Unfortunately Amy returned to Berkeley on Saturday night, using the highly questionable excuses of "too much work" and "midterms", missing out on some excellent climbing on Sunday.

Church Bowl lieback (5.8), Uncle Fanny (5.7), Black is Brown (5.8), and finished off the day on the classic Bishop's Terrace (5.8). The weather was beautiful - warm and sunny, and after we stopped climbing, we went to El Cap meadow and snacked, waiting for Andrew and Ed to join us. A very liesurely day.

Monday was a different story. Only the hard core fools remained - that is Rod, Andrew and myself. We got up at 5:30 AM to tackle East Buttress of Middle Cathedral. It was 37F when we got into the car at Camp 4. By the time we reached the Cathedral parking lot, the temperature had dropped to 34F. It started snowing just as we started climbing. By the time I had belayed Andrew and Rod to the top of the third pitch, there was a quarter inch of snow on the coiled rope. Rod and I mutinied at that point, and we rapped off. Later in the afternoon the weather improved a bit, and we climbed Nutcracker (the 5.9 start) and After Seven . I forgot the camera in the car however, so the only pictures I took were of Yosemite falls as we drove from Cathedral to Camp Curry to get some warm liquids in us.