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S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 20, 2013 - 01:03am PT

Couldn't find another post on this topic.

I'll dig out some pictures later...

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

bouldering

Mar 20, 2013 - 01:30am PT

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2013 - 01:39am PT

love it!

great smile

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Mar 20, 2013 - 01:56am PT

A stubby Leeper pounded into choss. What's not to like?

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2013 - 01:58am PT

Well..being a Leeper myself, I love it!

Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber

Old and Broken Down in Appalachia

Mar 20, 2013 - 02:28am PT

I was always to frightened too pull out the camera in those situations...

But I did snap a photo looking down from a sketchy belay station on the Muir Wall. The bolt hangers were all L-shaped aluminum thingies, and they were all broken. Unfortuantely I don't have a photo of the actual broken hangers...

It was, by far, the most scared that I have ever been. Can you say panic?

Has anyone else seen those big, thick, L-shaped aluminum hangers around the valley back around 1978-1980?

Norwegian

Trad climber

the tip of god's middle finger

Mar 20, 2013 - 09:06am PT

matty

Trad climber

under the sea

Mar 20, 2013 - 10:35am PT

^^^great shot Nor!

Off White

climber

Tenino, WA

Mar 20, 2013 - 10:42am PT

Its actually the belayer that's sketchy, though I don't know if that's what you meant in your photo request...

WBraun

climber

Mar 20, 2013 - 11:19am PT

This is how you're supposed to go climbing and belay. (above)

Modern climbers carry way too much sh!t and way too much sh!t in the heads.

Simple and elegant is the way .....

Rocky IV

Social climber

Mar 20, 2013 - 11:21am PT

It ain't technically a belay, but it 's like 5 feet from one, and I was freaked out A0ing off it

Leggs

Sport climber

Home away from Home

Mar 20, 2013 - 11:37am PT

Biotch, I'd take that belay any day. Great photo.

~peace

darkmagus

Mountain climber

San Diego, CA

Mar 20, 2013 - 11:44am PT

This picture was taken of me by my belayer!

"Only had you off for like, two seconds!"

I never even noticed!

Laine

Trad climber

Reno, NV

Mar 20, 2013 - 02:12pm PT

Don't have a picture but my sketchiest belay was hanging off a single .5 cam (Occuns) on top of the BLack O in Red Rocks while belaying 2 seconds in the dark during a 60+ mph wind storm. While hastily trying to link the last 2 pitches I ran out of rope at the base of the final easy corner to the top with only 1 cam! No communitication, you could see anything, it was shenanigans for sure. Very dumb I must admit.

Clint Cummins

Trad climber

SF Bay area, CA

Mar 20, 2013 - 02:25pm PT

Has anyone else seen those big, thick, L-shaped aluminum hangers around the valley back around 1978-1980?

Did they look like this?

The homemade aluminum hangers were probably Chouinard's, placed on the first ascent. The anchors got a helpful upgrade when Scott Cosgrove and Kurt Smith did The Shaft (with Greg Epperson). In the 90s there were still some original aluminum hangers left on the bolt traverse which goes out right from the big left facing corner where the Shield continues up left.