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CCT
Trad climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:48am PT
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Huh. I guess Tommy should have left in more pro for Kevin.
Not to take anything away from their tremendous accomplishment, but having your camera crew clean your pitches and haul your portaledges makes this a very different style of climb than what I'm used to.
EDIT: Actually, I guess it makes sense, seeing as how Tommy and Kevin are responsible for all the rigging. That's a lot of extra work. And if they were up there solo, they could have just abandoned the extra pieces used to protect Kevin's traverse, and no one would have blinked an eye.
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Mick K
climber
Northern Sierra
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:54am PT
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Boys just dropped something...a glove?
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:55am PT
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BOOOOOOOTY!!!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:57am PT
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Nothing about this is a traditional climb. It seems a little weird for sure, but as you said everything's different when you have to rig for cameras.. I'm super stoked to see this 13a pitch up next!
Ya tommy just held up his other glove after he dropped it
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:58am PT
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"Cleaning and hauling"?
-they "have people for that"
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:59am PT
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not watching paint dry right now. :0 +++vibes
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Ed H
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:02pm PT
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get some pro Tommy!
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:02pm PT
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I'm such a child of the media age. I want two people doing live commentary and analysis while I watch the stream. You guys posting are the best-- keep your comments coming! :)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:07pm PT
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Tommy sure seems hesitant about this move Daphne...
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Sheets
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:08pm PT
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Have they climbed these pitches before? Seems pretty stout..
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:09pm PT
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Laughing out loud, Mike :D
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Ed H
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:10pm PT
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so hard to leave a good stance!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:10pm PT
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It's cool that they haven't done these pitches in a long time. You can see Tommy figuring out the moves and backing off. Really shows what it's like to try and redpoint a tough pitch.
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John M
climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:11pm PT
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I believe that everything has been climbed. but its been a few years since they have been on some of it.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:12pm PT
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Picking off moss now.. He doesn't seem to have this pitch wired at all!
Oh wait.. Starting up, no... Back to the stance again..
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:13pm PT
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tommy's battling
any way to record the stream? or will NBC do it?
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Sheets
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:15pm PT
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I bet he's thinking, "Sh#t, why can't we just get a few 5.9s to the top?".
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:15pm PT
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Really makes you appreciate their style of ascent.
fall= start over.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:15pm PT
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Goes to show how marginal 5.12 on granite is, even for the elite.
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CCT
Trad climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:15pm PT
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Has Tommy actually taken a fall on any of the pitches on this attempt?
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