Together with my friends Ola and Norman I climbed Mescalito on El Capitan in
Yosemite
at the beginning of June. The route ascends one of the steepest and highest
parts of El Capitan. Consequently we had to work hard to climb it. The climbing
was enjoyable with many nice pitches. We climbed three pitches a day
and spent seven days on the wall after fixing the first four. The exposure
on the first 17 pitches was terrifying. It felt like sitting in a small boat
in the middle of the pacific ocean. No land (i.e ledges ) in sight and no
reference points. We were more than happy to reach the big Bismarck ledge on
the fifth day. Spending the night on top of El Cap, giving us time to digest
all the impressions, was one of the highlights of the climb.
A highly recommendable route. Bring lots of offset nuts and you will be happy!
