Here are a collection of photos from my adventures in Hetch Hetchy this last winter. A typical California winter with weeks of no precipitation and great partners made this route possible.
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Wapama Rock is the left formation in this photo. Our new free route "Pama Punku" climbs the right side of the visible South Face of Wapama |
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Max waking up and brewing some coffee |
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Free climbing the rivet ladder on pitch 5 |
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Getting my first glimpse at the golden headwall of Wapama |
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Climbing the crux thirteenth pitch up high on Pama Punku |
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Looking down the 150ft splitter thirteenth pitch |
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The final pitch of Pama Punku
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South Face of Wapama Rock |
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Jake Whittaker on the first free ascent of Wapama Rock |