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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Jan 14, 2015 - 10:41pm PT
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Now World Famous
man
in a van
down by the river...
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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Jan 15, 2015 - 06:53am PT
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Thanks Captain Evans for keeping a climber's focus on this amazing achievement.
I have two 5.14 sport climbers in one of my high school math classes that I teach. Such is life living in Boulder. We are all amazed and proud of Tommy and Kevin's climb. When my colleagues who have been seeing this in the media ask me if this is really as big as everyone is saying, I tell them this is one of the greatest athletic accomplishments in history, for any sport or activity.
This should remind all of us in the climbing community that we really aren't so different from each other, regardless of how we climb.
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michael feldman
Mountain climber
millburn, nj
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:03am PT
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What's the official grade of the Dawn Wall free and aid? Of course, it will be interesting to see when/if repeated . . .
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:09am PT
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VII 5.14d
Seems about right.
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CA.Timothy
climber
California
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:11am PT
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SportsCenter this morning.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:39am PT
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Not Grade VII. Still a VI.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:46am PT
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"It was a great day for American climbing. It was a great day for American values." -Tom Evans
!!!!11
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:52am PT
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Fantastic pics in this report Tom--thanks for sharing.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 15, 2015 - 08:36am PT
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Remote is a dumb requirement for a time related classification.
It is certainly in a different class from any normal VI.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Denver, Colorado
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Jan 15, 2015 - 08:52am PT
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There's no doubt that the video / TV people were inspired by Tom Evans beautiful photos. Other sports don't take place in these kinds of settings, with multi colored rock in the background.
The video work itself was barely up to the job, every so often bump the tripod to get the climber back into view. But it's a first for sports coverage of rock climbing, live just like any other sport.
I hope it doesn't catch on, though. The circus atmosphere seems disruptive in Yosemite.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 15, 2015 - 09:31am PT
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But it's a first for sports coverage of rock climbing, live just like any other sport.
No it isn't a first.
You always just say stuff as it floats across your mind?
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2015 - 09:40am PT
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Actually, because of the time and effort to climb the route, both working on it for 7 years and a 19 day ascent of unprecedented difficulty,it should be a grade IX !!
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