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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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I think it died with Yabo!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Looks like it is coming back with a new young crew. As a matter of fact I think there has been a new resurgence and appreciation of the old ways. I know in the black hills there is a strong crew that is putting up new ground up routes of extreme difficulty using clean gear and hand drilling on lead when necessary. I am sure hundreds of routes have been put up that way in the last decade after very few going in that way in the 90’s and early 2000’s. Lots of routes were going in just not in that pure old school style.
Aidan’s dad was one of those putting up the hardest limestone routes and boulder problems in the black hills in the 90’s so I am giving a big shout out to Greg.
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adenparker
climber
Encinitas, CA
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Hey Mike! I told my dad you said hey. He's definitely still into route development, now in San Diego. I'm goin to school in Bozeman, the batholith is where it's at!
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Maybe make doing mantles one of the Olympic climbing events? It would be kind of like gymnastics vaulting, you get three attempts. Might be more entertaining than just watching people climb.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Aidan. Spent a week in the batholith and climbed a bunch ice in bozone over the years. Great peeps over there.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 18, 2019 - 08:16am PT
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Looks like it is coming back with a new young crew.
As a matter of fact I think there has been a new resurgence and appreciation of the old ways.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 19, 2019 - 05:29am PT
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In the country of old men."Intimidating" and "wild" -- why topos are better than verbal descriptions.
I say leave it to the individual to choose his own thoughts and don't put him off from "just doing it."
FWIW, I've never manteled this move, not because of intimidation but because I didn't have the strength.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 19, 2019 - 07:33am PT
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Awesome!
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adenparker
climber
Encinitas, CA
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Feb 21, 2019 - 07:08am PT
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That is a sweet shot of Ament! Looks brutal.
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Cole
Trad climber
los angeles
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Feb 21, 2019 - 11:08am PT
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Looks to be a sorta mantle crux on this V15 boulder problem, not pure though.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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