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aaronj
Big Wall climber
KY
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 19, 2008 - 10:18pm PT
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i decided to write up tr's of all 21 big walls i climbed this year and post them here.
dirtbag-aaron.blogspot.com
I reccommend starting at the bottom and scrolling up as they are in chronological order from there. check em out and tell me what you think.
Aaron
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aaronj
Big Wall climber
KY
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2008 - 10:33pm PT
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he is from california, works construction, surfs and climbs. i feel terrible but i cant remember his last name. not ted hansen from the ms.
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 19, 2008 - 10:45pm PT
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aaronj
How's your shoulder? Rich is here, and just did Zenyatta.
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aaronj
Big Wall climber
KY
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2008 - 10:49pm PT
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im super psyked he did the route with alik. both super cool dudes and a great route. hope the descent wasn't too gnarly, hands down the worst part of a winter ascent in my opinion.
i started physical therapy yesterday. 5 weeks out since surgery. probably another 5 months before climbing but thats ok. im expecting a full recovery and return to climbing by this summer. as of now i can almost reach above shoulder level. the worst is over. thanks for the concern werner
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 19, 2008 - 10:57pm PT
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Good to hear that you're recovering.
I felt bad that you hurt yourself, and good luck to your physical therapy.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 19, 2008 - 11:42pm PT
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"By doing so you face a 120 foot fall when you leave the anchor and a 230 factor two fall if you whip near the end of the pitch. Rule number one is don't f*#k up and fall."
This is definitely not for me.
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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Feb 20, 2008 - 12:32am PT
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Yo Aaron... I read every one of your climbs... I was fortunate to get shots of a lot of them too... anyway I enjoyed your writing style and got to relive some of the good times from last year through them... thanks Bro and best wishes for a speedy recovery.... see you in the Glory Hole this spring, or summer, or whenever you are well enough to come on down...
Tom
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Feb 20, 2008 - 01:33am PT
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21 walls in a single season! Hot damn. That's gotta be some sort of record.
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Hannah89
Trad climber
Vancouver Island
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Feb 20, 2008 - 02:08am PT
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Hey Aaron,
Really excellent to read about all your climbs! I knew you had a stupendos season, but twas really nice to read about it. Sorry to hear that your shoulder is going to be out for so long, good luck mending.
Peace
Hannah
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poop_tube
Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
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Feb 20, 2008 - 02:43am PT
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AARON!
Wuddup Hommie
Kia here
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aaronj
Big Wall climber
KY
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2008 - 12:34pm PT
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hey hannah! good to hear from you, are you still in yosemite or canadia?
kia, whatup homie? hows the working life?
tom-hows life at home? thanks for all the photos this year. ill be there even if im still busted up, what else am i gonna do?
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Stanley Hassinger
climber
Eastern US
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Feb 20, 2008 - 01:42pm PT
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Aaron,
Sounds like you had quite a season. Way to go!
Stanley
(We met several summers ago, and again this past summer right after I did the Shield w/ my buds Jeff and Peyton. Jeff and I rode down with you to Coilers for Tom's birthday in June(?) of 2005).
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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Feb 20, 2008 - 03:22pm PT
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"Zodiac:
The plan was simple, use the loop belay system. Not the standard continuous loop soloists use. This works more like a rappel when you pull the rope through an anchor but from above. The system works like this-tie into one end of your rope, thread said rope through a rap anchor or leaver biner, tie into other end of rope, climb the pitch backcleaning everything!! and then pull the rope from above, rethread the rope and repeat. I used this method for almost the whole route. By doing so you face a 120 foot fall when you leave the anchor and a 230 factor two fall if you whip near the end of the pitch. Rule number one is don't f*#k up and fall."
Whoaa!
Edit: I see munge quoted abouve as well, but it bears repeating.
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'thelittlebrotherthatcanhighlinelikeamofo'
Trad climber
bay area
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Feb 21, 2008 - 02:37am PT
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Haa! Good times broski! Nice narrative.
"This time the first pitch was exciting. I was digging in the bag for something not really belaying well. Corbin was running it out as usual but then screamed falling. I had easily 30 ft of slack out just laying on the ground, oops. My first instinct was to grab the rope with my hand so I did. I held the fall in my left hand on a 9.4 mm rope without ever locking the grigri. It wasn't very hard and i only got burnt a little, Corbin was fine!"
I think my exact words, all in succession were, "WATCH ME, FUUUK, FALLING!" and it was a 9.3...
Anywho, we make more good times when you heal. Make it speedy dude!
Bump: theres some rad reading in there.
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Feb 21, 2008 - 01:04pm PT
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"In a shove"
LOL!
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aaronj
Big Wall climber
KY
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2008 - 04:34pm PT
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hey corbdawg, im psyked to get on with the proj this summer. you know the one...
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James
climber
A tent in the redwoods
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Feb 21, 2008 - 05:00pm PT
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Too bad I'll already have sent the proj by the time your shoulder heals Aaron. Maybe you should start cranking on the physical therapy and stop lurking on the Taco so much. ha!
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Feb 21, 2008 - 08:49pm PT
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Damn, that’s quite a list of routes for one season! Way to keep at it, Aaron!
Hey, you climbed the Porcelain Wall in 2006, at the same time as Dave and Nick, right? That wall went seven years since the last ascent and there were no second ascents until you guys went up there. Do you know anything about Dave’s route? Have you seen a topo? Where does it start and where does it go? How many holes? What did you think of Strange World? Got any other Porcelain info that you would like to share with us? Nice job up there!
Hey Nick, are you out there? Got any stories for us?
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Clayman
Trad climber
CA, now Flagstaff
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Feb 21, 2008 - 09:04pm PT
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what up aaron!! badass dude, hope you heal quick dude...i gotta watch my back around you, you might steal the little bro away..hahaahah. you guys are sending!
see you in may dude
clay
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