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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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I was climbing at the Wheeler Crest.... the one close to Ridgecrest, CA.
IIRC it was one of the two pitch climbs that Kamps put up, on the west side of the crest, in the early 70'S up by "the second notch", go through one of three notches to descend to much longer climbs on the east faces that are visible from Hwy 14 and 395. Locals know the place, its out of the way.
Anyway ... typical Bob route, the bolts were drilled while standing on pretty good size black knobs.
Up on pitch two, of a 5.8 slab, I have the knob in my hand, contemplating the best way to get up on it, about 30-40 feet above the last bolt, causally hanging on when the knob breaks off!!!!!!
Because it happened so suddenly I wasn't even scared... just surprised.
Jason told me I did a flip, all I remember is the surface of the stone racing by and the tug of the cord and the pain of fresh road rash.
Jason took over and we topped out.... it was time to go and drink a few cold ones back at the truck.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Worst was on something between Chockstone Chimney and Lionheart near Ribbon Falls area in Yos Valley. Somewhere between 40-60 feet air time with a hard slab bounce in the middle, woke up on the ground in the gully with rope stretch taking some weight. I want to go back and measure it some day. In any case, long enough that I do feel like I got an extra life. And I always feel weird hearing about people who fell shorter distances and got really hurt or died.
Very minor compared to that: Took a couple of long sliders at the same place at the end of linking p1+p2 on Crest Jewel. And a 35-40 foot slider on Coonyard Pinnacle caught by a wire threaded over a bolt stub. And ~20 feet but ending a body length above the deck in Lower Yos Falls Amphitheater with an audience to witness my the Elvis leg and drama leading up to the fall. That was my first memorable one.
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August West
Trad climber
Where the wind blows strange
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My longest, though not most eventful, was a long slab side. It did wear a hole through my shoe and chewed up the ball of my foot. Fingers and palm ended up tender but I think I mostly slid on my wrists/long sleeves.
My partner and I were wandering around clipping crappy 1/4 bolts somewhere above Monday Morning Slab. Glad the bolt was still good enough.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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45" over a roof, "Tight Rope", Glacier Point Apron, 1977.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I peeled off in 1973 or so, still falling. Nothing like 40+ years at terminal velocity. Any day now... :-)
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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10 meters.
luckily there was a 14 foot deep diving pool under the platform which was free climbed,
de anza college, 1978.
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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75-80' or so attempting the f/a of Reelin' In The Fears in NH..hand over hand belaying reeled me in about 10' of the deck. #4 hex I believe, in a pocket saved the day.
Silly bugger me went back and completed it a few months later.
It now has 7 bolts and is considered "PG" whatever that means.
Another f/a in NH was Clean Sweep,,,fell of the drilling stance in front of a bunch of tourists...the swami knot got my ribs pretty good on that one ..45' or so..
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