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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:57pm PT
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Tommy only spent two years hanging around up there trying to find it... Lol
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:57pm PT
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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.
Yeah, Tommy seems to like stopping to protect about as much as Alex Honnold does. haha
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:58pm PT
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I don't know how I am expected to get any work done today...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:58pm PT
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Its on! and down he goes (down climb that is!)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:59pm PT
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Placing pro wastes energy. That's why guys skip clips on hard routes.
E: it's like watching the moon landing only slightly less significant to human kind.. Lol
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:59pm 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.
Yeah, my friend said "not only extreme climbing, but extreme route finding."
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:01pm PT
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Wonder if KJ will lead p31?
If they get through this.. Lol it would be such a pain in the a$$ to have to do this pitch again..
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Ed H
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:03pm PT
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could have put some more pro in for me dude...
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:03pm PT
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This is one small crux for a man, one giant free climb for mankind.
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:03pm PT
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oh my that down climb bit was hard to watch. a fall there would have sucked.
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HermantheJerman
climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:04pm PT
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How does it actually work if he falls late on the pitch?
Does he backclimb/lead the whole pitch to the last belay and then start again?
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:05pm PT
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Amazing. Great weather. T-shirts! And, both wearing helmets. Good boys!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:07pm PT
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Kevin at that crux. At least he got the beta watching Tommy.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:07pm PT
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How bout not fall so no need for a real PITA redo. Next few moves look really HARD.
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Tvash
climber
Seattle
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:07pm PT
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I would never have thought climbing would be such a great spectator sport. Yet here I am, well glued.
Better than the Seahawks, even.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:09pm PT
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HermantheJerman
climber
Jan 14, 2015 - 01:04pm PT
How does it actually work if he falls late on the pitch?
Does he backclimb/lead the whole pitch to the last belay and then start again?
Camera crew would sort that out..
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:12pm PT
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Ok. this is fun to watch!
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Ed H
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:12pm PT
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very smooth KJ!
I took his 'Techniques and Movement' class at Vertex BITD!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:13pm PT
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Like the bump and dangle off the heel hook move!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 01:15pm PT
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Thanks for the screen grabs Ed H.
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