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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Jan 13, 2010 - 09:58pm PT
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Hard-frickin'-core! Great adventure to follow! Way to get after it!
Respect, Erik
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Jan 13, 2010 - 10:24pm PT
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Haven't surfed the topo in a quite a while, what a amazing MAN you are steve! Congrats on a badass asscent. Your fortitude and skill are truly inspiring. Three cheers for the poopi!!! Paul L
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Jan 13, 2010 - 10:37pm PT
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Proud!
Glad you're down & safe. Good training for your trip to Patagonia I'd say.
Congratulations for a fine effort.
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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Jan 14, 2010 - 12:54pm PT
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Steve - Good to talk to you last night, and remember - never say never!!!
Be safe - don't be blonde, and call me when you're down.
Paul
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2010 - 10:47pm PT
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yeah, genesis is over finally. yesterday i hiked and slipped on ice up the east ledges, and then rapelled el cap in 8.5 hours. i picked up my fixed ropes by the dawn wall, and above el cap tower, and packed up my camp on el cap tower and then descended the nose. eighteen rapells in all, pretty hairy and commiting. but at least the top was not so wet like when i climbed it last weekend, it was too frozen this time.
all in all, i spent 20 days over the last five weeks and except for the hypothermic finish in the dark, it was an awesome and amazing experience that i was so glad to share with you all. i had to dig deep, and liked what i dug up. it was fun, hard, and satisfying. i spent one last night at the base, coiling chucked ropes and just feeling it. thanks you supertopoans for everything. shipoopoi
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Binks
Social climber
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Jan 15, 2010 - 11:52pm PT
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sick. congratulations steve, thanks for keeping us in the loop...
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 16, 2010 - 12:06am PT
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Wildness, glad you're down!
Jay Anderson
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Swami Jr.
Trad climber
Bath, NY
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Jan 16, 2010 - 12:12am PT
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dude you are amazing! thanks for this post.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jan 16, 2010 - 12:17am PT
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Bad Ass, Steve, Bad Ass!
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Jan 16, 2010 - 01:46am PT
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Right On, Shipoopi! Nice work up there! Good to hear that you have finished safely. Must have been wild.
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Jan 16, 2010 - 02:05am PT
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Chalk one up in the win column for the blondes!
Woohoo!
;)
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jan 16, 2010 - 02:36am PT
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Fuc#ing WOW!
You are the man.
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wayne w
Trad climber
the nw
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Jan 16, 2010 - 03:20am PT
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Good job Steve! Next stop, Patagonia!!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
climber
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Jan 16, 2010 - 03:43am PT
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"yesterday i hiked and slipped on ice up the east ledges . . . "
Fixed rope(s) solo - shades of the death slabs on half dome or how does that work ? I remember Wbraun talking about a "3rd class" route he did angling west toward the summit of EC out of eagle creek .
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jan 16, 2010 - 12:08pm PT
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Nice job, Steve! You set the bar pretty high, dude.
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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Jan 16, 2010 - 01:17pm PT
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"i had to dig deep, and liked what i dug up"
Thanks for sharing, and congrats.
Blonde ambition, for sure.
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Sascha
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Jan 16, 2010 - 03:19pm PT
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Congratulations, Steve! I'm sooooo glad you made it down, and retrieved your ropes ok. You were looking like one gnarly bad-ass tired blonde on Monday.
So tell us all about that screamer...
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jan 16, 2010 - 05:02pm PT
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I was wondering if your bivvy tent up there on El Cap Tower was getting lonely.
Well DONE Steve.
Who says there are no adventures left in the Valley?
A bold project.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 16, 2010 - 05:46pm PT
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Just add uncertainty, makes its own spice!
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Gobee
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 16, 2010 - 06:53pm PT
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Nice Exodus Steve!
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