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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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The Bolt
By Kalen Glenn
Some Humans want to be strong. Some want to stand out, and be bold.
There are places in this world, where only strong, bold people can go.
These places can be found in the Ocean.
Waves sought by serious souls can kill the weak.
These places are also in the Mountains.
Places where bold souls risk life and injury,
not to win power,
not to win fame,
nor riches.
People travel for days upon Trains, Planes, and Automobiles,
just to test their strength,
and their boldness.
Nestled in the Valley, there is a singular Stone that stands tall and center.
Surrounding it lie the legions of strong, bold souls from around the globe.
Only the strongest, only the boldest,
are able to ascend the Stone's overhanging face.
Drawn on it's face is a gleaming white lightning bolt,
painted, only in chalk.
Restored, only by fingers.
The symbol of Zeus, the highest of the highest order,
adorning this center stone as a symbol of strength and boldness!
May it forever be so.
May thousands upon thousands of strong, bold souls for Millennia to come,
have the honor to come and take the test.
For upon reaching the top, one never again questions.
They know they are strong.
They know they are bold.
And the world needs souls who know they are strong and bold.
Will I be Strong?
Will I be Bold?
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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This thread is so bad. Everyone is all over the place.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Krona.... THX, nice read.
Ron.... true
Michaeld.... keeps you clicken...
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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I wonder, does James have blocks of petroglyphs in the trunk of his car..?
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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^^^how do you know he really erased it? He is yankin' your chain.
Cuz I was there 5 days ago and looked at that boulder. New one is fresh, and looks a bit different. I don't find it funny at all. Just a cry for attention. I mean erasing it at night, and blogging about it?...how lame is that?
Been to his slide show too. Same jokes he has up on the blog (which were funny when you read it for the first time). Show was called "Yosemite's Next Top Idol." Even if that was supposed to be a joke, it's obvious that he is a little attention whore.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Social climber
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Was it he (Bachar) who drew the Bolt originally? Yes. I read it in Stone Crusade.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Exactly right Ron, the ancient art was done discreetly. They did not have many alternatives for leaving a permanent record. Ancient hieroglyphics were not immature spray.
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tornado
climber
lawrence kansas
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it's obvious that he is a little attention whore I suppose so. Lot's of attention whores here on this sight w/blogs. Even ones about climbing trade routes in the dead of winter.
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Coolcarl
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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This has inspired me to erase the "CU" etched on the third flatiron. I will be starting a kickstarter in the next couple days, as I estimate I'll need around 200 toothbrushes to clean it all off.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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I can't believe that ya'll are this upset over the Ultimate Troll.
Think about it: The bolt isn't the original, so he didn't destroy anything with historical value, and it will be always get re-drawn within a day or two of erasure (no matter how many times it gets brushed off).
The community is attached to it as a cultural resource, so there will be a big reaction to Jimmy the Craterboy's midnight scrubbing attention-whoring shenanigans. But there is no lasting harm, just re-draw the damn thing.
At the end of the day, Jimmy-go-Splat gets hits on his blog, and pumps up a fake controversy that he may even get to write about in the rags, for pay. How many Largo simile ripoffs he includes in that prose remains to be seen, but Vegas puts the over/under at 4 based on his prior scribblings.
Ignore the Trolling, just Send It. (Which I actually didn't in this pic, sent it two weeks later...notice the left foot is too far left, screws up the rockover)
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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I say we hold him down and prison tattoo the bolt on his forehead!!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight scrub of James Crateer,
On the twentysixth of April, in year thirteen;
That poor man who ruptured his spleen
And couldn't top out cause he couldn't smear.
He said to his blog, "The magic left the bolt years ago"
So he cleaned it away in the dead of night,
But he's too proud to eat some crow.
And admit what he did is not right.
The citizens of the web were upset
And said it's attention he's trying to get,
That the bolt would return is nothing but fate
And if you could just lose some weight,
Then you too could send that V8.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Way to go James!
Some folks would rather chew on tin foil than to see the bolt erased, no doubt. Nice nerve you exposed!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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I suppose so. Lot's of attention whores here on this sight w/blogs. Even ones about climbing trade routes in the dead of winter.
It's alright dude, next I will go kill off peregrine population of Yos and write a TR about that instead. Will generate a lot more traffic than these trade routes...lol
PS: oh and I will only post a link since that too will give my blog more clicks. Good idea!
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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And on the Eighth Day, God created as#@&%es.
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Some Random Guy
climber
Under a Little Pink Umbrella
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ha ha, this be some good controversial entertainment!
I wonder, does James have blocks of petroglyphs in the trunk of his car..? sh#t, so he was the one who drilled out all those petroglyphs from the buttermilks area. f*#ker!
james, it has come to my attention that your balls are old pathetic and have lost their "magic" years ago. i will take it upon myself to chop 'em! do humanity at large a favor......or at least that's my take on it without having previously consulted with the co-creator. probably under the cover of night so as not to distress you with the impending action. and then....
....we hold him down and prison tattoo the bolt on his forehead!!
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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I wanted to have an opinion on this but I just don't care. I was in yos last weekend and even thought about stopping by camp 4 and seeing if it was really gone, but couldn't be bothered.
I just don't get (i) why anyone really cares if he erased it, it's just chalk that can be redrawn, (ii) why anyone would care enough to erase it, or (iii) why anyone would care enough to not erase it but post on a blog that it had been erased.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Well done! Dude got his minute of fame! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/tnb-erasing-the-magic-of-midnight-lightning?page=2
“The Rangers at Camp 4 wouldn’t call it graffiti. In fact, there’s a certain respect and the emblem represents a certain time.”
Kauk mentioned he had spoken to Lucas directly about the lightning bolt’s removal, but that “he didn’t make a lot of sense.”
“A lot of times we’re struggling to be somebody,” Kauk said. “James might be a little clever for attention.”
I asked Kauk if he thought the bolt had become a trademark.
“It’s a connection to a time that isn’t trademarkable,” he answered quickly. “It’s so original. The lightning bolt recognizes the spirit of a story we created. We didn’t need a plaque or anything to remember it by. We already had our lightning bolt.”
Interestingly, Kauk then compared the chalked bolt to “ancient rock art,” saying, “It was our petroglyph and an icon of those times, which to me represents freedom. We certainly weren’t trying to sell anything.”
I guess dude who got the FA was one of those 'doesn't matter' people...LOL
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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If the bolt has lost meaning and significance to you, James, you could choose to not visit it any more. To erase this significant bit of our own history is the ultimate in self-centered actions. It's not just a slap in the face, it's the ultimate statement saying, "I am the only one who matters."
I'm sorry James, it's you who doesn't matter.
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