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RyanD
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Squamish
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2015 - 01:05pm PT
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Just spell them out...mean what you say, say what you mean
A (wo)man? named scrubbing bubbles expecting sincerity? Bahahaha
I'd tell u to offer up some beta if I thought you were actually a climber.
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redrocker
climber
NV
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Jan 15, 2015 - 01:10pm PT
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For the record Ryan D I was responding to scrubbing bubbles. I should have quoted him to prevent misunderstanding. I took your OP to be an attempt to generate some lighthearted banter and nothing more. If there was more to it than that I didn't catch it.
Edit: I can see now how it looked like I was agreeing with scrubbing bubbles though and quoting him probably would not have changed that.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 15, 2015 - 01:23pm PT
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Talk to Grant. He has the beta.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Jan 15, 2015 - 01:26pm PT
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You guys obviously have too much free time.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2015 - 01:30pm PT
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All good redrocker.
Big Mike, genius.
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TheSoloClimber
Trad climber
Vancouver
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Jan 15, 2015 - 01:44pm PT
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I'm sure you already have picked out your hauling team, BUT if you do decide to bring an extra haul bag, could I tag along and haul it for you? I might even be able to rig something up so I can keep the chalk haul bag next to you as you're climbing. Then you wouldn't even have to wear a chalk bag around your waist, it would make you that much lighter, and increase your chances of onsighting the route.
You have my number. Let me know.
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henny
Social climber
The Past
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Jan 15, 2015 - 02:32pm PT
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RyanD,
troublemaker.
Bringing up chalk issues like that. Don't you think you should be more concerned about how you'll light the wall adequately once it gets dark? Seeing as how you'll be onsighting, you'll probably need more than normal headlamp light to figure out the sequences.
Oh, my bad. Sorry, in rereading I see that I overlooked where you said you were hoping to finish before dark. I guess that would make night lighting a moot point.
Plus, I guess if you don't blow the crucial decision on chalk type it will make the ascent go so quick you won't need to worry about getting caught in the dark, thus ruining the one day onsight gig.
ok, nevermind. keep us posted on how the one day onsight goes.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Jan 15, 2015 - 02:50pm PT
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Better to start a Benghazi thread.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Jan 15, 2015 - 02:50pm PT
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how much chalk will be needed? What is the best type for el cap granite? We use flashed around here or BD since that's all there really is,
OMG CORPORATE SHILL
http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/super_chalk.html
This ^^^ is the good stuff.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Jan 15, 2015 - 02:55pm PT
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Paul's Balls Chalk.
Susan
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:22pm PT
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"Maybe an extra chalkbag?"
I think you should bring extras. That way you will be able to loan them out to the young guns as they pass through......
"Is anyone else as pissed as I am that Mr. Gill has been holding out on us until now with the lifesaver innovation?"
^^^
This line made me bust out laughing!
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Bushman
Social climber
The island of Tristan da Cunha
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:43pm PT
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My Turbo Rotor Halogen floodlit Super Sized Chalk Bag Buddy Stealth Drone is a real bargain for $5,000,000.
Cash orders paid in advance, please.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 15, 2015 - 06:57pm PT
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Ban RyanD
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:02pm PT
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The blue stuff. All the greats used it.
Look what it did for Paul. Dude was smokin', no? He climbed the dawn wall before sunup.
If you know this guy, you won't be making any dumbass comments about holding my pole.
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:31pm PT
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The internet... us bitheads used to have it to ourselves in the 80's... then around 92 AOL was born... and we saw it was true... America Online, american came online... and that was that.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2015 - 08:07pm PT
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Henny, thanks for the feedback. Technically it will be a flash. My partner recorded all the live footage and has edited it with VoiceOver notes & installed it on my google glasses so I'll have decent beta for all the route finding and where to poo. The problem is when we zoom in it gets all grainy and we can't tell if the tick marks are there or not.
As for style, obviously oplopanax doesn't know that it's not cool to be seen on el cap with METOLIUS chalk if you are using BD cams. Or anywhere for that matter.
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redrocker
climber
NV
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Jan 15, 2015 - 08:23pm PT
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so I'll have decent beta for all the route finding and where to poo.
Lol!
(But I don't think we're allowed to say "poo" on this forum.)
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 10:23pm PT
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I saw on TV that you can stick to the Dawn Wall by putting Krazy Glue on your fingers. That seems like cheating or at least aidering.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Jan 15, 2015 - 11:42pm PT
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>Best toilet paper for the Dawn wall? How much to bring?<
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