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Tork
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Yosemite
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 29, 2007 - 05:02pm PT
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Here's mine
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Jun 29, 2007 - 05:18pm PT
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Wawona Dome?
Ken
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jun 29, 2007 - 05:37pm PT
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now that's cool
here's mine...
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Gene
climber
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Jun 29, 2007 - 05:43pm PT
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You look like a STD causing spirocete from those old high school health class movies.
My brain...there's something attacking it.... AWWWWWW
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 29, 2007 - 06:52pm PT
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The one which comes to mind first is this old classic:
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Knob Central
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Jun 29, 2007 - 06:59pm PT
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Pretty funny, I have been climbing in the meadows for 30+ years and have never done On the Lamb. I might just have to do it this year.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jun 29, 2007 - 07:01pm PT
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Clint, that is such a great route! I just did it for the first
time a couple of weeks ago--one of the best, oddest, natural
features.
One that was different for me was Embarrassment of Rich's. The first piece was a #0 TCU, quickly followed by a #6 Friend.
But that first pic also reminds me of the Devil's Butthole in Heuco. Certainly Ctrange.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jun 29, 2007 - 07:12pm PT
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Hard to say
after this one,
(sorry no lead phots, frankly I was glad the belayer paid too much attention to record it)which of course led directly to this one
not to mention;
this
and even this
A lot of stuff seemed more pedestrian.
But a solid day in cave rock or the steeper parts of rifle or maple do that too. INMHO the King swing, the ear, Mines of Moria, bowels of the Owl, virtually any pitch in Texas canyon, various hooking pitches and a lot of Otto's route are all pretty out there.
I'm interested in what others come up with, photos will make this all the more fun!
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 29, 2007 - 07:50pm PT
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Ken, way to let the cat out of the bag.
Munge, did you top out on that thing? What kind of rock?
Heres another shot
and one more
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Jun 29, 2007 - 08:03pm PT
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Very cool Jeff. That has to be the best natural pro I have ever seen.
Ken
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jun 29, 2007 - 08:08pm PT
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Near the aforementioned Otto route is the Bell Tower (the Kissing Couple) with a highly memorable finish more spectacular than J Crack.
But far and away for me was the final tree climb on the FA of the South Face of Cerberus.
After "prussiking" up the enormous trunk of a ponderosa pine for 85' I swung out to the summit prow successfully only to then be plucked off when the tree swayed out in the wind.
Bam!
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jun 29, 2007 - 08:13pm PT
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I want one of what tork showed us.
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onyourleft
Social climber
SmogAngeles
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Jun 29, 2007 - 08:29pm PT
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Here's mine:
Looking Glass Rock - Moab
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Jun 30, 2007 - 12:15am PT
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p4- Tangerine Trip
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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Jun 30, 2007 - 12:24am PT
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anything 5.8 or harder that i actually send is pretty unusual.
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jun 30, 2007 - 12:27am PT
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Wawona Dome eh? That looks not only unusual but totally awesome. Please Please Please. Rrettty please with sugar on top tell us what that is?
I'm clausterphopic I'll never do the route. Don't worry I won't ruin it.
As for the most unusual route I have climbed. there were a few in Thailand that I did that were totally whacked. Maybe they are normal in Limestone places but I live in CA so its granite or shitty rock.
Tom
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jun 30, 2007 - 12:32am PT
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The only dead vertical 5.8 lead sporting a 50' runout on face holds that could break and the possibilty of grounding on to a car that I've done, is the Needles eye, but there are wierder ptches than that.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Jun 30, 2007 - 12:52am PT
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Parkay Squeeze (sp) you don't even need a rope, it would only get in the way.
Ken
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Jun 30, 2007 - 02:54am PT
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I found the "Castaway Roof" at Josh pretty unique...Starts fingers to thin hands, then hands to fists, off-width with knee-bar rest...then squeeze through the formation to top out like you're leaving the womb!! Used to think it was tough at first but after a few times a solo was in order.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jun 30, 2007 - 03:05am PT
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And, if you use a rope, it doesn't need to be long!
-is that backwards?-
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