Vintage Pictures On the first ascent of Babylon, 5.12c, Donner Summit, CA. On the 5th ascent of Mescalito on El Cap in May of 1977. I was 21 years old. Me and Max Jones on top of the Mescalito on El Cap in 1977. On the 2nd ascent of the Phoenix, 5.13a, Yosemite Valley, CA. On the 2nd ascent of the Phoenix, 5.13a, Yosemite Valley, CA. Notice no cams! Leading out under the roof on the Salathe Wall in 1974. This was my first El Cap route and I was 18 years old. Checking out the route on the North America Wall in 1977. Separate Reality, 5th ascent. My second bivy on El Cap ever! Max on the first free ascent of the Enduro Corner on the Salathe Wall.