quick update...then back to bridge....boys starting up the black tower pitch #6 making good progress for theirs f'irs ts day. quite and effort ye;sterday, the three of us took the haul bags and ledge up to the basewhere they slept last night. Zac, Julian and Dvave stumbled into our camp site last night after pizza...they attempted astroman but zac couldn't fit into the harding slot so they bailed...juules and dave have done some great aid routes and french free'd reg route when lee and I were climbing it, they are walled out now though and ready to meet up with their girls....simon just got off a 10 day aid line called mescalito...solo aid, he leaves tomorrow and is psyched for his next trip already! back to the bridge with snacks for me....bill...they need to design a way to carry a porta ledge when its not in a haul bag...under your arm up to zodiac with 6 days of food and 8kg of water on your back is a killer!!! more news soon...

 

p.s.basejumpers were LH can't write name as rangers are looking for them...and his partner and a photographer...jumped off el cap sunday night after climbing free rider both free, then rode bikes to half dome, climbed free too then jumped off.....crazy to watch.....when we started up half dome last week we heard what sounded like rock fall...it was two base jumpers in wing suits...very cool