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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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May 19, 2011 - 02:18pm PT
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Ending? What ending? We will only have a partial resolution after someone makes a second ascent.
One of Richard's and Mark's loudest detractors stated a few years ago that he would make the second ascent, but he hasn't. Queries repeated from time to time have resulted in nothing but crickets.
Rumour has it another team is hoping to have a go at it sooner rather than later.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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May 19, 2011 - 02:24pm PT
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Who was that again, Pete? Why didn't he go up on it? I seem to remember something about someone being very forceful about it....
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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May 19, 2011 - 04:19pm PT
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One of Richard's and Mark's loudest detractors stated a few years ago that he would make the second ascent, but he hasn't.
buy him the snaileye t-shirt....
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WBraun
climber
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May 19, 2011 - 05:05pm PT
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The rooot (route) will never be done again.
It's gone.
All the hook moves have been washed away ......
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
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May 19, 2011 - 05:12pm PT
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One of Richard's and Mark's loudest detractors stated a few years ago that he would make the second ascent, but he hasn't. Queries repeated from time to time have resulted in nothing but crickets.
Maybe's the ex-participants have have moved on and decided that there are more important things in life.
They've moved on.
Looks like the peanut gallery is trying to goad the ex-participants into resuming the fight.
I hope they don't fall for it.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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May 19, 2011 - 05:38pm PT
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WTF does it matter? The end of days is in two anyway.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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May 19, 2011 - 05:46pm PT
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All the hook moves have been washed away ......
Finally, an honest assessment of the outlandish scale of the 'chiseling' made during the FA. My guess is they were washed away a year or two after the FA.
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kaitb
Big Wall climber
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FACT: 2 pitches down bitches! Ammon & Kait
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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Hey, if you want to climb on the Giganto Slab, Have at it.
I dunno. Cheers, though.
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Gene
climber
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Dang. In this weather that slab must feel like the world's biggest tanning oven.
My best to all involved.
g
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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FACT; Nice :)
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SofCookay
climber
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FACT: New 3/8 inch bolts on first pitch of WOS. Coincidence?
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Holdplease2
Big Wall climber
Yosemite area
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I am pretty sure I saw several new 3/8 inch bolts on P.1 of that route a few weeks ago, and just brought it up to Tom Evans a few days ago to try to figure out what was going on.
Ammon and Kait, are you replacing the rivets with 3/8 inch bolts on this route?
Kate
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SofCookay
climber
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Not a troll - the bolts are definitely there - shiny and new.
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Holdplease2
Big Wall climber
Yosemite area
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I have never trolled anyone on the internet, and I use my real name. I was up there to climb Lurking Fear a few weeks ago, and several shiny 3/8 inch bolts were on the first 50 feet of P1.
I thought maybe someone was be trying to free it, and asked Tom about it at the bridge two days ago.
All he had to say was "Its not the usual suspect."
Kate
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Which "P1" were the bolts on? I ask because AFAIK, there are two starts/variations (and thus two"P1") of the route.
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Holdplease2
Big Wall climber
Yosemite area
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It is the "real" start, the more direct first pitch.
-Kate.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Hmm the plot thickens once again. Agree bad form by adding the new hardware
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