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SUPERTOPO CLIMBING GOLD: 0.0 A Guide to SuperTopo Gold
SUPERTOPO CLIMBING GOLD: 1.0 Trip Reports
SUPERTOPO CLIMBING GOLD: 2.0 Threads: Foundational Series
SUPERTOPO CLIMBING GOLD: 2.1 Threads: Individuals
SUPERTOPO CLIMBING GOLD: 2.2 Threads: Areas + Routes
SUPERTOPO CLIMBING GOLD: 2.3 Threads: Climbing Conversation
SUPERTOPO CLIMBING GOLD: 3.0 Single Posts
My hope is that this index of SuperTopo Climbing Gold will collect and organize the highest quality climbing related information, narrative and entertainment on the SuperTopo Climber’s Forum.
As such, the goal is not to catalog every single thread or tr, but rather to mine the best 1-3% [or so] worth of climbing related threads and posts that this forum has to offer. To add your favourite hidden and not so hidden climbing related SuperTopo gems to these index threads, just post the thread, tr, or single post that made a significant impression on you, to any of the six threads and i'll keep [in time :)] compiling and making them clickable on the first post of the applicable threads.
There are only two rules and two instructions:
Rules: 1. no self-authored nominations
..... 2. nominations need to be somewhat climbing related.
Instructions: 1. be specific regarding which threads or posts you deem worthy [ie. i need something more specific than "all of jimmy joe willicker's threads”]
..... 2. ask yourself whether it's just a personal fave or whether it rises to the level of quality that these lists generally rise to, thus far.
1.0 TRIP REPORTS [by location]
planet:continent:country:state:area:peak:route
A. EARTH [ - americas - asia]
ALMSCLIFF, ARMSCLIFF - A GRITSTONE JEWEL; SOME HISTORY, RECOLLECTIONS AND A TRIP REPORT [Blakey: Jul 13, 2013]
Am Buachaille sea stack vid! [Bald Eagle: Apr. 23, 2018]
Dru Couloir Direct : First Ascent 1977, Tobin Sorenson and Rick Accomazzo [Rick A: Apr. 19, 2012]
Katharsis (Troll Wall, January-February 2015). The last wall of the Big Wall Alpine Trilogy [Regan: Jan. 12, 2016]
Piz Badile Via Cassin - Adventure and Tragedy in the Swiss Alps. [blindclimber: Oct. 13, 2017]
B. ASIA [ - pak]
American Cowboys in Tibet - A 1987 Cho Oyu Expedition [Ney Grant: Oct. 18, 2016]
A solid companion - first edit [Jello: Dec. 11, 2007]
Central Asia Travel Report [chick_on_ice: Sept. 27, 2014]
Climbing in the Wadi Rum Desert of Jordan - March 2012 [Sierra Ledge Rat: Mar. 30, 2012]
Mainland Yemen (aka I didn't get kidnapped) [chick_on_ice: Jan. 2, 2014]
Siberian Misadventures In Chukotka Okrug Of Russia [fgw: Sep. 10, 2018]
C. PAKISTAN
American 1975 Karakoram Expedition - an exercise in futility [Don Lauria: Nov. 27, 2017]
Bushido (Great Trango Tower, August 2013) [Regan: Sep. 25, 2013]
Donini, Lowe, Kennedy, Lowe - Latok 1 [survival + donini: Oct. 25, 2010]
B. AMERICAS [ - can - usa]
Climb Like a Mexican [Dingus Milktoast: Sep. 21, 2017]
Compressor Route of Cerro Torre, Patagonia - February 2008 (pre-chopping) [KristofferSzilas:Nov. 25, 2015]
Patagonia bound - by the slow road... [rockermike: Jun. 12, 2013]
'TASTE THE PAINE' grade VII solo F.A. in Patagonia [DaveT.: Jan. 29, 2008]
C. CANADA [ - baffin]
Beckey -Coonyard BITD [Reilly: Feb. 12, 2009]
Bugaboo Pics and Words [bringmedeath: Sep. 14, 2005][/url]
Climbers save their country! (Yes this is damn on-topic) [Ghost: Jan. 25, 2013]
Squamish: In A Day. An experimental journey to transcend climbing's dogmatic ideals, from Onsight to Insight. [browniephoto: Jun. 19, 2013]
The week of the Pink Moon, a Squamish TR [browniephoto: Apr. 27, 2013]
E. BAFFIN ISLAND
BAFFIN- Climbing/Skiing Trip report w/ pics [DaveT.: Jul. 8, 2009]
BAFFIN ISLAND 1975 A BELATED TR WITH PHOTOS [Blakey: Nov. 27, 2018]
Superbalance (Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island, April-May 2012) [Regan: Jun. 7, 2012]
The Reward [Regan: Nov. 16, 2012]
C. USA [ - ak - az - ca - co - ut - wy]
Approaching a Dragon's Lair (9-2009) [TKingsbury: Aug. 5, 2009]
BrassNuts and Eeeyonkeee Do the Desert – TR – MANY PHOTOS! [Crimpergirl: Apr. 16, 2009]
Elephant’s Perch, Sawtooth Range, Idaho, NR Epic: Pacydermial Pleasantries 1977 [Fritz: Feb. 25, 2010]
Homo Climbtastic's Gay/Lesbian/Trans/Whatever Climbing Convention was better than any climbing trip you will ever have, ever [Alex Rowland: Jul. 30, 2010]
I Love the Desert [joepuryear: Apr 27, 2008]
My Up And Down Life, Disaster Master [Disaster Master: Oct. 23, 2010]
Photo TR: Gandalf (Humbug Spires) [TKingsbury: Apr. 19. 2007]
Pursuit of Bluebonnet Tower and the Lost Crystal Cave, Sawtooths, Idaho. [Fritz: Feb. 24, 2010]
Spire 4 [mike m: Oct. 10, 2014]
The First Ascent of the Needle's Eye [rgold: Jul. 27, 2007]
Willis Wall Winter Wonderland Pics [Reilly: Dec. 16, 2010]
D. ALASKA
Attempt on Moonflower Buttress, Mount Hunter [KristofferSzilas: Nov. 27, 2015]
Cathedral Spires TR - over 30 years late [rrider: Sep. 25, 2009]
Denali Ski Descent 1991 [climbski2: Jul. 30, 2013]
Mt. Huntington, West Face, Colton-Leech route [Alpinista55: Nov. 19, 2009]
Ruth Gorge Climbing: Whiteouts, Snickers and Pakistani Mangoes. [chick_on_ice: Jun. 18, 2014]
West Fork Ruth Glacier, Mt. Huntington East Ridge [Alpinista55: Nov. 19, 2009]
D. ARIZONA
Drama on Baboquivari Peak (TR) [nature + drljefe: Apr. 23, 2009]
Grand Canyon Dreamin' 10/7 to 10/13/2012 [Zander: Nov. 04, 2012]
Heavens To Betsy. Climbing and healing. [drljefe: Sep. 21, 2014]
Pichcach Peak, By Fair Means [drljefe: Jan. 31, 2012]
D. COLORADO
2009-05-15 Petit Grepon TR [TitaniumTendons: May 29, 2009]
South Ridge of Notchtop - TR [stich: Sep. 28, 2009]
the Black Canyon with Kor, by Pat Ament [Patrick Oliver: Apr. 26, 2013]
D. UTAH
Bob Kamps & the Lost Canyons of Zion -- Part I, Part II [L: Apr. 30 + May 3, 2008]
Line in the Sand (Cottontail Tower, Fisher Towers) TR [madbolter1: Jan. 1, 2018]
Where have you gone, Chris McNamara? [yo: Dec. 7, 2007]
Zion, 1971 [Jello: Oct. 19, 2006]
D. WYOMING
Cowboys and Aliens in the American Elysium - A Wyoming Tale [Tvash: Feb. 18, 2014]
Grand Teton Unroped [Unlucky: Jul. 15, 2013]
Teton Grand Slam: 8 Classic Routes and Some Traverses Done Over a 9 Day Climbing Marathon [PellucidWombat: Sep. 20, 2012]
The Lama Wrangler, the Cook, the Guidebook Author, Boston, the Luxumberger and his son, Harvard, the Counselor, and the Lizard. [mike m: Aug. 18, 2011]
Wind River Mountains with Jimmie [Nick Danger: Mar. 27, 2017]
Wind Rivers. 1969 [Jello: Oct. 12, 2006]
D. CALIFORNIA [ - yos - evo]
2018-02 Bushwhacking to Strawberry Peak (SoCal) [NutAgain!: Mar. 9, 2018]
Ancient Gold, a Suicide Rock TR [graham: Sep. 18, 2007]
A winter traverse of the CA section of the PCT 2015-16 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 [Jay S: Apr. 9 - Feb. 4, 2018]
Crisis in Yosemite - My fall of a lifetime [TBair: Nov. 14, 2011]
How Vitaliy and Macronut Broke Both of My Ankles and Left Me for Dead [limpingcrab, Oct. 23, 2018]
Machete Direct 5.8R A1, III [Zay: Apr. 14, 2018]
The 1984 Mt. Rubidoux Bouldering Contest with some Legends.... [Radish: Dec. 15, 2011]
Mt Russell, Mithral Dihedral (III, 5.10, 7P) Car-to-Car via a Unique Approach (Photo TR) [PellucidWombat: Jun. 4, 2013]
No Country For Old Men: Wanderlust in Parched Land [Micronut: Oct. 16, 2014]
Playing Hooky from Work: A Solo Ascent of Geochronology Wall (I, C2, cl.3) [PellucidWombat: Sep. 7, 2011]
Second Ascent Trip Report – Los Banditos 5.10 A1 – Machete Ridge - Pinnacles West Side [j-tree: Jan. 20, 2012]
Silk Road to the Karakoram Highway, a Cal Domes mega-classic!!! [Salamanizer: Oct. 28, 2012]
The Idiots Guide to Descending Lone Pine Peak [drc: Mar. 23, 2009]
The Sum of Bouldering=100+ Pictures [this just in: Feb. 22, 2014]
The Witch and the Warlock: A Needles Climb to Fly Adventure [Jiggler: May 26, 2016]
Tram Bouldering [RtM: May 21, 2012]
G. EVOLUTION TRAVERSE
Ben Horne Memorial Climb - Evolution Traverse (Car to Car) [Vitaliy M.: Sep. 4, 2013]
Evolution Traverse: How I Owe it All to an Apple [noriko nakagawa: Aug. 30, 2011]
Evolution Traverse, Car-to-Car, Sub 24hrs [The Dak: Jun. 25, 2014]
Time for an Evolution [Jerry Dodrill: Sep. 16, 2013]
E. YOSEMITE [ - to - wc - hcr - bd - hd - ec]
Ain't Skeerd: A Halloween TR on The Nutscracker [Micronut: Oct. 30, 2011]
Angel Wings - First Ascent on The Golden Pillar! (V 5.11+ C2) [Vitaliy M.: Oct. 8, 2015]
A quick visit to the Valley - Trip Report [Crimpergirl: Sep. 19, 2006]
Bouted on Hourglass, Right Side – TR [le_bruce: Jun. 1, 2011]
Bubbs Creek Wall - The Emperor (FA/FFA V 5.12- or 5.11 A0) [Vitaliy M.: Jul. 13, 2015]
An Oddyssey to Shangri La (FA and an FFA in a little paradise) [Vitaliy M. (+ DMT): Nov. 17, 2014]
coonyard pinnacle-first ascent sept 1960 [guido: Nov. 2, 2008]
Coonyard Pinnacle- 50 Years Later [guido: May 12, 2011]
Crisis in Yosemite - My fall of a lifetime [TBair: Nov. 14, 2011]
FA: Psychedelic Wall, Sentinel Rock, 1966 [BooDawg: Dec. 12, 2015]
FA Sentinel Falls [chappy: Apr. 1, 2007]
Fairview Dome-Regular Route 2nd Ascent 1962 Foott and Guido [guido: Feb. 26, 2010]
Freewheeling: La Direttissima per Ora Dove, in b/w, Oct 1973 [Roger Breedlove: Mar. 11, 2011]
Into the womb of the Crack of Doom. [Salamanizer: Dec. 16, 2012]
Lost Arrow Chimney (TR) [Salamanizer: May 13, 2008]
MODERN FAs in the SUPER SECRET AREA (THE X FILES) [Vitaliy M.: Oct. 20, 2015]
No Rescue: the Bob Locke Accident on Mt. Watkins [Rick A: Sep. 8, 2007]
North Buttress, Merriam peak & Royce lakes [RyanD: Feb. 9, 2012]
"Scrambles in the Range of Light" [Tarbuster: Jul. 23, 2006]
Steck-Salathe In Winter With Kor-1963 [guido: Apr. 7, 2011]
The Birth of Wheat Thin [Peter Haan: Sep. 24, 2006]
The making of another Yosemite Valley Obscurity [Ed Hartouni: Jun. 11, 2006]
Trip Report: Wild Thing! [Karl Baba: Sep. 6, 2003]
F. TUOLOMNE MEADOWS
Above Average Trip Report (The Meadows and Beyond) [Micronut: Oct. 14, 2008]
Climbing with Bridwell--FA of Hoodwink, July 1972, as told by Roger and by Jim [Roger Breedlove: Apr. 9, 2018]
Climbing with Bridwell--FA of The Handbook, July 1972, as told by Jim [Roger Breedlove: Mar 27, 2018]
The Bachar-Yerian: A Three Year Obsession Comes to a Close [Jon Clark: Sep. 30, 2013]
F. WASHINGTON COLUMN [ - am]
New Route near Washington Column (A Trip Report) [Micronut: Oct. 1, 2009]
Trip Report -- Skull Queen in Winter [Brutus of Wyde: May 5, 2006]
G. ASTROMAN:
A Laywoman's Account of Astroman [tahoe523: May 16, 2011]
A Very OT Astroman Report [Mei: May 19, 2016]
F. HIGHER CATHEDRAL ROCK:
Crucifix [The Warbler: Nov. 19, 2008] archived version here
If you like finger cracks, you need to climb the Crucifix. [tahoe 523: Jun. 20, 2011]
F. BASKETDOME:
"Up rope I'm not moving!" First ascent of Basketcase [donini: Apr. 2, 2009]
2nd Free Ascent of Basketcase: a story [Peter Haan: Jul 29, 2006]
Into the Gaping Maw, a tale of Basket Case, the Astroman of Offwidth. [Salamanizer: Nov. 16, 2013]
Losing Our Marbles on Obscure Yosemite Offwidth: The Way Kim and I Survived Basketcase [christinafreschi: Oct. 2, 2013]
Milestone [The Warbler: Jun. 5, 2007] archived version here
F. HALF DOME
Half Dome cables with an autistic boy--er, young man [Damn this looks high: Aug. 16, 2011]
Half Dome Like You're Never Seen it Before [Pellucid Wombat: Apr. 16, 2014]
Half Dome Unroped [MtnSavior: Jul. 17, 2013]
Half Dome with my daughter [Jim Herson: Jul. 14, 2011]
Half Dome with 3 kids, Steck-Salathe with 4 kids [Jim Herson: Aug. 15, 2017]
Hey Coz, Sure would like to hear the story of Southern Belle [Prod: Apr. 1, 2008] archived version here
F. EL CAPITAN [ - zodiac - the nose]
A Laywoman's Account of a Not Too Soggy Siege on the Salathe with Some Spaniards [tahoe523: Jun. 15, 2011]
Grape Race-Tribal Rite, Solo. 6/10, Trip Report [Mark Hudon: Aug. 25, 2010]
Jolly Roger Photo T.R. [Levi: Oct. 27, 2007]
Lurking Fear solo - My first time up the Captain [Jane Gallwey: May 22, 2012]
My visit to the Canoe [yo: Aug. 14, 2006]
PIXEL-PUSHER GEEKS SCALE EL CAP [stratfordnyc: Mar. 12, 2010]
Rescues and Daddy Issues, El Capitan (Triple Direct) PART 1, PART 2 [Zay: May 14, 2018]
Second Ascent of the North American Wall [Don Lauria: Sep. 19, 2017]
Tempest - October, 2001 [Valerio: Jun. 30, 2014] archived version here
The Shield, 10/10, A Trip Report by John Fine and Mark Hudon [Mark Hudon + John Fine: Feb. 18, 2011]
Zenyatta Mondatta-Solo, June 2011 [Mark Hudon: Jul. 27, 2011]
G. ZODIAC
A casual run-in with Alex Honnold: Zodiac 2008 [Lambone: Nov. 27, 2017]
A lass solo on Zodiac [magda_o: Nov. 21, 2016]
A rookie’s solo ascent of the Zodiac - Oct 2012 [yellow mzungu: Oct. 21, 2012]
G. THE NOSE
A jumarless Nose with my Daughter. [Jim Herson: Jun. 11, 2013]
How I Learned to Climb the NIAD in 3 Days and 2 Nights [tahoe523: Jul. 6, 2011]
The night I topped out on the nose [gonamok: Aug. 16, 2014]
The Nose In A Day [Mark Hudon: Nov. 7, 2009]
1.1 TRIP REPORTS [by all star gold producing authors]
Alpinista55 [4]
Blakey [10+]
chick_on_ice [8]
Jello [3]
Jim Herson [9]
KristofferSzilas [10+]
Mark Hudon [8]
Micronut [30+]
nah000 [9]
Nick Danger [20+]
PellucidWombat [60+]
Regan [8]
Roadie [10+] [Goto Section J. here ]
tahoe523 [4]
Vitaliyi M. [90+]
yo [2]
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 25, 2017 - 09:11pm PT
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hey there, say, WOW naah000, thanks!
lots of trouble, it must have been...
i was already to see a neat trip, from callie? think it was,
and sadly, those 'photo shop alerts' were there, :(
*i read about that already, :(
wamted to see the neat pics :)
wow, thank you so much, though, can't wait to take
some time and see all the links that you
grouped together...
lots of work!!! again, that you!
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nah000
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 26, 2017 - 11:12pm PT
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Randisi:
in case you skimmed: As such, the goal is not to catalog every single thread or tr, but rather to mine the best 1-3% [or so] worth of climbing related threads and posts that this forum has to offer.
if you got that, you did miss this: 1. be specific regarding which threads or posts you deem worthy [ie. i need something more specific than "all of jimmy joe willicker's threads”]
but for sure: mr. szilas has killed it around here with his trs. he's actually on a list residing in my head of trip report creators who basically never produce anything but gold. someday i'll compile that... :)
in the mean time if there is a specific trip report of his that you want to add, just suggest it. cheers.
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nah000
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 9, 2017 - 10:17pm PT
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nature: fixed it. thanks.
and speaking of the above, the whole loss of photos around here, as neebee also mentions, is a bummer. while i didn't check all of the threads, i know of a few that have basically been lost due to their photos being completely lost, mostly due to photofUckit's attempt at an old fashioned stick up. so for the time being i'm going to delist a few that are basically useless at the moment. it's also encouragement, if the o.p's still mosey around in these parts to fix 'em. ie. while most posts aren't editable after a certain amount of time, trip reports and first posts on a thread are editable indefinitely. so take a cue from nature [if you have the time and see this] and fix up the links and i'll relist...
for the time being, i've delisted the following due to either dead links or being heavily reliant on photos that are no longer:
A quick visit to the Valley - Trip Report [Crimpergirl: Sep. 19, 2006]
BrassNuts and Eeeyonkeee Do the Desert – TR – MANY PHOTOS! [Crimpergirl: Apr. 16, 2009]
Hairline perhaps Tahoes hardest 1 pitch aid climb tr [Ron Anderson: Jun. 7, 2013]
Historical Ascent in Pinnacles NM [maculated: Dec. 5, 2005]
The Sum of Bouldering=100+ Pictures [this just in: Feb. 22, 2014]
This Monkeys Gone to Heaven [bringmedeath: Sep. 14, 2005]
as mentioned, i didn't go through all of them, so there are probably others, that should get the same treatment, for the time being. ie. if you see threads that are basically dead at this point due to being dependent on dead links, post up below...
now onto additions:
thanks Tarbuster, while you suggested stories and it's a fine line i'm going to stick with the original delineation that DMT posted it under... but either way this is, imo, one of the finest pieces of writing i've seen on here, so thanks to DMT for writing it and to you for nominating it:
Climb Like a Mexican [Dingus Milktoast: Sep. 21, 2017]
and Hardly Visible... while this one could be in about four places, it seems most at home as a [very incredible] trip report:
Second Ascent of the North American Wall [Don Lauria: Sep. 19, 2017]
here are a couple more that stood out to me and, based on the comments, a lot of others, over the last bit:
a story that'll blow your mind: Piz Badile Via Cassin - Adventure and Tragedy in the Swiss Alps. [blindclimber: Oct. 13, 2017]
and another one from Herson that suggests he [or at least his kids] might be living on another plane from the rest of us: Half Dome with 3 kids, Steck-Salathe with 4 kids [Jim Herson: Aug. 15, 2017]
as always, i'm sure there are a bunch more that have been missed. so post up with the ones that blew your mind...
and also as always, thanks to every.single.person who posts up with a trip report. to me they are the life blood of this place... i'm pretty sure people argue in politard threads, as something to bide the time, before another sweet trip report shows up.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Nov 10, 2017 - 12:19am PT
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hey there say, nah000... you are most welcome...
us, that you have thanks, as a group... really DO appreciate what you have done...
and, of course, we understand about the bad-oops, that photoshop
has created... :(
keep up the great work... and happy good eve, to you...
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Nov 10, 2017 - 07:12pm PT
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For capturing the mood of what had to have been an all-life epic few hours, there is no El Cap or Nose TR that comes anywhere near this one http://www.supertopo.com/tr/The-night-I-topped-out-on-the-nose/t12510n.html
I've read it again and again and every word is absolute.. forget about gold, this one is pure diamond. There's a Jeff Lowe story or two that's right up there too. One about Pumori, or Nuptse. I'll find the links and put them on the correct GOLD thread. "Up Rope I'm Not Moving" is in the diamond class too.
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nah000
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 22, 2017 - 09:06pm PT
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WyoRockMan: no need for consideration... as long as folks think it's as golden as the other nominations on the list i post it... well, i suppose hypothetically there are standards: like a working link... ha! but seriously, that thread is gold for sure... one of those threads that makes supertopo unique relative to most other places climbers tell each other stories... thanks for the contribution:
USA: Spire 4 [mike m: Oct. 10, 2014]
mongrel: and this is one of the reasons i do this. i'd never seen that tr and 'twas a great read! thanks... as per the jeff lowe story, i believe you're thinking of A Solid Companion. both it and donini's "Uprope I'm Not Moving" stories are already on the list... thanks.
the nose: The night I topped out on the nose [gonamok: Aug. 16, 2014]
finally, I've threatened to do the following a few times, as there are a bunch of authors who, over the years, have been nominated based on "everything by so and so".
and so both to curb that tide in the future and also to give a shout out to those who have in the past produced consistently high quality offerings [as noted by their peers]... i've added a 1.1 TRIP REPORTS [by all star gold producing authors] category at the bottom of the above page...
Vitaliyi M. and PellucidWombat were already included as their own categories within the main list, but I'm taking them out of the main list along with adding a bunch of the people that have had the "everything by __" nomination made, over the years... basically you can't go wrong checking out pretty much any of the trip reports these folks have posted:
Alpinista55 [4]
chick_on_ice [8]
Jello [3]
Jim Herson [9]
KristofferSzilas [10+]
Mark Hudon [8]
Micronut [30+]
PellucidWombat [60+]
Regan [8]
tahoe523 [4]
Vitaliyi M. [80+]
yo [2]
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nah000
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2018 - 09:42pm PT
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thanks to Alexey we have a batch of great 'uns:
E. Yosemite: Bouted on Hourglass, Right Side – TR [le_bruce: Jun. 1, 2011]
E. Yosemite: Trip Report: Wild Thing! [Karl Baba: Sep. 6, 2003]
F. Basketdome: Milestone [The Warbler: Jun. 5, 2007]
F. Higher Cathedral Rock: Crucifix [The Warbler: Nov. 19, 2008]
and thanks to WyoRockMan we've got an obscure and supercool montana addition:
C. USA: Photo TR: Gandalf (Humbug Spires) [TKingsbury: Apr. 19. 2007]
finally there have been a handful of trs of late that are, due to critical response/acclaim, undoubtedly worthy of addition here:
epic, epic photos and story telling to: B. Asia: American 1975 Karakoram Expedition - an exercise in futility [Don Lauria: Nov. 27, 2017]
laugh your ass off to: G. Zodiac: A casual run-in with Alex Honnold: Zodiac 2008 [Lambone: Nov. 27, 2017]
a serial replete with subtly beautiful writing to: D. California: A winter traverse of the CA section of the PCT 2015-16 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 [Jay S: Apr. 9 - Nov. 25, 2017]
and epic well told weirdness to D. Utah: Line in the Sand (Cottontail Tower, Fisher Towers) TR [madbolter1: Jan. 1, 2018]
and most importantly, as always much appreciation to all of the folks who take time to write up a trip report or two...
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Jan 17, 2018 - 07:51am PT
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Nah, you're a legend in your own time! Thank you for your efforts on this sort of thing!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jan 17, 2018 - 07:54am PT
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Nick Danger just in the last couple of years, has been scanning slides he shot in the 70s and is continuing to produce trip reports of great historical merit.
Mostly (but not exclusively) Colorado-based adventures.
Not sure if any of these have been nominated so far, and haven't looked.
But we need an "everything by" Nick Danger when it comes to his trip reports.
See them here, please:
http://www.supertopo.com/inc/view_tripreports.php?dcid=MT89NDo9OyM,
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Pete_N
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Jan 17, 2018 - 03:26pm PT
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THANKS! This is an awesome resource...though it sure isn't going to help my productivity at work ;-)
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Mar 13, 2018 - 10:24pm PT
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The North face of Strawberry Peak (though kind of a pile, as are the San Gabriels in general) is a remote face which actually has a storied history and is not to be overlooked when surveying historically relevant climbing targets in Southern California.
Adding context to a wonderful modern day trip report by Nut Again, Spider Savage has posted up a historical document composed by the Mendenhalls in the 40s.
2018-02 Bushwhacking to Strawberry Peak, (SoCal)
http://www.supertopo.com/tr/2018-02-Bushwhacking-to-Strawberry-Peak-SoCal/t13291n.html
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nah000
climber
now/here
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 14, 2018 - 08:52pm PT
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real nice Tarbuster...
no doubt on the Nick Danger nomination. that guy produces trip reports that are like mini time capsules. it's like if a set and costume department tried to recreate a historical climb from that era, they'd just use his stories and photos as a story board. so he's now added to the all star list:
Nick Danger [20+]
i also added his wind river with Jimmie tale to the best of. cause it's the winds. and cause Jimmie kicks ass... or at least the photos tell me he did...
Wind River Mountains with Jimmie [Nick Danger: Mar. 27, 2017]
and sweet trip report becomes an interesting thread from NutAgain!:
2018-02 Bushwhacking to Strawberry Peak (SoCal) [NutAgain!: Mar. 9, 2018]
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Roger Breedlove's presentation of Jim Bridwell's writing on the FA of The Handbook:
http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Climbing-with-Bridwell-FA-of-The-Handbook-July-1972-as-told-by-Jim/t13295n.html
(Also included this as a potential/suggested inclusion under Individuals/Jim Bridwell. Not sure how that works out, you are the librarian! You'll see I've done a few suggested cross postings under individuals. That's how I'm doing my archiving when I create PDFs)
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Blows my mind how many TRs Vitaliy & Pellucid Wombat have produced!
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2018 - 12:18am PT
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thanks much mr. buster... some new... some old... nice:
to colorado:
2009-05-15 Petit Grepon TR [TitaniumTendons: May 29, 2009]
South Ridge of Notchtop - TR [stich: Sep. 28, 2009]
to california:
Ancient Gold, a Suicide Rock TR [graham: Sep. 18, 2007]
Machete Direct 5.8R A1, III [Zay: Apr. 14, 2018]
A winter traverse of the CA section of the PCT 2015-16 Part 7 [Jay S: Apr. 9 - Feb. 4, 2018]
to tuolomne meadows:
Climbing with Bridwell--FA of The Handbook, July 1972, as told by Jim [Roger Breedlove: Mar 27, 2018]
and suggested on the individuals thread:
to utah:
Bob Kamps & the Lost Canyons of Zion -- Part I, Part II [L: Apr. 30 + May 3, 2008]
and thanks for the nomination NutAgain! without the photos that thread makes sense to be nominated for gold mostly as a whole thread, rather than just as a trip report... so i'll post it up there when i work on that section.
this account from Zay was one that caught my and, based on the comments, many other's eyes:
to el capitan:
Rescues and Daddy Issues, El Capitan (Triple Direct) PART 1, PART 2 [Zay: May 14, 2018]
and finally, i made the obviously deserved nomination, and added Roadie to the all star trip report gold producing authors list.
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