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dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Jan 3, 2013 - 04:37pm PT
That's a great pic you started this thread with. Was at Sickle Crack a few weeks ago TRing. That is a stout free solo for sure. Hard to tell how the rock angles from that pic but that crack keeps wanting to spit you out until you get near the top.

Edit: Thought it was Sickle Crack anyways. Am I wrong GDavis?
GhoulweJ

Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
Jan 3, 2013 - 04:57pm PT
Amazing pictures!
Soloing all that hard shyte is amazing.

I'm a pansy soloist:

http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p122/ghoulwej/?action=view¤t=BearsReachSlowSOLO.mp4
dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Jan 3, 2013 - 05:10pm PT
"For anyone that doesn't know James' story you should check it out.
Beyond bad. Just plain rad."

Ryankelly, are any links available for background on this story?
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Jan 3, 2013 - 05:26pm PT
Found this on the Wheat Thin thread the other day..


"Wheat Thin" is too fragile for bouldering...

I think it's Butterballs
Oplopanax

Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
Jan 4, 2013 - 12:04am PT
Where is that damn pic with Hamish soloing Clean Crack while the Royal Huds bears down on him?
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Jan 4, 2013 - 12:35am PT
No photo, but the story: http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1618401&msg=1760537#msg1760537

Although I stick by my belief that the first rule of solo club is never to talk about solo club - including photos. If you do, perhaps a few photos of broken bodies should be included. We've all lost friends to solo climbing.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
bouldering
Jan 4, 2013 - 01:01am PT
We've all lost friends to solo climbing.
We've all lost friends to roped climbing.
WBraun

climber
Jan 4, 2013 - 01:25am PT
that the first rule of solo club is never to talk about solo club - including photos

There's no such stupid club to begin with.

All this stupid secrecy is stupid.

I've seen plenty of dead soloists.

You cant handle reality that's why you try to invent a stupid club to hide in ......
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 4, 2013 - 01:46am PT
^^^

ho man...
karodrinker

Trad climber
San Jose, CA
Jan 4, 2013 - 01:49am PT
ho man indeed!... the kind of statement that makes me happy for gear and ropes. Falling to death would suck.
WBraun

climber
Jan 4, 2013 - 01:52am PT
You're already falling to death.

What are you talking about ......
Bad Climber

climber
Jan 4, 2013 - 09:17am PT
Werner:
You're already falling to death.

You can be pretty whack sometimes, but that line is AWESOME.

CHeerZ

BAd
ydpl8s

Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
Jan 4, 2013 - 12:14pm PT
These 2 photos of Derek uploaded by Crunch and SicMic are pretty iconic.



karodrinker

Trad climber
San Jose, CA
Jan 4, 2013 - 12:20pm PT
Werner,

Too true! Might as well go soloing! Scrape me off a rock if you find me. Scoop me into a box and throw it in a fire.
James

climber
My twin brother's laundry room
Jan 4, 2013 - 03:20pm PT
Here's a link the story I wrote in Climbing. Catharsis

Locker- I wore different shoes that day. The Balley Golds were a pair Way convinced me to buy but I never wore.
Chinchen

climber
Way out there....
Jan 4, 2013 - 03:37pm PT
Who wants to post up a pic of how they looked after they decked....
Stop glorifying stupidity.


Glad you survived James..
WBraun

climber
Jan 4, 2013 - 03:47pm PT
You can't handle reality Chinchen so go ahead and join that hiker guy's stupid club.

You belong in it .....
Chinchen

climber
Way out there....
Jan 4, 2013 - 03:53pm PT
F*#k you.
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 4, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
^^^^
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Reeotch

Trad climber
4 Corners Area
Jan 4, 2013 - 05:11pm PT
Its gonna happen! Wait for it . . .

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/filming-the-free-solo-climb/
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