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The Spray
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3070-225x300.jpg)
Nutcracker.
The Pics
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN2984-768x1024.jpg)
Starting up pitch 1 of Reed’s Direct (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN2991-768x1024.jpg)
Higher on pitch 1 (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1898-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley starting up pitch 1 of Reed’s Direct (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1903-768x1024.jpg)
Topping out on pitch 1 (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN2996-768x1024.jpg)
Starting pitch 2 of Reed’s Direct (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1924-768x1024.jpg)
View up-valley (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1920-768x1024.jpg)
Shirley topping out on pitch 2 (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3007-768x1024.jpg)
Starting the third and last (and the hardest by far!) pitch of Reed’s Direct (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3014-768x1024.jpg)
Getting into the business (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1910-1024x768.jpg)
View across The Valley towards The Rostrum (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1911-768x1024.jpg)
The Rostrum (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3011-768x1024.jpg)
This is still the easy part of the chimney (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3018-768x1024.jpg)
Into the hard squeeze chimney crux (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1927-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley starting pitch 3 of Reed’s Direct (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1933-768x1024.jpg)
Into the suffocating squeeze (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1942-768x1024.jpg)
Loving it…
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1956-768x1024.jpg)
Rapping off (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3024-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley in our Upper Pines campsite (March 2007).
![Reed's Direct](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1958-1024x768.jpg)
What’s on for tomorrow (March 2007)?
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3027-768x1024.jpg)
Starting up Nutcracker (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3029-768x1024.jpg)
Higher on the very nice pitch 1 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1960-768x1024.jpg)
Shirley topping out on pitch 1 of Nutcracker (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1966-768x1024.jpg)
Higher (higher) and Middle Cathedral Rocks from Nutcracker. Central Pillar Of Frenzy is clearly visible (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1967-768x1024.jpg)
Shirley topping out on pitch 2 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3031-768x1024.jpg)
Starting pitch 3. Shirley’s photo magic – it’s not quite that steep (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3039-768x1024.jpg)
Higher on P3 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1970-1024x768.jpg)
Looking back at Shirley from lead of pitch 3 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3043-768x1024.jpg)
Pitch 3 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3046-768x1024.jpg)
Nearing the end of P3 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1979-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley starting pitch 3 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2011-1024x768.jpg)
The Sentinel (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1984-768x1024.jpg)
More pitch 3 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3059-768x1024.jpg)
Starting pitch 4 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1993-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley at the third belay on Nutcracker (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3065-768x1024.jpg)
Starting the 5th and last pitch of Nutcracker (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSCN3070-768x1024.jpg)
The short crux of Nutcracker (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2006-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley topping out on pitch 5 (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2032-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley on top of Nutcracker (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2016-768x1024.jpg)
The Sentinel from top of Nutcracker (March 2007).
![Nutcracker](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2035-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley and Cathedral Spires and Rocks in the background (March 2007).
Go back to Yosemite Valley.