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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 26, 2007 - 07:43pm PT
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serious, yes...
...start getting the stars lined up...
...this time 510OW sends!
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Bill
climber
San Francisco
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Apr 26, 2007 - 10:23pm PT
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I'm planning on a couple of weeks in the Tetons in August - could definitely squeeze in a few days of 'woo.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 26, 2007 - 11:47pm PT
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on old fighting ships the surgery in the sick bay was painted blood red, so the spilled blood didn't frighten the unanethsetized patient-sailors...
...of OW it would probably be a good idea to have the tee-shirts major color blood red...
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 26, 2007 - 11:47pm PT
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No stinkin shirts are gonna get you up any off-width.
It takes pure discipline and good technique to survive.
Got discipline and technique?
If so you can leave the shirt at home ...........
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Bill
climber
San Francisco
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:05am PT
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Werner,
The shirt is incidental, not integral.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 27, 2007 - 12:07am PT
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Werner you have it all wrong.... it is all about the shirt. Was Superman Superman without the tights?
Was Batman Batman without the cape?
Didn't think so.... without the shirt, the OW crew is just a bunch of soft bleeders
with no hope. But with the shirt, ah-ha! They are a fearsome band of
wide crack marauders, still just as soft, and still just as leaky, but the psyche
is there.... lose the shirt, and lose the psyche.... lose the battle while on the approach.
OW is in your mind man.... if you think you can do it in a particular shirt, your chances
of actually doing the route go up by 14.3%. Of course the chance of doing the routes
starts at about zero so it will be a thin summit party, but none the less, the shirt is all
important.... what size do you wear???
This is a good OW look:
or this OW model:
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:08am PT
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Try and do a hard OW without a shirt :-)
Russ, that's f'cking ghey!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:12am PT
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Simmer down boys,
Shirts or no shirts, let's talk dates.
Mid August?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:14am PT
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I'm thinkin, since the venue is so smooth, we opt for a nice chain male v-neck...
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:15am PT
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The date?
Like Russ always said; "I'll meet you at the base, don't be late".
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Bill
climber
San Francisco
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:15am PT
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Russ, nice, where's the Fish logo?
The first guy looks like a sport climber. The second guy looks a little alpine.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 27, 2007 - 12:19am PT
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Chainmail ain't bad:
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:20am PT
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Jaybro mentioned that its hot in the summer,
my best time is probably the first week (8/6) of Aug or the last (8/27) but I have a leeway...
...the Tee-shirts are just to keep the blood off the rock so as to give the next climber a chance...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:21am PT
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...be gentle.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 27, 2007 - 12:21am PT
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Gheyer than tape. Chainmail SpiderMits!!!!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:23am PT
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It is hot in summer and early season rains hard there too.
Jaybro???
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Apr 27, 2007 - 12:31am PT
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Hey Russ - don't forget we'll be searching for the state liquor store sometime around that mid-August blood-letting in Vedauwoo.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 27, 2007 - 12:41am PT
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The state liquor store is right over by the blue balloon... or was it red? I bet I can find it within 3 hours.... watch me work.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Apr 27, 2007 - 02:34am PT
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Team wide,
"state liquor store" is not a concept in big wonderful. Private enterprise + license, and they are all drive through.
It's never too hot to climb in the shade in Vedauwoo, deto is another matter, but it cools down in August, kinda.
Though Vedauwoo does get afternoon showers @ times, I've never lost a day of climbing to it (maybe 12" rain/yr) could snow in late Aug, though.
I would lean toward mid August but am flexible. School (my job) probably starts last week of Aug, so I'm voting for earlier than that.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Apr 27, 2007 - 01:28pm PT
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Ed H wrote:
"my best time is probably the first week (8/6) of Aug or the last (8/27) but I have a leeway..."
-so let's go 1st week of August 8/6?
Consensus?
Works for me.
Chime in OW crew.
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