e1d72164c91 e254b4dfc5743b9edf1cb51ce29349a9 ceb203ce60f195bd2c76285a0898a6c5 Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318883644_Wmsbe" title="Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0162/318883644_Wmsbe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever..." title="Lots of pretty flowers. Don't know what this is called, but this was my favorite... EDIT: canyon live-forever..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318885165_LreCh <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318885165_LreCh" title="So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0163/318885165_LreCh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ..." title="So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:05:29 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0163/318885165_LreCh-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 17:01:38 653fc62dc9c9e8f344d203b089052d1c 0bf53409f6a72b9f2b59cd3f9994a483 116a44a09b988e9bb5af16c1548bef59 52cd093c778dfb261756d6fb9c7d82ed a056a5f71f237ea686c735eee2c77fa0 65f7f731b73a37902344b0d0b25367f9 af03f9190bd2d9fce52282440a1ae755 f2bce038313bba6c5eeffd501da40676 9b91b754e295ae426a776a96102ae5a1 So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318885165_LreCh" title="So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0163/318885165_LreCh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ..." title="So we decided to go for it. Mainly cuz we had already drank our rationed quantity of water for the day, and we knew we were gonna be thirsty. (note: pitch 2 does not have hook moves... or ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318886825_isPr3 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318886825_isPr3" title="Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0179/318886825_isPr3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)" title="Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:07:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0179/318886825_isPr3-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 17:36:31 8fa0c86802b04e7aef0fcee7dc0268ee 22b854260ea7c8db7f0c4cc0e69fbf26 6c7727aee6e2455a0240b19ada32846d 10a5e0f23c36e4b69ab51793ab1f17c4 a71343093b8b6c28cf127369be7b653e f671a12dfc7abc690f9b9f576dd939d6 4d37170da97b75b8c5537c4f7f6a670d 207202835bacf39cefa4d904addc8624 1ed916261c02c25bcf42b0f7452fe0dc Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees) <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318886825_isPr3" title="Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0179/318886825_isPr3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)" title="Nick starting up pitch 5... with Watkins Pinnacle behind him. (note: this roof isn't marked on the topo... or the trees)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318888202_6tZ8A <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318888202_6tZ8A" title="A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0180/318888202_6tZ8A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ..." title="A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:09:39 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0180/318888202_6tZ8A-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 17:40:31 7409662c3bc653fbe5b6604c4b189f20 2321b632c3deeecb35a195c0ec149fb6 0ea39fac38fc313ab22eaf263d68efed 0eabf7584cc18efc117d2bf55348b8db 145408212c70c94deaccf05e432cdd8f d1216d4e56c4034be89e227b1018aa31 8cfd1594867627215d72d0b0481aebdb 0e2a63e5bbdc47b438d4ae5799b9a325 6ec6088783afcc1f9ab955e428778058 A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318888202_6tZ8A" title="A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0180/318888202_6tZ8A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ..." title="A different view of half dome from here. We could see the line of tourists going up the cables all day long. At night we saw a few "in-a-day" folks that were making their way up the Regula ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318891911_xGUvq <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach."</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318891911_xGUvq" title="Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach.""><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0190/318891911_xGUvq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach."" title="Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:14:48 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0190/318891911_xGUvq-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 17:55:04 e9ac85979e6ccb54542d3b7f3f481445 07332eda0b1f1a4c565591507eb4831a c89b9ac28eeae7b6a656c5578f9e6d98 9036a3589cd601b4487b66ac9009118f e9e309dfeae014c919408b2750ce364c 810fa1ecb16029bc941652a1d64058b9 6764e9a8a310ac3b7e3add2e7d413b26 89f78fd3202f831cc37f2a10680c2663 1b757e6c3934d6401ccebca731175965 Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach." <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach."</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318891911_xGUvq" title="Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach.""><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0190/318891911_xGUvq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach."" title="Looking down from the top of pitch 4. Yeah... 4 pitches of the "climb" and 5 pitches of the "approach."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318893275_KwBDp <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318893275_KwBDp" title="Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0192/318893275_KwBDp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?" title="Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:16:57 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0192/318893275_KwBDp-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 17:55:16 e52de90de3293f3f65fd6bd050b03a45 dc415213a2b52070be8d76348f91c58b 174a847dc140bfe146c9d43be31d5fc8 902973be39577a54505e7bf95db853c5 452859c0cfba58576c6e0ed59b8204a4 c69934e0b44fa53bbe7ac8a28a28900c 4bb1451bb2771e1edff5c5af5a71163e b8221ef896ad734d23ad653bd439ef2c 9d4d23e4e963f12ccb82a0fa60358647 Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor? <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318893275_KwBDp" title="Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0192/318893275_KwBDp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?" title="Like the three No. 1 cams used for the anchor?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318973171_6ezBi <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318973171_6ezBi" title="Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0197/318973171_6ezBi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting..." title="Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:25:08 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0197/318973171_6ezBi-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 18:48:34 42831cea7d8eab9281d7fa6b53e2ba0a aac10ed82c21d750c778b5496e93227f 8ec05e6d9d68b336076c436abcd0aed6 7e0349a58588a7853289de441f08d5d5 c159edb4f785ad9c35ae68f8118722ed 5ed2cd861faedbd7d6760aea977350b1 6d60bcd1061b89180eb02d478f586827 95dfce8c7ab6f8bf4c6082e9c4af712a bf90c42c34434d20429df02f80e53b8e Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318973171_6ezBi" title="Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0197/318973171_6ezBi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting..." title="Hauling up to pitch 5, Nick somehow managed to get the tag line stuck on a cam. Took a little while to get this out... taking a pic while resting..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318974347_QKpmm <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318974347_QKpmm" title="Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0198/318974347_QKpmm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however." title="Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:28:49 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0198/318974347_QKpmm-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 19:21:26 5163203851ad742be1dde680aab7dee4 96cea3ac04130c1fac4dceb1a750e61b d6a113a183ebe0411f0bc94661a2ae94 00827facb12af7a7a0582d0c940033b4 094287b6f37f6edd8791df2ca98af3ab 4302d785dd2693fbd09e23f22f399457 0f5131c4f24820f42725570434ed74d7 35e4d2e2385313ada5b372c945f90a51 0cdc237880125b0932fb12cf414b4e57 Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318974347_QKpmm" title="Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0198/318974347_QKpmm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however." title="Pitch 6 was significantly longer and harder than pitch 5, the topo doesn't really differentiate between the two, however." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318897274_BVtRC <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318897274_BVtRC" title="I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0200/318897274_BVtRC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night." title="I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:23:08 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0200/318897274_BVtRC-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 19:21:36 5b329f4a21846097b4a66c43d1a922c7 d5db5e33ecec2a1d534b57d0d110fe42 2c7d1dd320cb5fd933efb2a543bf449c 872b986abbb2aa36ae3d548655517d85 73477766f7d3debbbb15ab488d6dc473 09f6418af344d0e5ffda61bb7d369c76 92d9f86500ec08216d6eae3f983ffa2e a46d84fb4fb4943d22e6621a6071ebfb 008a9f8ad32e290aa5745bd463a5f42d I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318897274_BVtRC" title="I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0200/318897274_BVtRC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night." title="I was slowly watching the sun go down from my small stance at this belay... wondering if Nick would make it... and if I was going to be sleeping from a hanging belay that night." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318976360_4EAv2 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo).</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318976360_4EAv2" title="Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo)."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0201/318976360_4EAv2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo)." title="Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:35:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0201/318976360_4EAv2-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 19:48:59 36dcc5085a243e493b1327d8b86c8408 be9e0612c25508c7e143d47dbf893832 9f4de009ed9897f377977f45ca2ad21b ab04efefc55b872a8dd936963ed1cc2f c888ac142b838a0bcbc43ee728993b34 2b96ad59a7c47d7a1675238bad40e399 4638a8e9b438d6581425a34f2cfb520f 7a28a91077491fd8bcf45e3fbf5da43e 38f9fd69f9ba3276f7bfae6a949f065e Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo). <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo).</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318976360_4EAv2" title="Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo)."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0201/318976360_4EAv2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo)." title="Nick slowly making progress... (note: there are anchors at the top of pitch 5.. not marked on the topo)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318977068_krU2X <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318977068_krU2X" title="My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0210/318977068_krU2X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ..." title="My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:38:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0210/318977068_krU2X-Th.jpg 2008-06-20 20:03:17 0447be097651ea30d0df6ff40847768b 5cf14f65ab8ca0b509fd5f85e984f4d6 20716ed98899802debfb6c629d572292 214d84518fcacafc4c5f358ea4621f71 fcba0c404c564ab585235fe5fe52f226 313740fbf7d5cd4e3f0a4fc700891e6b 0774dae671152705892b56a2a9757398 cff4d9fcccec7dc4a3c1451f9d31f266 0be4411dc76aea11c00e3f86f943d862 My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318977068_krU2X" title="My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0210/318977068_krU2X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ..." title="My last view of sun on half dome... Nick finally got to the anchors around 9:30. I jugged up the line, and by then it was quite dark. Definitely didn't want to lead the wandering 5.9 pit ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318900298_yrZ9q <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318900298_yrZ9q" title="Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0215/318900298_yrZ9q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ..." title="Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:28:14 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0215/318900298_yrZ9q-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 06:35:29 ceaf3748ad08be3fb2fd3af0573fc2f3 ba2bfd0dfec4ab7b7cb19f49ca4ab553 458a2d921074053c6357983caae57deb 69e0518c2df34de243a0b101cc967c7f 399e524d5778602c09f758e68ca4842b 5cfcae545b518defd412d4cf5ddf77a3 e1a502f6cfed7536f6a67ed53a2ec8a6 7e5f808015a91663f5c19b6cf58a3ef8 5116be54f737215ae8e995fc606b67c9 Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318900298_yrZ9q" title="Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0215/318900298_yrZ9q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ..." title="Watkins Pinnacles with Half Dome during sunrise. We slept at the belay on pitch 6. I don't think Nick slept much at all, but I have a superhuman ability to sleep anywhere. The ledge was ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318978682_2a4Dq <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />This was our bed for the night 1.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318978682_2a4Dq" title="This was our bed for the night 1."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0220/318978682_2a4Dq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was our bed for the night 1." title="This was our bed for the night 1." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:44:31 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0220/318978682_2a4Dq-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 06:36:21 6fc56098ddacb5c885f217bda8495bbf 4771ea61246c82c20186b5e2cc940bcf 9a44c013762cd4c60b0a34b933872399 18b4de5a4298723246687765bcaa38d9 0f1a64fa30ffebb542eb6dd39b7556bc 2f391c69275148b3ff0b2b86b7500286 99440fb78f1dbe1f470103944e50aa77 933844288b65e5bcd64715acdf0806b1 84e1e25e96ff0630eb34b910196dc969 This was our bed for the night 1. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />This was our bed for the night 1.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318978682_2a4Dq" title="This was our bed for the night 1."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0220/318978682_2a4Dq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was our bed for the night 1." title="This was our bed for the night 1." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318902748_rUSJX <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318902748_rUSJX" title="Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0222/318902748_rUSJX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)" title="Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:32:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0222/318902748_rUSJX-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 06:37:54 f6ab006faf2be531d7fb9d216ed63fd8 b742fecab6eccefc43928df1fec78f65 980f5deb49bbea5a11a742cf7dc22bcb 7038563b583bb54095bcff5d4d68b4e6 22f1d69c40fbe15124098bb433daebe8 396f102e8287d86a62794be49d1e09dd f2e0139f2a246f9ae276997531b3e11b e33722822765b5e5cbc356a283c8a426 10907e2ae96e80f8bb9c9472ed329bfa Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.) <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318902748_rUSJX" title="Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0222/318902748_rUSJX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)" title="Cool rock features on the 7th pitch. (Note: I went straight up from the ledge on 6, and then traversed right, unlike the topo.)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319020494_CzrqV <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319020494_CzrqV" title="Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/STA0231/319020494_CzrqV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ..." title="Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:53:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/STA0231/319020494_CzrqV-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 07:59:51 4adacf21076d575dc43a69826f21e0b0 1f6a2655d792afd14e83b7d6cc42e41e aaa49690f03638918ab7ed140906e508 90b0173a998e69ec9c681fe6ae4535c2 cb301dbd4dac7f85fb8acaa89cd2d324 3b755596412185893c41fe6fab2a11b3 ba1a002813e0f0ca2c5dbbf6520eef2e 32526f713d291cc91dcdf65a87ec0f63 344717a49087f89a7662102c9a379204 Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319020494_CzrqV" title="Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/STA0231/319020494_CzrqV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ..." title="Took us less than an hour to get up to Sheraton-Watkins ledge and haul our bag, eat breakfast and lament that we were not here last night. Oh well. I used my dry bag here too. Good thin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318904791_XhscP <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318904791_XhscP" title="Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0234/318904791_XhscP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us." title="Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:35:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0234/318904791_XhscP-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 08:23:33 fdfc322348fcb5356131e1761aa0a6a0 932a14b2281a6c470bd86d611c90bd93 35c8d1270be0b33d9759eca93c6ad3c2 e667181e06a3b4a1b27abd07eaba110f 82be6d00101bc222b8d3289c598f14ff 40074f63397d6f3c3d2104eaa075dffb af1796ceb010c6d5a7873fc45560dfcf 92a3b42ad9511c665836610461eed11f 8dab5e14d198150cc7ac55f3831d4b72 Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318904791_XhscP" title="Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0234/318904791_XhscP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us." title="Pitch 9. Trying to get as many pitches in before the sun hit us." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318981607_gcey5 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318981607_gcey5" title="So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0259/318981607_gcey5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen." title="So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:58:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0259/318981607_gcey5-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 09:16:47 67761319114bab146fc98d6194440593 31e15333d4c9891c06a9fdc85a502d73 af4729bf51bc4f1b920003c6a2c67617 0def9371f2a4ecae826bfa5af4e1258c 2981a72e771b5f35d16b07814b504f3f 7055ae78c19fe0e64672f173c72598f0 6d3e2fc834971f2ef152829a68083f16 4e14935e583e9b1faf1fd6b35ba85b46 954d2f0bfdf5b80a553bb8efe2622a4e So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318981607_gcey5" title="So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0259/318981607_gcey5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen." title="So for 90% of the climb I wore my shorts and boxers. And plenty of sunscreen." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318908490_ttX3s <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318908490_ttX3s" title="Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0262/318908490_ttX3s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations." title="Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0262/318908490_ttX3s-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 09:17:30 f4b7de7c2b4874184bf0d105dbc2613c e13fe4903ae25f99521974c081d96ac1 335fc3e2fa1ab47ab0313541df72737c bfccb404266cb59ff216adc4d6862517 dcebdd346eb87bb37c629f466a2318b3 aab92dc985a46d4af63e2aacb1ea4a19 1ff62ac7ca8817266c4fbfa621b1cd95 26eb93567c000cd729bd6abbe4894a00 8334222ed2438b1791541bc221ef64cb Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318908490_ttX3s" title="Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0262/318908490_ttX3s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations." title="Sheraton - Watkins, "plush bivy for 3"... there's the bivy for one... and I was belaying from the bivy for 2 more... much nicer than last night's accommodations." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318909402_QBMJC <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318909402_QBMJC" title="There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0266/318909402_QBMJC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?" title="There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:44:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0266/318909402_QBMJC-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 09:21:26 973fd35d33ed2b71f5a197c2e43b44a0 1eed975a910a7bc70f9de134e698ea60 0fc47aa291d6f6bdf8965801ab718f27 2531a7e366be1ceb9af919254b28bfdd 25403d4e9ac4b66d360de9f5ae71eeee 5fcbfce1588383e4cd02c256bf7df392 eb3663e8166e0741d79c0503652104c6 76d612d3acfb644fa0684536da6a1254 b723555690e85653402e76d1f442516d There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened? <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318909402_QBMJC" title="There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0266/318909402_QBMJC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?" title="There were gear on all the anchors (see the sailing rope behind me?) and there was even a black rope coiled up at Sheraton Watkins... what happened?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318910408_Vv7kB <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318910408_Vv7kB" title="Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0267/318910408_Vv7kB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up." title="Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:46:07 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0267/318910408_Vv7kB-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 10:19:07 8adc09ae0fe4a69e90b636376627ad23 677ab66b1695bbe408133134d9e7fe36 de7f87b385adec51e10a9bebdd3f48c9 918ab7d14f839e321b63cddbe8bec16e 066a54bd97095b611e462f6a24837bc5 2111a98fc235790122fe89c4f308dea9 7844cd74647cddbaa3819acb5b74cd4b 3b9838457bedb767fc592b86aee1a6d5 088244eda3cb42c9e3985ed79c634ec1 Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318910408_Vv7kB" title="Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0267/318910408_Vv7kB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up." title="Top of pitch 9. Nick utilizing his newly acquired thrift store pick up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318985302_b38zr <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />The view down of what we've come up...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318985302_b38zr" title="The view down of what we've come up..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0292/318985302_b38zr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The view down of what we've come up..." title="The view down of what we've come up..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:17:14 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0292/318985302_b38zr-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 12:38:24 27731ec1d2476764228bd37f2bd8a722 c41e1c37ef4dc8ecef4a456a0354d8fb 80c10fd7011064b6b00d0f58d7a398d8 b05cd5aa6b80537ab46f857a0f6e0c24 5360c1413b48e7a294398776d4db9760 f57a49211066300382b636d910d4f7e5 28af754d89c5e29b8aec815b51687d79 2a9948f5234dbda5d7f6e961221fec51 58cb283a87559435ec2e0975770b972a The view down of what we've come up... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />The view down of what we've come up...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318985302_b38zr" title="The view down of what we've come up..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0292/318985302_b38zr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The view down of what we've come up..." title="The view down of what we've come up..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318985831_JZG3X <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And what we still had left.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318985831_JZG3X" title="And what we still had left."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0293/318985831_JZG3X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And what we still had left." title="And what we still had left." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:20:17 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0293/318985831_JZG3X-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 12:38:27 295138166e61816f73540ede9599f1a9 02fb2b90228b38877476a852c1381865 db79afa0bcd8c005285a8115a323fd25 15a8c00469bb83b49a4a25a37d76ae2a 0836bf7d07f6663d1eea2478ebe833c3 a4fac9ee0201108d9d437194dc3dbd3e 17aa7bc0b14a8213b90f7ee3a23a5902 2b9c9a76971443dd23ec6834dc220fd3 535d96a23f78ca74d6ab61a94d28514e And what we still had left. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And what we still had left.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318985831_JZG3X" title="And what we still had left."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0293/318985831_JZG3X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And what we still had left." title="And what we still had left." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318986631_NAxXx <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318986631_NAxXx" title="We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0315/318986631_NAxXx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ..." title="We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:24:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0315/318986631_NAxXx-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 12:42:21 618e3e0eb41d65f33baff68180415a4b 6ddccbbdc754f23922d4209062142257 fdb9d68cab271bdd96e5abdfa4781b49 36e806018192bb19cf3858f0131a98b0 f8d3f786e45d5ece64f6b9d4888466b6 695b7ce4b79ae814b6bcd028e1a3341c 0ffd0cf50cd2878187a469c2cfe1939e daec6a222bb645783727af6d1aa9531e b769129fdcefe520657d309c82299044 We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318986631_NAxXx" title="We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0315/318986631_NAxXx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ..." title="We connected pitch 11 and 12, passing the ledge with a nice bivy for 2. Most folks fix lines on day 1. Get up to Sheraton Watkins on day 2. Get up to pitch 11, fix a few more lines on day ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318988176_veVo2 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest."</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318988176_veVo2" title="We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest.""><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0324/318988176_veVo2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest."" title="We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:31:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0324/318988176_veVo2-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 12:49:14 13404f89ed324e96595f1dca39d38e25 b524f0eea67e3603fbf3d75237a5b3ab 3a6586bdc6fac466dd7352c2a8bdad61 8992f90bd3d54ec5c462cb9e7425df35 ed48a180ee883cd58e99fbb18cca6ae0 e81280aea1b111305d32f4af47d707ec 1c4d880013d02512890c1144e50177a0 99fcbaa5243a1d18cad75abc66da6d10 0fc1034bd32217abdebe08fa8f249027 We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest." <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest."</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318988176_veVo2" title="We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest.""><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0324/318988176_veVo2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest."" title="We appreciated some shade... but I didn't like the look of these clouds at all. Clouds over the aptly named (at least for that minute), "Clouds Rest."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318988743_JQADS <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318988743_JQADS" title="Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0332/318988743_JQADS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum." title="Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:33:55 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0332/318988743_JQADS-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 13:37:52 17bfb3b7fdab712acfe6f8474ec4e9db 9117c622ebe9e46dc163ce30346275fc a9a52fa0d7b52232775efcc71cf84039 d7f92738a43230ba405bb3340a7c5ebd 763358f055fffb15ef2fd8d42d35e776 938af1c7f8a74b29f1eb71bbbeded439 726ec12468bb3efd49d84a03b46a0e54 e01b375fd0646d6d5b8603e6fd376042 45edef570eb76da56f6e7210a08fbd1b Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318988743_JQADS" title="Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0332/318988743_JQADS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum." title="Made for some cool pics though. Nick aiding up pitch 12... a really cool pitch with a small pendulum." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318990128_NscSw <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318990128_NscSw" title="And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0353/318990128_NscSw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away." title="And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:40:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0353/318990128_NscSw-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 15:32:39 2d245c0dac2798f77340c27138b73b15 f8266679db45140f7bf08721bebd8062 05c07ef9e299c4b8253a09e8dd31b123 005e5b930ce9e0f5b112764cb3f9d2b3 f98782287a1c3a75eac979d0c0144483 6b8adcfb4a966bb3b051be47bf1d114b 62378d5970f530ba58a53f6d70fab393 f8e0bf5c39d787441cffc12380d79a56 3d4b498758a8beef683234b8853f4195 And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318990128_NscSw" title="And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0353/318990128_NscSw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away." title="And up to pitch 13. I quickly led pitch 14, which required a scary 5.9 mantel with very poor pro... But the storm clouds kept my fear away." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318991059_PyEXT <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318991059_PyEXT" title="These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0361/318991059_PyEXT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ..." title="These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:44:13 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0361/318991059_PyEXT-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 17:01:18 1574cd9a502834d27190b34943ee8c63 9907161f358afcfc0e68105800f79142 8934443bb9ebe2634609b48c26b63981 f8d180b1848ecd63c4cf189d35f2e9ce 167ccb51765075a38a7637cff5e0a0ea 7fee782a8fb7e9402e191587ab9e13d5 90913e424698782744c54328de5b19e6 a66e3c670274a261ec958a8f8e8ed86d 9da327058c72e6e25babf9b35550ca2f These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318991059_PyEXT" title="These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0361/318991059_PyEXT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ..." title="These trees were amazing. They can grow anywhere... At the top of pitch 14, we felt some sprinkles. So much for the 0% chance of rain. It was great timing, as there was a small ledge t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318991761_vZ4wM <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318991761_vZ4wM" title="As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0363/318991761_vZ4wM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ..." title="As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:47:34 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0363/318991761_vZ4wM-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 17:03:51 cec388255d0b6974273ef4e24f70a268 ff679b46419177fd7525a5b417027995 6db4f1026053195fb3248e276269d541 b2978e1bd594ea5cf8ad61eb64ec0686 173d1af1e4cbdd73b68e6ea53ca3130a 7306bb6d5cb47a5cb9071b3f3bdf4df2 0efec5539d1c90ee5fb8cdf1083074f9 35e78f085d0076a5633e901f531e8848 4546b158ea604440da299c4a25f6f5aa As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318991761_vZ4wM" title="As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0363/318991761_vZ4wM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ..." title="As soon as we got the tarp set up, it started raining harder. Under the tarp, we were pretty jolly, trying to figure out what flavor Jelly Beans we were eating. The snacks and listening to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318992397_Rdpdp <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318992397_Rdpdp" title="rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0365/318992397_Rdpdp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!" title="rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:50:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0365/318992397_Rdpdp-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 17:04:58 21ebf8b1f96e42c3db8cdd634209bac6 fb6b6fd001d71321a0fd73ae8cfccdc2 72226c54f0d5f6b161b240ffa89eaf9c 9e34c6d8023fa1e001ab41ed0fed3142 52744f20ffd4acfd633016e4a52c0ceb fbee1cd050c79821afa921ceb022a28b 350aeade4c9341be1e5588a372183258 b912ce2dc0a0286058d41f5f2dc9f69c 2f59fd44fa506fa006012d35e87a9b45 rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough! <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318992397_Rdpdp" title="rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0365/318992397_Rdpdp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!" title="rigged up the tarp taut, so we were cozy... The winds were insane at times.. and I thought the tarp might fly away... But silnylon is tough!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318992951_swzfg <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318992951_swzfg" title="And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0368/318992951_swzfg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty." title="And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:53:32 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0368/318992951_swzfg-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 17:22:01 aa205e822c34664116059e28cf4592d4 d85d120ade051ed6d35c0c6306d7d405 2cb761f3a86da0b4892cdaa96929a469 1ad2feec7ee050ac538f7a3bbac87df4 9b5ffb1979fc07875e0ae9ad1d7a4d7d 999325364e1b3ba1b6b252aea61d7fed 9addaf7bdcbc2c3482a5d81516044d65 dcb6fb06c5aab33d558c7748ec3588d4 6be7eea444306918ce402a6c4aa279f5 And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318992951_swzfg" title="And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0368/318992951_swzfg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty." title="And even took a "shower"... We decided we were equally dirty." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318993325_BRQS2 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318993325_BRQS2" title="And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0371/318993325_BRQS2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to." title="And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:55:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0371/318993325_BRQS2-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 17:45:23 c3e30dcb8403d81d403f8bd9ad47048b b9a0a5be1458d00996421228544cfa07 4971996a7e49955f71fc7d03c09500ee 805fe4e85070e696d62689a67fca67de 32f8cb4c25400ad9aaf61bc30cd045dd 203db28134108418eb20a3ced96bdf1a af02cfda344b93c5fd3f5d308f9339be 36020a79e763e30dca6d3061bca80cd8 d752750eec3bebed94f03d33adf73a4b And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318993325_BRQS2" title="And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0371/318993325_BRQS2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to." title="And we spent about 2 hours "chillin" We heard some distant thunder, and we were ready to lower our gear out on the tag line, but never heard anything too close, so decided not to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318993797_sT3Ys <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318993797_sT3Ys" title="And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0373/318993797_sT3Ys-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ..." title="And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:58:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0373/318993797_sT3Ys-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 18:34:47 473993622bc15bc16958f8de261e0c1e 161f21d097d16e11951a14931f02ebe0 21f38734c8e04875aca7a08a2dc4520e 54c570afa04172f0a3a78e213d8ec3fe 263be243f81bedef3bad76baeb48f757 113b8517e87fdaf4bb5884f716c6bef6 07284e5368363c6326540dbd331e5b07 c609dc3816f69031eb326073662cce4e f46af39d6abe6348df64589986a4c93e And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318993797_sT3Ys" title="And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0373/318993797_sT3Ys-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ..." title="And soon, the sky opened back up again, and we resumed climbing. We were hoping to top out on Day 2, sleep on the top, but because of this delay, we knew we were spending another night on t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318994620_5WpFB <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318994620_5WpFB" title="What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0374/318994620_5WpFB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ..." title="What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:02:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0374/318994620_5WpFB-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 20:34:43 e016d2e9b4aa724b604efc7cac652022 0879e90f8ff3db32922b145bfc828a41 8ca0e1ee726ab6924484d21bd6f848b6 bf277b648e7d2c95be2c6caa56b31534 37a331b3fb3beb23c3dffe1a993c36ac e1b267f905dec22723f24bf4008ac07b 034f7cbf10987cce22a782323039fd9c 1cc5760c2100df034a675daa4cd5445b 058853796cc9109c4a332814a907f41a What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318994620_5WpFB" title="What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0374/318994620_5WpFB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ..." title="What the hell is this? Never seen a "bolt" like that before. I had a tough time climbing the "bolt ladder" and took 2 falls off of cam hooks. The first time, both cam hooks popped and I f ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318995432_6sAHJ <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318995432_6sAHJ" title="After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0381/318995432_6sAHJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep." title="After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:06:50 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0381/318995432_6sAHJ-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 21:55:33 e530eabc3688a3ee3451590c4ae51e3b b236e6044c3451e086190be12c76cbcf b4c680d651467f28c4e5a73a46109961 1a24220fdf04da7ee72df8b4796211fa ee6218932eea3ea266660ed5e5ccea0d 9f47409ee8f20b8009d0a20ffd9631b0 b2da782f8f2d2e53bcc91ad760b61470 d77cb5909bad71cd22952efabd3bd8c0 f266a62cc8bf3e5f8eecc041f9390a31 After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318995432_6sAHJ" title="After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0381/318995432_6sAHJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep." title="After fixing pitch 15, and lowering, it was dark. We "re-inflated" some of our water bottles, gear, clothing, put it in the nooks of our ledge... And actually had a comfy place to sleep." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318996027_Gxgrg <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Water never tasted so good!!!</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318996027_Gxgrg" title="Water never tasted so good!!!"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0383/318996027_Gxgrg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Water never tasted so good!!!" title="Water never tasted so good!!!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:09:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0383/318996027_Gxgrg-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 21:58:56 854480ee0d76a5fec30bdfcd361d0a8a c4630bdf1b2a88095e6fa593c9833951 90afb00d798917af561b0451d81b0281 52ec8e9101d92f13ce668ea8339910f3 e83d49ab6d71fa39ed6ff3511384e9e4 16f980ba207f2f214f1d5f8d837ba437 293b57b43edfbb07c696df77eb359787 4e5bd14af99776b1a833f0c905c2ac1a eb870fef058580c4789a65fd40d086db Water never tasted so good!!! <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Water never tasted so good!!!</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318996027_Gxgrg" title="Water never tasted so good!!!"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0383/318996027_Gxgrg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Water never tasted so good!!!" title="Water never tasted so good!!!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318997110_gJdKV <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318997110_gJdKV" title="My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0384/318997110_gJdKV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ..." title="My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:13:49 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0384/318997110_gJdKV-Th.jpg 2008-06-21 21:59:41 9d402ca59bc0d9879041f277ddeb38cd a221d60340b8fd7868ca41c4fc3a8f1b d913583dd563e2610130e19e486d1c9b de4337da62b49733b0f19de33a909fce 430361ba87264bcf7555793d7c9b1032 c361fd9a07240b4cfe25f6fbfa8e1e41 dff05558b8afa4ac79ed5aead989a9fc 9aab450f1823ffe6706f046aa74d26c4 5ba29c0078cb69d06b8560558e348579 My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318997110_gJdKV" title="My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0384/318997110_gJdKV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ..." title="My bed for the night. Called up Kim and Kelly from this ledge, and fell asleep listening to "this american life"... the wall box (i.e. small stereo attached to an iPod) is a key item to kee ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318999053_uTMq7 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking back down to bed #2</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318999053_uTMq7" title="Looking back down to bed #2"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0391/318999053_uTMq7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking back down to bed #2" title="Looking back down to bed #2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:22:17 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0391/318999053_uTMq7-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 06:05:12 98a48dd899f1629f35a9a0dfc8dd62fb e95b1a45693f8ba46fe2f652a9ae5e9d a60c18643a0ead6d9b061c354f7a0506 a345d6767f55b3fd2c1515d7210292f9 6d2e478abe2ee64587f62a8d3e0390ba 9adf30194a02b0ed052c095a9880a3f1 67badff967f4dc906950dfc40d775e0a c8ad08bc2a5ca2566cfce870f3eea802 786e7f0f77ef7756a53f641656c307be Looking back down to bed #2 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking back down to bed #2</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318999053_uTMq7" title="Looking back down to bed #2"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0391/318999053_uTMq7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking back down to bed #2" title="Looking back down to bed #2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318999504_bCtPJ <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318999504_bCtPJ" title="Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0392/318999504_bCtPJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise." title="Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:24:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0392/318999504_bCtPJ-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 06:17:04 25d5ebc0dcba53d26d3aa1581e348e13 cdee49445e502d45f5dd51edbef9710c 860d038b2736f29c609ca82e2b274019 649a84268a856a0e8329adaf8c01f116 b6542bc5a4d7eb4f9f310fa3046350e0 c810303a207427d092079a22dc9e6283 bf4992da6dd018078f93ea3303eb979f 7d66647161211c61c2f0930e4b21f71e 50080924de9367b8b9819ec7ed672709 Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#318999504_bCtPJ" title="Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0392/318999504_bCtPJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise." title="Moonset over Yosemite Valley... i.e. sunrise." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319000128_GYxhx <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319000128_GYxhx" title="Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0405/319000128_GYxhx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above." title="Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:28:08 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0405/319000128_GYxhx-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 06:46:04 a5528138ca260337e9b06a227d18883d a5af157cf7e79f0174e800081addbcaa 64ed7c7f8a84255444ebfe0fa6256477 70211d9c19b178bf29e6f89e1b584039 69733656d96a410e3e415e66c30fdeb5 f9d4801c399ae5f374a09643b9a34915 dd721a420eb5b19d21f1a3c237bfda21 d4bf6d43dbbb80a7d56d3fd63ca206db 66f5676962a51b42eba9e9f757312553 Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319000128_GYxhx" title="Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0405/319000128_GYxhx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above." title="Nick gearing up for 2 more aid pitches above." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319001656_nYvEj <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319001656_nYvEj" title="I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0442/319001656_nYvEj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus." title="I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:35:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0442/319001656_nYvEj-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 07:26:44 6001c14bf14d5e44d5b227b3667305e8 d00e225c2fde683bb456ea2cbe78a73d 70ad09f36b43109df46b3f86456f298f ffea972076d5b7be696f6814a2c62129 e605cef7e401934d8284967e5ccf834d ad90f7a7bef37b9d2fea84fe0150ca21 d46f91bdd717739357e9764744c8772a ad2664c53c69e89b5dffaca6718784a2 87ca78e7317d322cc14d894077689bb8 I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319001656_nYvEj" title="I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0442/319001656_nYvEj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus." title="I like this pic... Half Dome, the moon... too bad Nick is slightly out of focus." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319003109_bAJNu <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319003109_bAJNu" title="Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0463/319003109_bAJNu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ..." title="Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:42:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0463/319003109_bAJNu-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 08:48:48 69928d508f179a2083a722785ceda754 ddd15911ca9a8941e6cc36389a57a8f8 e9dcbdd975671973defbd17628b49dad 309c55fac2785eab63f35275a7e56289 fdef71cfc2513a50d1dc38a1f2b83547 35ff8ab5a0ae448a76969a57c7b9de92 3013de5c29a57e8eaf5ab049135ddcce ec09de068200ea67bf4a21dc01893c14 43b086af73a9d205fa0aabe5a07c9f29 Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319003109_bAJNu" title="Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0463/319003109_bAJNu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ..." title="Pitch 17. Supertopo description: rotten flare, no fun. Nick concurs. There's a huge detached flake on the right side of the crack up higher... which is directly above the belay station. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319004275_zqYY9 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319004275_zqYY9" title="Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0477/319004275_zqYY9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc." title="Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:47:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0477/319004275_zqYY9-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 10:10:55 35e06a3c5c1b730367a7732d2ac0b800 b53f193ff105df8fe1cc74bccec5cd69 6a2039678f5e703cadb1045a9b3fbcf6 f2b73fe8c0d8f14b8025ef2516067f24 c74967416b4fd1e994b03730de4469fe 58dd175e953e0459fb5c92fe03dd8408 c1e3219de8f9fc161c3d74f198b5dafb 2943785290f0fdb176c37bcee3c85705 6c4f85f7ece5f624e3b1bf3d8d830a70 Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319004275_zqYY9" title="Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0477/319004275_zqYY9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc." title="Looking up at the last 3 pitches. This was a hanging belay, so I had my umbrella out, used my etriers as a seat... etc." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319004796_riLP8 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319004796_riLP8" title="Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0482/319004796_riLP8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?" title="Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:49:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0482/319004796_riLP8-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 11:11:40 cb26346249d243930646fc4952eeb06b d3756b457ddb06399934a959568180c3 fe5cc49ef9b70959ecf2e31b496f2167 6bea5a1a6c53434b4bf45966ea5f5bd4 e034e793974d923c19898c38eb15e116 cccbbc217ed3da8417b912a9c1d651e8 f94eb969f8b75163f7e85dfe02806b95 148e6e10862a4aca8dc90928576849ac ba521ab2fc2627cc1ee8bf57b826afbb Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's? <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319004796_riLP8" title="Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?"><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0482/319004796_riLP8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?" title="Old "bong" on in the crack... I wonder if it's Chouinard's?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319005575_wzADa <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319005575_wzADa" title="Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0483/319005575_wzADa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base." title="Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:52:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0483/319005575_wzADa-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 11:11:41 492894ea569ffb1c15cab3931452c753 91bba45e64d37cfb1ab577fe2330aa37 cc568505fd5d19f0a44505053b16aa7c d66a48f0dd105dcf1e58900ddc6c3878 c1f61f2dc6af30d18ac4ee95eb7b7291 e9d06bd3e3de28bd8668f619e5e14ac1 78fe19afa4371100625fa324beab342f e6e6bc17b37fb8cb81c6e5bfa74a3ace 248983dc5d4fa7e673f4708af616d44e Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319005575_wzADa" title="Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0483/319005575_wzADa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base." title="Looking up at the 10c crack on the 18th pitch. Definitely the best pitch of the climb. Would be a 5 star climb if this was at the base." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319006439_yvjWe <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319006439_yvjWe" title="Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0484/319006439_yvjWe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section." title="Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:56:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0484/319006439_yvjWe-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 11:33:15 3791d43a4324d80560252c3203c43814 bd60c08b5e1e7c6a74667c13b5bde375 d1944edb6f692c10bad622a4c18b3f49 b941ee77562462132e737b2b74213c58 54d8d7afac06b2ac66cead38b5a09d71 82dc9457dc95c8db57367bf3248b30e4 f1714b381b4ea2d7102ba85e5388fd47 a97b6f0a4161a62be48662563f7c615b 40c33fd18455d7e07b87ae69ec5b9557 Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319006439_yvjWe" title="Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0484/319006439_yvjWe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section." title="Killer hand and fist crack, very clean, but my hands would not listen to me at this point. I took a nice fall up higher, and ended up french freeing a section." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319007392_S4ZBb <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319007392_S4ZBb" title="On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0486/319007392_S4ZBb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards." title="On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:00:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0486/319007392_S4ZBb-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 12:43:35 2a342f343692b204a25448353c3c0f31 26e4332a25d77dbbeb0cc274d87dcfc6 d61891649247ca418d40ff8ff30ad316 f9c8dcd8fca482176c83aafe888c4d0c 73eb49e61ab272b95836c41fa5f3a06c 796a3f82d751cece875438a760205a27 d09ecd8c3cc7baa3f210438b466d496b 90b6b68120e5b3eff388bd3b4a37ea79 14f736e8b3dd298644b54ac0f3db5495 On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319007392_S4ZBb" title="On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0486/319007392_S4ZBb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards." title="On the last pitch. Looking down at the whole climb as Nick jugs up. The Sheraton Watkins is to the left... kind of where my left foot is pointing towards." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319008080_27CZh <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />That's a resilient tree.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319008080_27CZh" title="That's a resilient tree."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0516/319008080_27CZh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="That's a resilient tree." title="That's a resilient tree." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:04:13 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0516/319008080_27CZh-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 12:45:56 6f86d744f4211278fddc905c16b29075 bd8a328f16f683e0af8d43b26137ed47 c5783a8442b4a5a96e03d87438f6b073 88bc224ebfc7ed13bf04289c6f9a73a6 7c939d38a9b05886f635d72c1ff14933 45bbb69ba28294f864059d0050ffb164 7ba709520b2140357e2d0cd5cef85aef e890a8ce7e7199c9f4dc76cdcf9d498f 4ca800d6b3ebcd0e726f0ede58af3406 That's a resilient tree. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />That's a resilient tree.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319008080_27CZh" title="That's a resilient tree."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0516/319008080_27CZh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="That's a resilient tree." title="That's a resilient tree." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319009500_WemBG <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319009500_WemBG" title="Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0518/319009500_WemBG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also." title="Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:10:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0518/319009500_WemBG-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 13:15:35 23483efd27f8fe2ea15803d7981ccda6 cccb52dafe811117be5c18b589a28d09 f66d90324b37144c8f874bde079aa935 87102e22ef3b1b8c38b7ca05c4152c4f 784c4a2a6c69b9aaee51ce02fa07ba99 b388b7ccd4f5b7dc098b3911907b9cb6 6bd82f1b48108efcb4a1380c390ff027 612f3c1dc1d66caa83deb0052b0c4e32 8c0ef1197deea054c4824117bef1b781 Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319009500_WemBG" title="Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0518/319009500_WemBG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also." title="Nick doing the honors to topout after spending close to 2 full days on the wall. This last pitch says it's a 5.7, but there is a bolt ladder section also." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319010209_YDgLP <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />My knee got jacked up on the last pitch.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319010209_YDgLP" title="My knee got jacked up on the last pitch."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0523/319010209_YDgLP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My knee got jacked up on the last pitch." title="My knee got jacked up on the last pitch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:13:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0523/319010209_YDgLP-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 13:18:53 add88b4753b1d03995697b7e40f6b03b 35be6bf6366014dd86efeb2d65a702dd 287856f9f36ab3a6768ec32adc35b1fa 21530e0bb3e7e289ecb5408e1663f77a 05fcba01d07c11ebc7af19aeecaafcba 99a9806ee097f6ed2381ee039e55929a eb58cc144b724382b975bf6d0c83480d 4dc1a66d0f18ccc14c74746f3591c88d 8719d68bfa4c65a37cf753f166dd1034 My knee got jacked up on the last pitch. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />My knee got jacked up on the last pitch.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319010209_YDgLP" title="My knee got jacked up on the last pitch."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0523/319010209_YDgLP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My knee got jacked up on the last pitch." title="My knee got jacked up on the last pitch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319010929_VFW98 <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319010929_VFW98" title="Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0524/319010929_VFW98-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water." title="Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:17:19 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0524/319010929_VFW98-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 13:36:10 8aa9cd9aa5873d9bb9a691f7c35e54ed 68845ac81c310405e16ccde8404e3f8d 2b461a31d685dbd466cb2a32dee5f111 a4c8a35bbc6de35bd2b7ab08106fd301 cebc1e79c3da8ced437eb9b66b72ced9 4382db34921880bef0fea39438667e33 f4a1183ca3daea143c391446f0a58776 8bfd8b17b0b981c07f13de8e3246ba72 ab31c7d1db32d9b1c12279d5f0ef8b5f Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319010929_VFW98" title="Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0524/319010929_VFW98-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water." title="Hauling the bag for the last time. By this time, the bag was significantly lighter, as we had easily finished all of our water." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319011490_g2cNT <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />The summit pic. We were beat.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319011490_g2cNT" title="The summit pic. We were beat."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0525/319011490_g2cNT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The summit pic. We were beat." title="The summit pic. We were beat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:20:01 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0525/319011490_g2cNT-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 14:20:08 1a2ca144d573fed114b797ba0ff45a56 c1f107b348b4776fe9d271782d383d35 6fd9e7ccc69c87bc151bba56f8cb08f6 ecc9bad52ab5d5e783f364907e5482fd 31aec28cf65c8c3552b15b192cb730a7 a84d8afa0996b2ce955baeb5057464c9 a055b9f78a18e47bd0b0a3772a93e6e5 e2aebe59ac9b3b6ec95bf79054765ad7 2d7fd4c55ec1953d11f63cc1674a9f02 The summit pic. We were beat. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />The summit pic. We were beat.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319011490_g2cNT" title="The summit pic. We were beat."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0525/319011490_g2cNT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The summit pic. We were beat." title="The summit pic. We were beat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319012316_S6KTb <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319012316_S6KTb" title="Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0536/319012316_S6KTb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here." title="Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:23:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0536/319012316_S6KTb-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 14:46:47 cab72f42d6aa61f351ab5ed7885f0241 bce1bc3bbc93ace37be6db4ddeea9f69 6ff265f62b6d988565b64320679e6fe5 cb7cd4e2b426cc36c472d8d5d2063f2f 54feaf1aa215e031a48b1b5195591715 7d815704ec40b3b14b065f031fbf30ab f2f5a900d681585c003395357d10a352 52f74fc236940a853a13d9f7c73c729a dc2930f4fb3b8eb71e1251828e60b3c1 Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319012316_S6KTb" title="Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0536/319012316_S6KTb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here." title="Looking back towards Yosemite Valley... you can see the top of Snow Creek Falls from here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319013036_3iWPW <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319013036_3iWPW" title="You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0537/319013036_3iWPW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya." title="You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:27:27 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0537/319013036_3iWPW-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 14:48:12 736ab7c060da57fe4b1fb5e3ae9d7614 ba4e8820758d3cf7ba845aafbe0db52e ac9f2858b5ba07b235dc1bd9973ea45e 333a480bdb3751568e8c6fe3f9083d8b 2cb80e9f9a960e07c65e1abc08574efc c785909150b6901e9646d62370b9da41 850badb9c74f7e280d91bace8d9c5b50 39a3ddf5eef34a54da664f31c05e3374 2c672ee7972f4c9f3c2f7736308358e7 You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319013036_3iWPW" title="You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0537/319013036_3iWPW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya." title="You can hike down Snow Creek Falls trail back to the valley... but it's best to hike out to 120. Which requires a shuttle... which we had. Booya." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319013957_oifRh <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Leaning tree and Clouds Rest.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319013957_oifRh" title="Leaning tree and Clouds Rest."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0543/319013957_oifRh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Leaning tree and Clouds Rest." title="Leaning tree and Clouds Rest." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:31:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0543/319013957_oifRh-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 14:56:40 35ba1a2b2fba39135b6142b9e2d7b7cc 339731abb7eb70ceb7f0ff2e08143fe4 c3b083d7821b2a83aaf4bca5bb27c2af 6ae63e26c5054b40691ba78db9c579ae 882ba49551877a5586084a842518eb88 3cf1b0fc2779212ef34bf482deaab61f de2cb842036a724947b94d66d054b2a1 cec51fb09e377796e83ba6ad607742e8 9f2b0b01bd6a1f0bbdbc28129cb11f36 Leaning tree and Clouds Rest. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Leaning tree and Clouds Rest.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319013957_oifRh" title="Leaning tree and Clouds Rest."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0543/319013957_oifRh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Leaning tree and Clouds Rest." title="Leaning tree and Clouds Rest." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319014478_U8Pvd <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319014478_U8Pvd" title="After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0548/319014478_U8Pvd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ..." title="After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:33:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0548/319014478_U8Pvd-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 15:49:04 0c5ec9dcf783b308a4a529633dd09bc1 e933719edc5785f95ef744ea8e4077b3 62ff8f089cab37edbb1b7c3d06cbb4d8 4c6295e46e01ab3fb457b23501712400 597fdd5869104ca3439a270139c9c913 c9c9c417bd33bb2cc24aa30e3b1da824 ea2037a36254735d928c9ce837d54693 d663e107f96ece755e22e64fcca680d1 1ad485ef679bebe5d1b62b14752bad6b After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319014478_U8Pvd" title="After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0548/319014478_U8Pvd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ..." title="After hiking a few miles we got to a small creek. We jumped and received the most refreshing feeling we have ever had... it was like we were living the Mist commercial. We pumped half a ga ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319015155_YP95Z <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And soon after, we were on the trail.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319015155_YP95Z" title="And soon after, we were on the trail."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0550/319015155_YP95Z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And soon after, we were on the trail." title="And soon after, we were on the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:35:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0550/319015155_YP95Z-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 16:02:33 f9b110551a041543b8b484ea83e74cf0 b20280985310e8e88145f3b6a981d2f1 db9edd5db2ad429f7529789d33f51962 f1a51e929501530f9a44b29e091d08a7 c98192fb172255ac58aa19a5bb9747bc c5655637b37b55137781ee7160c88c20 0f7a28e6f5061189e16f2dd278205ed3 cc96a266f325a820556edd58f1c27df7 8e9039fcb659c97fae4bcf75884f067d And soon after, we were on the trail. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />And soon after, we were on the trail.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319015155_YP95Z" title="And soon after, we were on the trail."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0550/319015155_YP95Z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And soon after, we were on the trail." title="And soon after, we were on the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319015733_6P6xF <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319015733_6P6xF" title="Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0552/319015733_6P6xF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail..." title="Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:37:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0552/319015733_6P6xF-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 17:01:34 d26890170ac44afe55b4c3f0d6159dfb bd00b72fa6e374d2bb42396f94809dbd e9637d5478804d7c58b49f9c7533f1b6 ec0bd1d7d4b56fa3fdd671ca5dbdebe5 59bed92daa69c2cc81c61ab39b6caba3 f491e3deb5fdd3f4bc48bbbdb57ed756 61862fd8ccbc9fb600dc8e6361d83ecb db4f486602711ce44ee4d48bf72198cd a622d367e4a82302cb7d692daf4f3051 Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail... <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail...</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319015733_6P6xF" title="Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail..."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0552/319015733_6P6xF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail..." title="Kelly and her dad will (who's hammer and pitons we borrowed) were awesome enough to meet up with us on the trail..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319016174_SyDsD <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319016174_SyDsD" title="Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0556/319016174_SyDsD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat." title="Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:38:49 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0556/319016174_SyDsD-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 17:14:31 9625526bae2d327dfaf681667c464f3b d26e29a808972202b2140eebfd4eb409 402ed4a8698d9c308a84203e714e3658 a66d70c8690630b45568e3d4bd77eb6c 587b681a72ebd4fde9b02069c40d8566 3f8dc1ff2fa51924446d9bdc07aeba19 f90970d3bbe100a35eb9141abdc7a005 2ddc3d7bc3a000677252e34138a2ec73 200af015f6212ff47ec56605077389df Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319016174_SyDsD" title="Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0556/319016174_SyDsD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat." title="Back to the cars! We made it. Funk dropped my car off here, and had got a ride home from Solomon earlier that day. He and Pia did Snake Dike on Half Dome on Sat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319016616_CZTYQ <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319016616_CZTYQ" title="Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0558/319016616_CZTYQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world." title="Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:40:31 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)) http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0558/319016616_CZTYQ-Th.jpg 2008-06-22 17:16:36 1b0db21b6bea94033ac75a3041f79312 f3c1e1123107a5ccc9db3e036d49ef74 a7839bf0b5216160fbbe51cbd86c935d 98d4452d4dbc3c050446b345566f56c4 229fd4b8a77f336c2f3a0489999de235 53979bc9daec66a7ed1eb39765fdd8ea 9b16aaa830da0962282f7cd1bf44fcbe 59194dd098f45c3b88d36bf7816c9fa0 f2677fbce4d18adb93351bde5b86146f Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world. <p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com">Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)</a><br />Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world.</p><p><a href="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/5245091_LKtGN#319016616_CZTYQ" title="Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world."><img src="http://telek.smugmug.com/Climbing/S-Face-of-Mt-Watkins-with-Nick/IMG0558/319016616_CZTYQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world." title="Beer! We're done! Amazing! It tastes better than water... I was nearly convinced that water was the best drink in the world." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Climbing Yu Kuwabara (TeleK) Yu Kuwabara (TeleK)