Third day of my first valley visit, me and my buddy John decided to take on the challenge of freeing the Cap via the shortest and "easiest" route, East Buttress. It turned into quite an adventure, mostly because of tricky route finding and the surprising lack of bolted anchors on such a popular "easy" Cap route. We reached the top just as the sun was setting, and our descent in the dark, not recommended for first-timers, had us feeling a bit lost. Luckily, John pulled out the "call a friend" lifeline, and we eventually found the fixed lines to get down safely. That 5.9 OW was a real sandbag. Big thanks to John for keeping the stoke high – you're a rockstar!

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