| This is a classic Tuolumne Route that I’d done several times prior and many times since, mostly solo. It’s a moderate 7 pitches with about a 3.5 mile hike in. This would likely have been about May 1980, just after the Tioga Road opened. It was a chilly but enjoyable climb. Belle did well. |  |
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| Twenty eight, ‘had a science degree, credentials, etc but dissatisfied with teaching and academia and likely wondering which direction next. |  |
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