Here they would stay the night before making the final ascent the next day.
I asked him how much it would cost to make the entire ascent?
It took him over a year to complete, and says it's the most beautiful line he has ever made the first ascent on.
They were both hungry and needed food before making the final ascent.
Having made the ascent twice before, I needed no guide.
He made several additional first ascents in California that year.
There is some debate as to which group made the first ascent; see that discussion.
"I want to be the only one to make the final ascent," he replied.
The team succeeded in making the first, and so far the only, ascent of the mountain.
Since then many climbers made the same ascent to the top.