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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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They have chosen a project that is at or maybe beyond the capabilities of the best of the best after much work. If they send, it will arguably be the hardest to repeat rock climb on the planet since so few people have thin granite wired
Peace
Karl
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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He went to Clark Mountain instead. Oh well maybe soon.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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I read where Sharma is on a limited time schedule. The longer the Valley stays closed, the less is chances of getting on it this year.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Send what?
Send a letter to their congressmen to tell them to open the f-king park again.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Oct 25, 2013 - 11:15am PT
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Thanks, Mcreel.
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Oct 25, 2013 - 01:33pm PT
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Nice, mcreel. Good to know those guys are plugging away up there. Let's hope that first winter storm is a little ways out, give 'em some time to see what's what.
Wish Tom were at the bridge damnit. Those fellas' sponsors should think hard about paying Tom a sum to get to the bridge and get some shots.
From the article, it sounds like they started work on Sunday, and sent the first five pitches that day. Monday and Tuesday hiking gear and food/water up the ledges and rapping it in, Wednesday working two of the crux pitches.
I didn't realize that Caldwell hasn't redpointed the dyno pitch yet. I also wonder how Sharma's doing with the exposure.
I am an unabashed and fawning admirer of this project.
Fanboy Supreme, signing off.
Edit: watching that video again. Gives me the willies to think of all the air under the feet there. And then look at the corner that has to be sent once the dyno sticks? Looks grim.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Oct 25, 2013 - 01:59pm PT
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Ho man. You know that dyno is hard if Sharma couldn't stick it. Tommy and Kevin have the experience on vertical thin granite. I'm sure that Sharma will get it.
Just having tough enough skin on your tips might make a huge difference.
Hopefully Sharma will get those wicked strong Spaniards to come over and hop on El Cap routes.
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Oct 25, 2013 - 03:44pm PT
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Hard to imagine the difference between 5.13b and 5.13c or 5.13d. Way beyond me.
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
OR
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Oct 25, 2013 - 04:38pm PT
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Thrilling! Go Team!
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Oct 25, 2013 - 04:55pm PT
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Interestingly enough, sponsors and mags have never really been interested in the events as they unfold, unless there is a photographer actually on the route with the climbers. They normally are just interested in shots taken some time later, when the climbers go up or down the route and pose on the harder pitches. Pose-downs sell... not original shots! I would like to be there but it is late in the season and the expense of the trip back and such is more than I can afford at this time. Gotta save $$$ for those winter cruises!! Wishing the team all the best on the route!!
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Trusty Rusty
climber
Tahoe Area
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Oct 25, 2013 - 05:05pm PT
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Right on!
Harding and Rowell uncorking Zin laughing, WTF!
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stormeh
climber
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Oct 25, 2013 - 07:21pm PT
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I really hope they bag it this season. Been following this for years and it's an epic project.
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Oct 25, 2013 - 07:44pm PT
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I was hanging out with Chris, Tommy, Wiil Stanhope and B at the Mountain Room Bar last night. They'd already spent 7 days on the route and are going back up today, the young guns will send. DF
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Oct 25, 2013 - 07:52pm PT
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Nice! Thanks for the update :) Some of us don't follow football, ya know... :D
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stormeh
climber
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Oct 25, 2013 - 08:03pm PT
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I hope than more the young guns send! Tommy deserves it the most, having scoped, cleaned, and put up the route ... in addition to working it for many years now! Hopefully the whole crew can do it, but hats off to Tommy for putting up such a testpiece.
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supafly
Trad climber
vancouver, bc
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2013 - 08:37pm PT
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Does anyone know how Sharma was actually roped in on this deal?
Him and Tommy best mates on Facebook maybe?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 25, 2013 - 08:39pm PT
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Frequent flyer miles?
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SuperTopo on the Web
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Let us know!