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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2012 - 07:26pm PT
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Yes, Cragman, excellent post.
I don't go up there entirely for the climbing, you know.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Jun 11, 2012 - 08:08pm PT
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I directed no malice, not to you nor anyone. If I had, you WOULD know it.
I AM misunderstood a lot. Meh. Figure it out!
Cheers, Mark. Can I be glad you're not dead?
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2012 - 08:51pm PT
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Skully, I apologize for ragging on you. I am truly sorry.
And yes, I am happy to hear that you are glad I'm not dead! ;-)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 11, 2012 - 08:59pm PT
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Awesome shot Mark. Looks like you take the time to smell the roses while you're up there nowadays. Do you enjoy walls more now than you did bitd?
oh ya ditto. what's up with the goober.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2012 - 09:05pm PT
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No, that's a colored epoxy that I use to mark some of my gear.
I smell the roses a lot more now than BITD. My time is running out, there aren't that many more opportunities to smell roses so I grab them whenever I can.
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Nick
climber
portland, Oregon
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Jun 11, 2012 - 09:10pm PT
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Wow Mark, your ascent sets the standard for bold climbing and common sense at the same time, not often accomplished.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 11:43am PT
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I bet you checked every piece of gear you had beforehand twice, but the little tiny screw on your glasses that holds your frame togather and lens in must have been loose and fallen out. Murphys Law strikes again!
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RP3
Big Wall climber
El Portal/Chapel Hill
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Jun 12, 2012 - 11:46am PT
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Those videos are unbelievable! Mark, you are a Man-imal!
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 12:42pm PT
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The Bi-focaled Badass.
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JSpencerV
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 12:46pm PT
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Rock on!
Very inspirational climb
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Prod
Trad climber
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Jun 12, 2012 - 12:47pm PT
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Last vid reminds me of the Scientist who had the 4 aliens in his trunk in Repoman.
Prod.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2012 - 12:56pm PT
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Believe it or not, I was so frightened about dropping my stove and having no coffee and having to eat cold dehydrated meals that I hauled an additional complete JetBoil setup! BUT no extra glasses, Gri-gri or jugs.
Not next time though!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:07pm PT
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Great TR, thanks for posting. If you are pushing your limits it just makes sense that sometimes you'll run into situations past your limits and if you are smart you don't do something that could really mess up your life.
I'm curious, did you free the last bit on TR or jug the line? That would be an interesting decision to make. On one hand it would be nice to check out the free climbing safely. On the other hand that means no chance at the onsight someday in the future (with a partner hopefully :-). But of course there were probably more important things going on to make your decision for you than style/fun questions, e.g. wet/mossy rock, beat up hands and body, imposing on friend's time.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:13pm PT
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You know what you need to do Mark...rap back in there and send that pitch. Otherwise it will haunt you forever. Your standards aren't lax enough to just call it good, and it will nag and eat at you until you put it right.
Dry rock, a working pair of glasses, you'll float it. Not a perfect solution, but a resolution anyway.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:17pm PT
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Last vid reminds me of the Scientist who had the 4 aliens in his trunk in Repoman
That's J. Frank Parnell:
"Radiation, yes indeed! You hear the most outrageous lies about it. Half-baked goggle-boxed do-gooders telling everybody it's bad for you. Pernicious nonsense! Everybody could stand a hundred chest X-rays a year. They ought to have 'em too."
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2012 - 01:30pm PT
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El Cap, I was thinking of doing exactly that after Shortest Straw next week.
Fet, I obviously looked at it on the way by but I was too emotionally and physically drained to think about climbing it.
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bobinc
Trad climber
Portland, Or
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:42pm PT
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Time to do an endorsement for LocTite
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:43pm PT
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I second the idea. But don't forget to bring the 500 pounds of haulbags - you still have one more haul. (lol)
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2012 - 01:56pm PT
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I second the idea. But don't forget to bring the 500 pounds of haulbags - you still have one more haul. (lol)
Yeah, I think I'm going to take a pass on that one. I don't feel the need to climb the last A2 pitch either.
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