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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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How a propos, on a different day I almost lost a leg to a death block
within view of the one Clint describes.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Some of 'em are big!
But this one is safely tucked away in the mountains of Nevada.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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This kind of thread gives me the chills. Like rifle shots getting
closer and closer the boulder fell into view, does one more wall shaking
ricochet and spins by showering gravel and dust.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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That big pillar that marks the junction of Hawkman's Escape and Ramblin' Rose is another one... it's even a waypoint on the Meyers/Reid topo. The thing is about 20-30 feet tall, and groans and rocks back and forth when the wind comes up and you're chimneying behind it.
Plus a bump with a pic from the no-man's land between Return to Stone Age and Hog Trough on Lower Cathedral Rock:
No pics of the business from below, but it was similar to this stuff but vertical. Actually I think le_bruce is pulling over the topmost of 3 vertically stacked blocks about the same size rocking back and forth.
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Bad Climber
climber
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Then, of course, there was that big loose flake on the pendulum pitch on NW Face of Half Dome. Scared us pretty good. Does anyone know the story of how it came off? I always imagined some doofus yarding it off with some stoopid laybacking.
BAd
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Yes, overhang bypass has a reachy move now 5.9? where the flake-pillar was on the pith after the hog trough. Gabe Carrillo, who we call the Yeti, because he is big, very strong and resembles one, shifted the thing while two of us were right below. I went back up with my brother 2 years later and it was gone. Update the topo, the 5.4 section is now a lot harder.
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Roger Brown
climber
Oceano, California
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Above the trail over from the top of the brush field to the start of Snake Dike.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Main Trail out of Devils Tombstone
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lucaskrajnik
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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This is an awesome thread!
Unfortunately some of the worst ones I never hung around long enough to get a picture.
Repelling Royal tower come to mind.
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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No one has mentioned the Mother of All Death Blocks. (Pic stolen from Interweb)
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LEG
climber
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Near the top of Better with Bacon, I believe :-)
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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No one has mentioned the Mother of All Death Blocks. (Pic stolen from Interweb)
I was wondering when boot flake would come up. It's all fun and games until they come down.
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eagle
Trad climber
new paltz, ny
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THERE IS ONE ON THE MAIN CLIFF AT POCO MOONSHINE IN THE ADIRONDACS THAT IS THE SIZE OF 3 GRAYHOUND BUSSES. IT'S IS JUST HANGING THERE, IT'S NOT SITTING ON A LEDGE. WORD IS SOME OF THE LOCALS TRIED TO TOPPLE USING JACKS AND CROW BARS AND ELBO GREASE. I BELIEVE IT IS STILL THERE TO THIS DAY
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climber007
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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death block on the Nose.. moved about 4 inches on me last year on a NIAP run when my partner inadvertently stepped on it while setting off from the belay
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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You can't take that piece of the JENGA tower out!!!
Or you will LOSE!
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Anyone got a picture of the jigsaw puzzle pieces on Phantom Pinnacle?
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docsavage
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Knock down them hoodoos! F**k the Park Service, you're saving lives ... Boy Scout lives!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Mar 14, 2014 - 05:30pm PT
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Way to go Charles! The death block is in the area where the King Swing finishes. I think the one up higher is gone (trundled).
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