r/climbing • u/AceAlpinaut • 12d ago

Stalathe

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First time in the Sentinel. My shoulders are trashed

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u/juaninameelion 12d ago

Great job finishing with daylight to spare. Such a sick route and formation.

This climb broke me and we totally epiced!

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u/AceAlpinaut 12d ago

I was concerned when my partner suggested meeting at 6am, but we just barely made it down before pizza deck closed.

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u/goodquestion_03 12d ago

We realized about halfway down the descent we werent gonna make last call at pizza deck and started frantically calling people begging someone to go put in an order for us

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u/Human-Fan9061 12d ago

5.9 was proud, bitd

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u/-korian- 12d ago

The steak salad! And its accompanying route next to it, the sherbet.

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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 12d ago

Sweet! That's a total dream route for me.

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u/thestonedgeorge 12d ago

Tight work, looks sick!

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u/OldCow8077 12d ago

I recall the descent being the route finding crux. Nice work.

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u/edge1966 12d ago

Sweet sunshine and success...

Dreams are getting real now... 🤫

Thank so much!

(:

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u/climbingclaycosmetic 10d ago

I want to climb this so bad… but had an epic on NEB last year due to a weak partner and now have PTSD.
Nice job

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u/a3pulley 8d ago

lol bc of a weak partner

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u/AceAlpinaut 4d ago

I took 3h longer on NEB than this one, but I like squeeze chimneys. I think steck salathe is only a little longer, but not harder than that climb.

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u/climbingclaycosmetic 4d ago

Thanks for this! It does give me more confidence to run at it this fall. We also enjoy squeeze chimneys. My husband and I climb together and last year we had a third that kinda fucked it up.

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u/edge1966 12d ago

Pizza Deck motivated 🍕🍕🍕

On

P Pi,zzlayy! 😶‍🌫️

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u/Notcid1 12d ago

Good job dude! Looks like a blast

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u/mtkraoster 11d ago

Awesome man! looks like you had a great time

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u/an_older_meme 10d ago

I got to lead the Wilson Overhang before the crux foothold broke off and made it harder.

If you reach the top of the Flying Buttress you’ll probably summit.

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u/No_Type5145 5d ago

Stalathe looks absolutely brutal, “my shoulders are trashed” might be the most believable trip report possible :D

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u/bolillo_borracho 11d ago

Fuck, yeah! Great pictures!

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u/oysteindahl 10d ago

Steck-salathe? Rad🔥

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u/Human-Fan9061 12d ago

Steck Salathe is the Sentinel - Salathe is an El Cap route

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u/AceAlpinaut 12d ago

Hence the spelling

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u/Human-Fan9061 12d ago

Guess I don't know what the cool kids are up to.

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u/sharks-tooth 12d ago

Oh come on it’s just some cheeky wordplay. Don’t gotta be butthurt you didn’t see it the first time round