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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Apr 14, 2007 - 06:13pm PT
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Thanks for the story and the awesome photos Walter. Here is one of Dave Walking the Plank. Not the quality of your images.
Ken
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Apr 14, 2007 - 06:43pm PT
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I wish someone would. I will never go back either.
Ken
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Apr 14, 2007 - 06:45pm PT
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When was that? Think the bolts are any good still?
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Apr 14, 2007 - 06:54pm PT
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Jerry, good question. Only one way to find out. They are 1/4" and were placed in 1986.
Ken
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Apr 14, 2007 - 07:17pm PT
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Placed under duress no less. I'm sure they are bomber. I mean, twenty one years isn't that long.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Apr 14, 2007 - 07:41pm PT
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More food for thought. The bolts are a hodgepodge of taperlocks, buttonheads, screwtops, and threaded machine bolts. We were financially challenged at the time and used whatever we could scrounge up. On the bright side, there were a few natural placements. The rock is the hardest to drill in that I have encountered in Yosemite.
Ken
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Apr 14, 2007 - 08:05pm PT
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Great. That makes me feel better. As soon as this rib heals up I'll think about the second. LOL!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Apr 14, 2007 - 08:35pm PT
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That is what I am going to do too. Just think about doing the second. This one shows the angle better.
Ken
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chappy
Social climber
ventura
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Apr 14, 2007 - 11:54pm PT
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Great story Walleye...can't believe I hadn't heard that one before. I was hanging around on the Nabisco Wall in a similar fashion when said shoe salesman soloed the route. The shoe salesman was quite a climber as well. Knocked off the Wafer first. Than sat on Monkey Island staring out at the river for a while--getting psyched I imagine. Then he fired the thing. Looked solid. One minor hitch in his getty up at the crux of Butterfingers--the one place on the route where you don't have your fingers into anything. You're just out there! Pretty impressive. I was wondering what to do if he fell...keep shooting pictures? Fortunately, I didn't have to make that decision. Maybe the shoesalesman will post a photo...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 15, 2007 - 12:10pm PT
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Mark,
Shortly after that Nabisco Wall solo, a few of us gathered up over at the Ahwahnee and you presented a short slide show on the event; pretty darned impressive feat and nice coverage of it as well.
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Mimi
climber
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Apr 15, 2007 - 01:17pm PT
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Really glad to hear Dave and Holly are doing well. Last saw Dave at Walt's memorial and I couldn't believe the size of that big truck he was motoring around in. Cracked me up.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder
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Apr 15, 2007 - 01:23pm PT
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Majorly cool action Walleye - wow.
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Apr 15, 2007 - 01:34pm PT
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Gripping tales to be sure!! Palms sweatin' all the way!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Apr 17, 2007 - 09:23pm PT
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Is this when Dave jumped into your aiders?
Ken
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Apr 18, 2007 - 12:16pm PT
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Brothers from different mothers? You be the judge.
David Bowie/Aladdin Sane:Iron Monkey:
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Apr 18, 2007 - 12:52pm PT
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That's the most entertaining story we've had here in a while.
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Mimi
climber
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Apr 23, 2007 - 10:03pm PT
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Yeah, funky brother!
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James
climber
A tent in the redwoods
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Apr 23, 2007 - 10:32pm PT
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classic story
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Cool thread Walleye - I never knew that story about the Iron Monkey's attempt. What a hard core mutherfunker...
Shoe salesman on B-Balls. Photo: Mark Chapman
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SammyLee2
Trad climber
Memphis, TN
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I just love these stories and pictures. Even when it displays so dramatically my own limits and weakness. It's one thing to have skill like so many humans do. It's a whole nother thing to risk you life on that skill. To somehow KNOW you can do it and that you WILL do it or life ends. Confidence to the max.
I'll never do any of that but many possibilities to "step up", are still there. Perhaps one day, I'll get Karl or somebody to let me jug up their rope on a big wall.
Just curious, could two 5.8 to 5.9 climbers and a rope gun get up a big wall, maybe like Washington Column? (I know, for many of you, it's not)
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