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Impaler
Social climber
Oakland
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:44pm PT
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These last few pitches of the climb look a bit anticlimatic. The last two especially. They ended up level with the ledge where they slept after two very wandering pitches.
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Sheets
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:44pm PT
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I think I would have rather have led this pitch than followed.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:44pm PT
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Go KJ!
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:45pm PT
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There's run out, and then there's what Tommy just did. haha
No doubt. The often bold nature of this route is hardly noticed because of the technical difficulty, but these guys have been staring down huge falls throughout this adventure.
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John M
climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:47pm PT
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Yay! Just finished 29!
I thought Tommy just finished pitch 30? Did they break 29 up into two sections? cornfused here.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:47pm PT
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Kevin's got his dome on now! Fixing the tag line?
Ahhh.. For the ledge
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:48pm PT
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I don't know about anti-climactic. Kevin's gotta follow that 12b traverse. Then both redpoint 13a at the end of how many days on the wall?
Seriously awesome.
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:48pm PT
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About to start pitch 31(13a) after Kevin follows pitch 30.
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:48pm PT
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I believe he just finished Pitch 29 to 30 on the topo as well. 13a pitch is next
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stunewberry
Trad climber
Spokane, WA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:48pm PT
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There are two versions of the topo. One says Tommy just finished 29, the newer (?) one says he finished 30
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CCT
Trad climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:49pm PT
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Thanks. I see that Tommy fell on pitch 8, 3 times. Probably other times too. Should have dug harder before posting my question.
Go Team Dawn Wall!
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:49pm PT
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Lead OR follow, that last traversing pitch looks scary, hard and funky for either...
Fascinating to watch...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:50pm PT
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Tommy just finished the 12b p 29 on fet's post. It has the up and down section in the middle
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:51pm PT
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cornfused here.
Like a dump after too much corn on the cob.
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:51pm PT
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Pretty sure the 12b is actually pitch 30, in that the pitch ends at the 30th belay.
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bringmedeath
climber
la la land
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:52pm PT
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Mike, that would be 30 in Fet's post
I have got nothing done since I opened the link to the video.
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stunewberry
Trad climber
Spokane, WA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:52pm PT
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Fet's version shows Tommy finished 30. I think that's the newer version. In any case, yeah, Tommy just finished the traversing 12b with a bolt in the middle.
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Impaler
Social climber
Oakland
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:52pm PT
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That's not what I meant. The climbing actually looks WAY harder than I thought it would be. And I never thought it would be too easy for them. Watching Tommy hesitate on 12b and go up and down several times is a bit unusual, though.
What I meant, was that after the crux traverse pitches I was under the impression that they just go up, up, up. Not the case. They are still doing lots of traversing. So, overall pitches 14, 15, 16, 25, 29, and 30 don't gain any elevation. Lots of traversing on that one.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:53pm PT
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Yes. From 29 to 30. 12b
Kj is lacing up
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:55pm PT
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Yeah, Impaler it really shows how much effort must have gone into finding the line of weakness on this part of the captain.
With all the traversing and downclimbing it's like a 4000 foot free climb.
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