Jose Memorial Variation - 2003

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Photos by Ammon McNeely

This ascent is dedicated to: Jose Pereyra & Joe "Jose" Crowe

Gabe cleaning the 1st pitch (Shortest Straw)

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At age 12, Austin became the youngest to have been a member of a First Ascent Team on El Capitan!!!

Little did we know that we would soon have an uncomfortable bivy that night, all three of us tried to fit into a SINGLE portaledge!!!

Austin after being lowered out the second pendulm

We set up camp to push through the variation

Pitch 7 on Zodiac, what a great camp

Gabe underneath "Alcohol Fetal Syndrome",  Surgeon General Surgeon General was established in 5/90 by Walt Shipley and Eric Kohl

Austin feeling right at home

We spent two nights at this luxouriou bivy

The three man team of the two pitch variation was Ammon, Austin & Gabriel McNeely

Photo: Austin McNeely

Autstin at age 12, first time on the Big Stone!!

Brother (& Uncle) Gabe, Austin and Dad at the summit After we all went at the same time on The Porch Swing

"That was harder than I thought", Austin says, after cleaning a few pitches

~In Loving Memory of our Dear Friends~ Jose Pereyra & Joe Crowe

Joe Crowe.... at peace with the universe

Jose Pereyra.... reminding us to be genuine people

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