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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Jul 19, 2006 - 06:50pm PT
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The vault contained about 23 summit registers stolen by would be Ebay guys from Sacto.
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NeverSurfaced
Trad climber
Someplace F*#ked!
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Jul 19, 2006 - 06:50pm PT
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That is quite the website he's got there. I love me!
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JAK
climber
Central NC
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Jul 19, 2006 - 07:16pm PT
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I think the only problem with your sentence is your use of the word 'suddenly.' Replace it with 'continues" and I bet the doubters here will nod in agreement.
I don't know squat about the man or his sends.
DMT
Fair enough. I don't have any meaningful information to add, other than I think it's hard to believe Mike Reardon got famous for *nothing*, so I think he's had to have done some impressive stuff somewhere that got witnessed by someone.
Either that, or he's got his PR pipe streamlined.
Be nice to hear from Bachar on this. Afterall, Reardon is one of his sponsored climbers...
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 07:26pm PT
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I know that in soaring (hang gliding, paragliding, and sailplanes) claims of doing remarkable things, like flying long distances and gaining huge altitiude, tend to be generally disregarded unless some conditions are met. This usually involves photos, witnesses, and even documentation from a barograph.
Some of this seems kinda stupid for climbing, but if you're making a big deal outta your "remarkable things", then maybe you should at least consider some verification, like a single credible witness.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jul 19, 2006 - 07:53pm PT
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I might be a Hardy Boy, Russ, but I have never chopped anyone's bolts and rivets, nor have I ever shat upon anyone's ropes.
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bsmith
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:19pm PT
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I guess what we are really missing is a first-hand account. Do we have a reliable witness who knows for sure it was Reardon and that he was on the Vampire and not an adjacent route or a new variation? Which pitch?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:24pm PT
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but I have never chopped anyone's bolts and rivets, nor have I ever shat upon anyone's ropes.
You don't know what your missing......
Side note: No shiiting on ropes for me either.... but the week ain't over.
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ha-ha
climber
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:29pm PT
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who.
f*#king.
cares.
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scabang
climber
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:30pm PT
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Postings from Werner & Crofty are noticeably absent. These guys have both class & huevos. The little waif (MR) may be a little bullshitter but so what. You do that & you dig your own grave in climbing circles. Some may be a little more creative than others when it comes down to the proof issue. Technology they call it. What peeves me are these little c*#ks@ckers on this site whose answers to such posts as:Q) "What are the conditions like on Conness"?
A) "When i solo'ed the W. Ridge last August..."
Self righteous bunch of Pricks.
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susan peplow
climber
Queen of the Sh^t talkers!
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:31pm PT
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I don't really know if Reardon was at Tahquitz with a toprope on the Vampire or not this past weekend. And IF he was....did he hang? Caughinside asked, "Was anyone here there to witness this event?"
Since it's not confirmed I'm going to consider it garbage and a troll. But hey, I'll bite.
Hardmann Knot asked a good question, "how many multi-pitch, insecure 5.11's have you freesolo'd and then subsequently
struggled with on toprope?"
My experience has been this. When I'm leading .11's regularly those .8's are relatively easy. These day's with my giant .8 skills I can climb .5 and be confident I won't fall, hang or otherwise. Good days or not, I can send those routes with no problem.
One could argue that the same would be true with other much harder climbers. Then again I've personally seen a 5.12 climber back off of a 5.7 solo.
So what's my point?
In my opinion people who are climbing confortably at one grade should be able to EASILY climb grades well below that level.
Now with the Vampire it goes what? 11a? Does that qualify in this case as significanly below the his current level?
-Susan
p.s. I still think this thread is a troll but fake or not, it's climbing related which is a welcome change.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
one pass away from the big ditch
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:38pm PT
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I'd just like to add another post to make sure we all sound like Rockclimbing.com
signal to noise ratio
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:51pm PT
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I would like to say this about that and that about this!
It's a troll, but it's FUN!
Keep it going!
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:53pm PT
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All I can say folks is my offer still stands - If you can keep up with the boy for a day of climbing, I'll get you free rock shoes for life! (any brand...)
tic...tic...boom, jb
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Matt
Trad climber
places you shouldn't talk about in polite company
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:05pm PT
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"reports are filtering in" ???
so OP, what the hell does that mean?
i have done some soloing, but it's always easy-ish, so the closest i can come to a valid comparison (hard moves unroped) is bouldering. i can say for sure that i have had problems dialed, sometimes onsighted and floated, then returned another time, another season or another year, and been stumped. big deal. if the guy is lying, he's only cheating himself. if you ae wrapped up in it, it's your loss.
geraldo- LOL
what if geraldo was out to vindicate a another guy w/ a big bad mustache?
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:11pm PT
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HAHA, GOOD ONE John!
Are there any takers, or just talkers, so far?
Now then, Mr Hardman NOT, I am not a multi pitch free soloer, especially knott at 5.11, but I have done a LOT of highball, from 24 to 40 feet, boulder problems that are 5.11 or so, most of em with no pad, some of them on sight, and on a bad day there is NO WAY I would touch em.
For the record, I do knott give a crap about exposure, you can do the move or you can't. Falling 100 or 140 or 500 or 800 feet is all the same to me, the result will be the same.
And there is NO WAY in HELL I will ever onsight attempt a free solo of a 5.11 route, even if I get well and get back to my best shape ever, when I DID onsight some 5.11 crux moves on routes, although not free solo.
NOW, just what the fvck does that have to do with Reardon and his ability, and his good or bad days, and my ability to cut him some slack???
The ONLY dealings I have had with MR were in messages, but he did not strike me as a liar, so, until he says otherwise, I'll believe him, not some crepe hangers.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:36pm PT
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Lets play the 3 Grades game.
JB is for sure the man X10, seen it with my own eyes, walks on water.... say you (jb) are doing 5.13's, take 3 off..... 5.10's after the math... you EVER yelling take on a 5.10????
Old guys we know: Doing 5.10's, so take of 3... doing 5.7's... any of them yell take???
Probably a troll on the take thing by the OP, but..... ?
Who knows.... I kinda hope he has done all that stuff in the style reported. IF not... well.... I'll still be buttering my bread on the same side come tomorrow regardless.
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:38pm PT
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Truth is, anybody would have a hard time keeping up with anybody else who had a fairly decent solo circuit on their "home turf". The other thing is that everybody has their own style and personality. Personally, I like the guy - he's smart, witty and fun to be around. Some folks are quiet, some are loud - that's OK. Prince is a strange guy but I still dig his music - he's a musical genius (and I don't really know him anyway). Reardon has his own style and he can definitely free solo some impressive stuff. I got a lot of respect for some of the climbs he's done. I couldn't keep up with him...
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joeblow
climber
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:38pm PT
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"Was anyone here there to witness this event?"
Maybe somebody should ask Mike Lechlinski he saw it all.
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JuanDeFuca
Big Wall climber
Stoney Point
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:26pm PT
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I see him at Stoney a lot. Their is not a chance in hell the guy would have to hang on the Vampire.
The guy is f*#king strong.
Juan
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:38pm PT
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I think what these people may have seen up there on the cliffs of Tahquitz Mountain was this secret new invention developed by me and Reardon called "The Emperor's New Top Rope". It's really not there but most people see it anyway.
It's really quite a device. They're pretty expensive right now but we're trying to get the cost down so that everybody can enjoy the exhilaration of free soloing without freaking out curious onlookers.
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