If you are into OW, have pics of OW, or ????

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Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

Jan 13, 2008 - 01:40am PT

I got it Gary... need a partner to swing leads in the chimney after the 10a...

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Jan 13, 2008 - 05:55pm PT

Three hundred feet of chimneys above da bidness! Nice to have a little help with that. I wonder who got the first free solo on this one?

Gary Carpenter

climber

SF Bay Area

Jan 13, 2008 - 09:21pm PT

Jay: Words of wisdom from the true OW Pro!!!

Jaybro

Social climber

The West

Jan 13, 2008 - 09:23pm PT

So when are we going?

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Jan 13, 2008 - 10:55pm PT

Alllll aboard for the Crack of Despair!!!!!

scuffy b

climber

Stump with a backrest

Jan 14, 2008 - 11:50am PT

Peter H got the first one I ever heard of, in 71.
Any earlier?

Jaybro

Social climber

The West

Jan 14, 2008 - 12:52pm PT

Some friends of mine did either Doom or Despair in Spring '78 one guy did all the leading and they were benighted.

The same team went on to Steck Salathe later that season, and bailed when the other started leading and took an 80 footer(that's what he said) from above to below, the Wilson overhang.

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Jan 15, 2008 - 11:01am PT

Thanks Scruffy- he would have been the likely candidate for that route in that time frame.
If you're solid and you know it, stack your hands.
If you're solid and you know it, ditch the rack.
If you're solid and you know it.
Sure that you will hardly blow it.
If you're solid and you know it, ditch the rack!

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Jan 15, 2008 - 11:09am PT

I bet lots of folks who frequent this board can name this route

spyork

Social climber

A prison of my own creation

Jan 15, 2008 - 11:25am PT

What's the climb?

Edit: Argh, I climbed that a couple years ago. I flailed badly as I recall. Looks like my mind is going as well.

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Jan 15, 2008 - 12:25pm PT

Hint #1: it is in California but not in Yosemite National Park

susan peplow

climber

www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com

Jan 15, 2008 - 01:00pm PT

Great, thanks Steve. Now I'll be humming that tune every WideFriday™

~Susan

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

Jan 15, 2008 - 04:31pm PT

Susan, stick with the alliteration program, that'd be Phat Fridays

Russ Walling

Social climber

Out on the sand.... man.....

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2008 - 10:15pm PT

Travellers? I think I've done it.... Tahoe area?

Side note: I'm stealing this photo.....

if you ever want to see it alive again, go here: http://widefetish.com/gallery/main.php

Zander

Trad climber

Berkeley

Jan 15, 2008 - 10:30pm PT

Ed, Gary, Steve, Russ, Jaybro and other OW Dudes,
Now is the time for us to go for Crack Of Despair. Think of the excuses! River didn't freeze like we thought it would, couldn't cross. Snow covered the talus and we fell in holes up to our hips and became afraid we'd break something. It's north facing and the rock was to damn cold. There was a river running down the thing! The Poison Oak leaves were gone and we couldn't take a chance. The frozen bodies of bats and vipers freaked us out! This is the time!!!111 to go for it!!!111.
Zander