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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 24, 2010 - 12:07am PT
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Gotta love those photos posted by Don and Ken!
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brett
climber
oregon
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Jul 24, 2010 - 10:51am PT
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How old are the two tied together kids on the cables? Wonderful picture!
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franky
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jul 24, 2010 - 01:24pm PT
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That shot of Thank God Ledge is AWESOME. That was probably before there were 5 racks of hexes stuck in it. Man, that pitch is great. I thought the squeeze at the end of the ledge was pretty tough! I thought I would do that pitch in my approach shoes, ended up putting on some real shoes for it.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 24, 2010 - 01:29pm PT
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^^^I thought I would have to put on my crampons but I didn't have any.
Wish I had a picture of me 'sledding' across it. I remember one 1-1/2" angle about midway.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jul 24, 2010 - 02:43pm PT
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I have a slide of Chuck Haas standing at the end of TGL showing that he had placed one pin somewhere near the middle. I think he was in the process of placing it in the photo showing him lying prone. Not only did he lead this pitch, but as the story relates, he had to backtrack to the middle of the ledge to un-snag the haul line.
The family shot on the cables are from top to bottom: Don, age 8, Valerie, age 9, Kim age 11, and the mother of my children, Anna, age 33. Everyone was tied together with me as the anchor.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jul 29, 2010 - 08:46pm PT
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Couldn't find the slide so I scanned the ad.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 29, 2010 - 09:08pm PT
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Save lives, be environmentally responsible- get rid of the f*#king cables!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 29, 2010 - 09:33pm PT
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What, do they have cables on Thank God Ledge now?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 29, 2010 - 11:37pm PT
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What no "Thank God for West Ridge Sports!"
Very nice shot with only the one angle in for pro.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jul 30, 2010 - 10:33am PT
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Great thread!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2010 - 08:09pm PT
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Don- Saavy that you worked photos from the ascent into that ad in the same issue!
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franky
Trad climber
Ford Pickup Truck, North America
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Jul 31, 2010 - 08:18pm PT
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I was really happy about those cables on TGL. Must have been scary to lead or follow before those...
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Jul 31, 2010 - 10:07pm PT
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Great story, pics, West Ridge add etc.
I especially like the pic of the family roped up...say's allot about the Dad!!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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I have been guilty of posting to the "other" threads and haven't been paying attention to the really good stuff. I totally missed these cool old pics and stuff. Twenty pull-ups. Not. maybe five.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 6, 2010 - 11:22am PT
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Just one pullup necessary...pull up a chair! And stay a while!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Don - that story was really fun to read. I missed it the first time around way back when. Love this thread.
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:11pm PT
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Bump -
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2012 - 12:58pm PT
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Bump for The Don...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2012 - 04:34pm PT
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Octogenerian Bump...
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