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rbolton
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 17, 2006 - 03:01pm PT
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Continued slab epics. This topic was too
much fun. See below for prior topics.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=219262&f=70&b=0
Slab climbing requires specialized equipment and technique.
Kojak, Frank, The IBM, and some a-hole demonstrate proper
slab technique last weekend.
Kojak demonstrates proper weight distribution.
Most of it right around his waist.
Clark (belaying) tuning the cord for ease of climbing.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Jul 17, 2006 - 03:20pm PT
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hahaha! Next time slab kings.... I'll whip a man-boob on some of yer classics!
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jul 17, 2006 - 03:23pm PT
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Nice to see Clark out and about.
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rbolton
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 17, 2006 - 03:39pm PT
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Occasionally slabs require novel modes of descent.
Be-Bop Frank tops out on "Walk the line" a slab classic.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 17, 2006 - 03:41pm PT
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Heroes All!
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rbolton
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 17, 2006 - 04:12pm PT
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One of the all-time great slab climbing teams
tearing it up again last weekend.
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rbolton
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 17, 2006 - 05:24pm PT
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A question was asked earlier about where slab climbing
becomes face climbing. I think right about here.
Steve Cox getting ready to party
Troy Mayr at his stink buggin' best (or worst)
Troy working another difficult line
What a slab should look like.
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PMS
climber
Woodland Park, CO
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Jul 17, 2006 - 05:36pm PT
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Good to see the Idyllwild boys on ST !!
Kojak? Steel Reserve? What's up with that? He use to be strickly an OE man.
Keep up the stink-buggin. Go slab boys, go.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 17, 2006 - 05:38pm PT
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G_Gnome
Social climber
Tendonitis City
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Jul 17, 2006 - 07:45pm PT
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Geez, what a lazy lot. I am surprised that you guys actually touched rock! Probably was Clark's influence cause I know Bolton ain't ever that inspired.
Bob, how is Clark doing? He's looking better! It sure is good to see him out and about again.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 17, 2006 - 10:57pm PT
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Locker is going to be soooooo very jealous! "Posters who are not Climbers" is up to 244 posts, and so destined for ST annals. 666 may be in reach, if everyone pitches in.
But "Posters" doesn't have a Mark II, and "Difficulty of Slab Climbs" does. Even if Mark I of "Slabs" only got up to 140 posts or so. We are talking big time quality here. Ha ha ha ha.
I am not worthy.
Maybe I should start a new thread "Climbers who are Not Posters", to help Locker out?
Anders
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 17, 2006 - 11:45pm PT
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Slab, definitely so. Recently in the Sierra.
If you know the climber, you might know the location. Myself, I was blindfolded when I was driven there.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jul 17, 2006 - 11:59pm PT
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The Slabmaster himself: Big Dady Don on Soles of Steel. Those are 30 year old 1/4"ers, folks. Don't try this at home.
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rbolton
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2006 - 12:00am PT
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Russ,
Looking foreward to the man-boobage. With all us sagging old
bastards up there last weekend it was like being at Hooters.
Sort of.
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 19, 2006 - 12:15am PT
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Hey, those are great slab shots, very inspiring.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Jul 19, 2006 - 12:21am PT
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Cool photos.... More please?!
Love slab climbing, just hate the fall. Losing all that skin doesn't appeal (no pun) to me.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jul 19, 2006 - 01:22am PT
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I'm not kidding about those bolts on Soles of Steel:
My Pride and Joy, my own little contribution to the world:
Tough Shiites, 5.7 (well, I helped, anyway.)
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Jul 19, 2006 - 04:09am PT
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Yo k-man....NOW THAT"S A SLAB!!!
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Juan Maderita
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 05:01am PT
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Gary,
nice pic of a scary bolt; the standard of their day.
A little piece of history:
That MHE hanger should not be mistaken for a Leeper hanger. MHE hangers were made of thick heat-treated chromoly steel. You don't see too many of those. Circa mid-80s. Many of the MHE hangers were used in conjunction with 5/16" "buttonhead" Rawl Drives which, in the 1980s, were considered to be bombproof.
In approx. 1989, I produced a batch of 1000 of these hangers in thicker stainless steel. Unfortunately, the dies were then lost, most likely getting mixed in with scrap metal for recycling.
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