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Jun 23, 2010 - 02:11am PT
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Jayzuzz!
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wayne w
Trad climber
the nw
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Jun 23, 2010 - 02:44am PT
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Not a bad day Alex!
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Austin, Texas
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Jun 23, 2010 - 02:48am PT
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holy smokes!! zehr gut!
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Cpt0bvi0u5
Trad climber
Merced CA
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Jun 23, 2010 - 02:48am PT
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Crazy! Great sends and proud record for sure!
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Jobee
Social climber
El Portal Ca.
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Jun 23, 2010 - 02:54am PT
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-Just gotta love the guy; stout!
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jun 23, 2010 - 02:54am PT
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and we have threads here suggesting there is not a God!
Holy Alex My mind boggles
Wonder what the car to car time was. (not that Alex cared much cause he hung out with Tom for awhile, not like he had to race or anything!)
Congrats
Karl
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Jun 23, 2010 - 02:57am PT
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Wow Alex. It's awesome seeing my generations greatest being ALL generations greatest.
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Jun 23, 2010 - 03:07am PT
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YOWZA!!!!:)
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Bill Sherman
Mountain climber
Culver City, CA
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Jun 23, 2010 - 03:12am PT
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I'm pretty much blown away by this. 8 hours of total climbing for both of them.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Looking for love in all the right places...
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Jun 23, 2010 - 03:14am PT
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Jumpin' Jehosaphat! I'll be draggin' my jaw around on the floor for the next half hour....
Eric
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bmacd
climber
Relic Hominid
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Jun 23, 2010 - 04:26am PT
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H-Bomb strikes again !!!
The New World Order is here now
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Brian
climber
California
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Jun 23, 2010 - 07:52am PT
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Well now, that's pretty damn impressive, especially since it just seemed to be a "fun" day for him (i.e., not really rushing or stressed).
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Full Silos of Iowa
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Jun 23, 2010 - 09:58am PT
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Wow. Astonishing achievement.
Anyone know his shoe size?
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Jun 23, 2010 - 10:02am PT
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Way to Go Alex
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jun 23, 2010 - 10:10am PT
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God, it's wonderful. Alex is now due more than a "golden piton" award; something more in line with a Nobel Prize for Climbing, I have to imagine. It's obviously insanely wonderful for him to climb at this level because vicariously for us from afar, it's pretty much "once-in-a-lifetime" joy just observing his works of imagination and power.
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Jingy
Social climber
Nowhere
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Jun 23, 2010 - 10:19am PT
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Thanks Chris for bringing this to my attention.
Great job to Alex.
Proud sends
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jun 23, 2010 - 10:20am PT
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Funny to see pictures of Alex. You might not think to single him out by looks to be one of the boldest, hard men in climbing history, but he's bad ass without having much "bad" in him!
Peace
Karl
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Jun 23, 2010 - 10:27am PT
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Another amazing feat by Alex!
Stunning! The photos Tom Evans posted of Alex cruising unroped high on the Nose are amazing. Mind blowing stuff!
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jun 23, 2010 - 10:46am PT
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I agree, Karl. Really a modern climber, isn't he! We are in the presence of a true and rare climbing genius, no question. And it is not a case of, "Modesty is the ability to call attention to whatever it is you are being humble about"--- he just is relaxed, really bright, and seems awesomely centered.
I really like how in an interview a few years ago, the subject developed that within his family down in Sacramento, he was typically kidded about looking like a cow, what with the big brown eyes. So I guess it's the Cow that Jumped Over The Moon, truth be told now.
Here are some more photos that reveal what a funny unassuming character he is, the first with his climbing partner Sean Leary:
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