Climbing Gold

Chapter 2: Tap-Tap-Twist

Mar 26, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Mikey's Early Climbing

  • Mikey Schaefer began climbing as a teenager, inspired by his older brother and Boy Scouts.
  • He quickly set his sights on Yosemite and El Capitan, driving there immediately after high school graduation.
ANECDOTE

Climbing Middle Cathedral

  • Mikey Schaefer often climbed alone, finding potential first ascents on less-popular walls like Middle Cathedral.
  • He enjoyed the creative process of charting a new course on a blank canvas of rock.
ANECDOTE

Creating Father Time

  • Establishing Father Time, Mikey Schaefer spent 60 days over two and a half years, hand-drilling bolts and working the route's moves.
  • The process involved a meditative "tap-tap-twist" rhythm with a hand drill and hammer.
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