3. Yosemite Valley 9/95, with Dirk Hellwig. Dirk wanted to work out on the classic cracks, and I wanted to see what I could lead. Reed's Pinnacle Direct 5.9+. I knew we were in for some trouble when I saw Dirk cramming his toes into way-too-small Aces, and then liebacking all of the first pitch to avoid foot pain. He took several hangs on p2. We headed for Camp 4, where we were lucky to find some larger crack shoes for sale. Dr. Feel Good 5.10d. We toproped this while waiting to do Mr. Natural. Mr. Natural 5.10c. Dirk nearly followed clean, but had to hang briefly high when he had trouble removing a wired nut (and didn't want to leave it to get on rap). Central Pillar of Frenzy 5.9 (first 5 pitches). Certainly well stocked with classic cracks. We met some Hungarian climbers on this. Outer Limits 5.10b. I was pleased to be able to lead this, although I was somewhat scared on the upper part. Fortunately it is studded with bomber hand jams, so I could rest in many places. Dirk hadn't mastered hand jams, so he had a lot of trouble on the technical crux start, and wasn't able to try the upper part.