School days

So it's been 1 week in the Valley and we're getting in the swing of things. After the big snow fall (see pic below) it's taken a while for things to dry out. So we've been cragging lower down at some riverside boulders and some single pitch areas.
Turns out all the time Derek has spent grovelling around at Castle Hills has prepared him for offwidth climbing. I'm still struggling with it but am enjoying all the other cracks and weirdness of Yosemite climbing. A few days ago El Cap looked kinda dryish so we started up a route called freeblast which climbs 10 or so pitches up El Cap. It was rad but we stopped at section called the half dollar as it was running with water. Super fun to have an adventure and get a feel for what the Americans call the BIG STONE. A dude called James came up with us for fun and snapped a few photos... check out his flickr. Looks rainy again for a few days but as soon as there's a fine spell we're feeling ready to have a go at freerider.