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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 18, 2006 - 08:21pm PT
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FYI Went climbing at the base of El Cap today.
There are no fixed lines to Heart Ledges. In fact, I had to yard one of the dropped lines out of La Costa Right's crack.
Don't know the who, what, or why of it
just info
Peace
Karl
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Apr 18, 2006 - 08:37pm PT
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Well, you have to wonder about being the first to jug the things if they've been up there all winter with ice falling down on them!
Please keep us apprised, as some of us might want to take advantage of them this spring season.
Unethical? Probably. Illegal? Probably. Handy? Damn straight!
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Apr 18, 2006 - 08:39pm PT
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probly a good thing that they get torn down each season. too bad the clean up crew was sloppy about it! thanks Karl!
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Ammon
Big Wall climber
El Cap
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Apr 18, 2006 - 08:39pm PT
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Just in case anybody was wondering; Ivo is in Moab. LOL
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 18, 2006 - 10:53pm PT
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Time to repair the elevator?
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Apr 19, 2006 - 12:06am PT
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Yes.
And probably the Escalator*, too.
*East Ledges rap ropes
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Apr 19, 2006 - 12:16am PT
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Tom wrote:
> And probably the Escalator*, too.
> *East Ledges rap ropes
Escalator is a good name for them, since they aren't really "rap ropes". The ones on the eastern raps are no good for rapping because they usually have knots in them and skip the second ledge. And it seems they are usually tied through the big iron rap ring, so people can't thread their own rap ropes into it without damaging the fixed lines when they pull their rappel ropes. Clearly people use them for a quick way to the top, though.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
on a rock or mountain out west
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Apr 19, 2006 - 01:09am PT
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Hahaha, Ammon beat me to it. At least we know Ivo had nothing to do with it this time.
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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Apr 19, 2006 - 01:10am PT
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"Just in case anybody was wondering; Ivo is in Moab. LOL"
Bwahahahha!! Good one Ammon.
I thought for a second this was that old thread resurfacing.
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