Several Canadians visited Yosemite in 1972, including Steve Sutton and Hugh Burton, who went on to make the first ascent of Magic Mushroom (VI 5.10 A4). A year after being driven off El Capitan by violent storms, Burton and Sutton returned to the Valley with a clearer understanding of the wall’s demands. Their earlier retreat had been sobering; Burton later reflected that they were “ill-prepared for storms” and forced down by “a sustained wind a…
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