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Ammon
Big Wall climber
The Mountains
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Here's the BIG one!!!
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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"The Gri was so smashed against the rope that I was surprised that it didn’t cut it. I think it was around 90-100 feet."
wow, crazy man...
that's kinda scary about the Gri-Gri. a similar thing happened to my buddy, but on a short (20ft) factor 2 fall. The Gri-Gri cam totaly pinched the rope down to about 5mil. It took both of us full strength to release it.
kinda makes me wonder about using the gri-gri...
have fun man!
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jclimb
Trad climber
Durango, Co
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i was in puerto rico one time and these kids were taking 100 foot swings/jumps off of a bridge. they had the rope rigged to one side of the bridge and were diving off the other, taking huge swinging pendulum like falls. the cops even stopped to watch and didn't say a thing
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Rhodo-Router
Trad climber
Otto, NC
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The NC guy.. was that on Looking Glass? Left of the Nose somewhere, SuperCrack,Paris something, one of those?
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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I'm not sure... initials are LC if that means anything to you... he's a friend of a friend. I've climbed with them a little, but I didn't know em when that fall happened.
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Pappy
Trad climber
Atlanta
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Dirt for Brains, was that Lee on "Free Man in Paris" aka "Dead Man in Pisgah" at the Glass?
All these pony-tailed West Coast hippy freaks think they have somehow cornered the market for stupid antics on granite.
Bullsh#t.
My buddy ML was finishing up one of those semi-secret NC climbs on a 500'+ cliff. Actually, Eric was supposed to finish it, but the line they had identified as the finish (semi-secret being that you don't really know where sh#t goes) didn't take much pro. So Eric bailed.
Well, ML is nothing if not focused. And it's getting dark. So he identifies that after he gets to a good ledge where he can place a big cam it will be another 50' or so to another horizontal. And he decides that that slot will take a #2 TCU.
So he fires up the face to the horizontal, and the #2 TCU is too big. And he just throws it over his shoulder, because, as he said, "This f*#king thing has no more relevance to my life."
Then he fell.
He was able to kick off the rock so that he only clipped the ledge below and fracture a few ribs. He wound up hanging below Eric, his belayer, "Who looked a little fried."
His back still hurts.
No good thing results from falling. Just don't.
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Loom
climber
the bathroom
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I remember the Rostrum jump. Was it '97? That was crazy fun. It was a really good scene for a couple days too. A bunch of people were going up there, leaping off and hauling or getting hauled up. The first jumper on the last day--before we dismantled it--was Janice, and she was nervously sucking on an OE while Kevin strapped her in. She was shaking as she said, "Kevin I'm scared." He said, "that's alright; you're supposed to be scared; it wouldn't mean as much if you weren't." She looked across at Reeds, and when they said "go" she took 3 steps and leaped. When she got back up she had a smile from ear to ear; she said it was better than sex.
When it was my turn I hesitated--then in a split-second a picture ran through my head of me making false starts again and again until I gave up and took the harness off--but then I just yelled, "Fvck it!" to get every thought out of my head and I took three steps and leaped; what a rush! I was smiling all day.
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yo
climber
NOT Fresno
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I think it was '97. The scene was huge, it was like more people were jumping than climbing the Rostrum. Miles or somebody said, "Hey, you done the Rostrum yet?" And I'm like, "No, I'm not in freeing shape." And he's all, "No, dude. Not that."
Kevin had video of all sorts of people jumping or getting chucked off. Actually it may have been Miles who stutter-stepped and had second thoughts and they shoved him off screaming. It was somebody.
For the record, I was too yeller.
Oh, and big whips: overheard some rat talking about Gerberding going 250 or 300 low down on the Ranch. When it was over his partner let out like two or three big yards of slack and lowered him to the ground. You never know with these stories.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Problem Pappy,
I don't know what route it was on, you were sitting right there when we were talking about it though at Reel. RRK knows. Ask him.
And you are in the dog house. Today is a PERFECT day, and I am stuck bouldering because you are too much of a WIMP for words.
I'm not driving to chattavegas to climb with the one armed man. He probably wouldn't show up anyway.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Yes Clayman, This jump was comliments of Dano's ingenuity.
Yes it was 97' Loom you were obviously there. Kevin Thaw had convinced me to wait a day with my plans to blast on the PO wall to make this jump. I do remember Jance firring down that OE as she was the first to go that day. There were about 10 people that got to jump before the thing got taken down. You would get 1 jump, and then paid for it by hauling 9 others back up the cliff. It left a smile on my face too, a day I will never forget. What's your name Loom, do I know you?
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WBraun
climber
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T2
Me & Merry were watching you guys from the Reeds turnout that day. Wow! I believe it was the prelude, warmup to the future on Leaning Tower.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Werner,
How did that look from across the valley?
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Loom
climber
the bathroom
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T2,
My name is Scott. Coiler and my students call me Mr. Lennox. I'm sure my students call me lots of other things too though. Several years ago a guy called "The Spewer" tried to make the nickname "One-eye" stick to me, but fortunately it didn't. Long ago, when I was a high school student my friends called me "Loom"; I'm not sure why. Anyway, T2 who are you? Do I know you?
I took some photos of Russ and Miles and others jumping. Miles blew it. Instead of arching his back and putting his arms up at first, he tried to track right from the start. He ended up doing an unintentional flip and then the rope went between his legs; he was fortunate he got it out of there (yikes!).
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Sorry Loom I can't put a face to the name. One thing for sure is we did share a freaking fun day together. Put a couple of the pics you have up, so we can see them. I had a couple of Russ that were way better than the one I posted earlier. I gave them to him a couple of years ago, wish I still had them. Here is Karen Roseme getting rigged to jump and trying to figure out if this is such a good idea or not. Kevin Thaw on the right and Berni from the mountain shop on the left.
T2
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Loom
climber
the bathroom
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Jan 12, 2005 - 12:42am PT
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I knew I had these lying around somewhere.
Rostrum Jump: first one is Miles, second is Russ, third is me (by Wally).
Credit where credit is due: Thanks Jody, I used your tips from the other thread.
Loom
edit: They're baaack. I accidentally deleted these off the intermediary site.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Jan 12, 2005 - 12:55am PT
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NICE Loom those are great!! The one of Miles is freaking awesome. Those shots say it all. What a day.
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OW
Trad climber
Dawson, GA
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Jan 15, 2005 - 08:23am PT
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I think I could find it on trango.com, but wasn't Malcolm's fall in AK around 200' ???
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coldclimb
climber
Wasilla, Alaska
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Jan 16, 2005 - 09:46pm PT
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Loom, where'd your pics go? Trying to show them to friends, but they seem to be down. Awesome stuff! Wish I could have been there!
Edit: Sweet. Back now. Thanks Loom!
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up2top
Big Wall climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Jan 17, 2005 - 12:59am PT
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Loom, your reference to "the spewer" -- any chance that guys name was Steve? I can't remember his last name, but I was a co-worker of his for a while right after he moved to Phoenix and shortly after I'd started climbing. Crazy bastard with all sorts of stories about living in the Valley for six years. We only went climbing a few times together, but dude was always drinking and always had a tale to tell. One day out climbing and reveling I remember him telling me he'd earned the nickname "the spewer."
As crazy and sauced as he always was, he and his anecdotes were my original inspiration to climb El Cap. It's a long shot -- just curious if it may be the same guy.
Ed
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Loom
climber
the bathroom
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Jan 17, 2005 - 01:07am PT
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Ed,
Yeah, Steve The Spewer. Worked in hotel management. Once, years ago when he was pretty rummied at the deli I bet him $20 that I could lick my eyeball. I would've won too, but there was a nurse at the table who figured it out and gave me away.
Scott
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