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Flagged Portaledge at the Base of Zenyatta Mondatta

Flagged Portaledge at the Base of Zenyatta Mondatta



Photo by Richard Heinrich

This is a photo of my BFPs ready for lift-off on my solo ascent of Zenyatta Mondatta on the Southwest Face of El Cap.

See that white bucket hanging beneath? That's Chongo's kitchenette which I used to make my coffee each morning. Unfortunately, when I tried to lift off, the bucket got hung up under a rock, and I had to rappel down four hundred feet to release it!

You can click the link above to read the story, and you can click here to read about how to "flag" your portaledge.

You can also click here to see a flagged ledge in an early draft of Chongo's book.


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