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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2012 - 09:03pm PT
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Top of pitch 13 now for the night. I there were five bolts at the anchor, one newish 3/8 and four old looking quarter inchers. I replace two of the old bolts and pulled and filled the hole of another. Now it's a nice 3 - 3/8 bolt anchor and a quarter incher to spare.
Aside from that I had a nice relaxing day climbing two pitches, 130 and 70 feet long.
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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May 31, 2012 - 09:13pm PT
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I hope that wasn't the poop tube in your photo . . . that would be a real "eye opener".
Thanks for your inspiration, LOL!
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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May 31, 2012 - 09:17pm PT
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Soloing and doing anchor replacement. Proper!
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David Wilson
climber
CA
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May 31, 2012 - 09:24pm PT
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way to go Mark !! that traverse pitch looked stellar. how long horizontal was that traverse. go get em !!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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May 31, 2012 - 09:30pm PT
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A live TR while on the wall - technology rocks!!
Glad to see you doing your thing, both the climbing and making it safer and cleaner for others.
Have a good night's rest - you earned it!
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2012 - 10:04pm PT
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Thanks.
The KB traverse is 120 feet and gains only about 15 or 20 feet vertical. BTW, right in the middle is a stealth death loose block! I hooked on it's thin end and then clipped a bolt with a wire hanger just past it. I figured I'd put a cam behind it but when I grabbed it, it moved an inch or two! It'll be an easy trundle.
So far I've removed a ton of tat, five or six heads and maybe a dozen deadheads. I was able to remove one old RURP and filled five old bolt holes.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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May 31, 2012 - 10:08pm PT
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Awesome report. This is just tremendous.
Just a few years ago, who would have thought we'd ever see real-time reporting like this from El Cap?
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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May 31, 2012 - 10:13pm PT
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That guy is a bad ass!!!
Cheers to Mark
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Thelonius Fan
climber
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May 31, 2012 - 10:37pm PT
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Hello, Mark -
I am enjoying following you on this route. You seem to truly enjoy yourself and that is just fantastic. Godspeed and have a great finish.
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David Wilson
climber
CA
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May 31, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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jeeezeee, way to go Mark. you're doing these routes in such great style that a 210 pounder like me is even more intimidated to go up there with it all cleaned out. way to go !
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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May 31, 2012 - 10:55pm PT
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Nice work Mark! Just remember if all else fails, "you're friggin Mark Hudon!" :)
Keep sending!
Mike Cowper
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Mark, did your iphone die? No report this morning :)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Basass!
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Dont know about the rest of you but Im reading this from a work cubicle.
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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WOOT!!
Nice Mark ... I know you're having a blast.
Be safe!!
Paul
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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What's a work cubicle?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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The immediate space around aiders.
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Francesca Drake
Trad climber
California,Truckee
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Mark you and Max are bad-asses off the couch and climbing hard.
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Josh Higgins
Trad climber
San Diego
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Thanks for the community service of improving the route Mark! You truly are a badass! It's awesome that you're updating realtime on the topo. What a cool way to write a TR.
Josh
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