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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Good one Nita😸
Boy oh boy those pics are spectacular! Let'em loose people
Best thread yet‼️
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fgw
climber
portland, or
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High above South China Sea (on our way to failing):
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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PTPP - re: WOEML, I believe McCray and either Schneider or Florine did that route, with the one that wasn't Brian free soloed the first pitch. They also found smashed belay anchors and what appeared to be booby trapped fixed gear (wires sawed off). Fortunately at Brian's insistence they had brought a drill bit (no handle), he had rivets in his chalk bag and were able to do the route in a push. I'm not an El Cap climber so not exactly familiar with which variations they took. McCray went back with Ammon and did the route in a day.
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fgw
climber
portland, or
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:) thanks Mike - yeah all good even if no summit.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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hey Mike - which roof? Great shot!
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Oh yeah, the roof we looked up at for days and never got to climb through :(
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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^^ ... that would be the one ...
I think I'm 0 fer 3 if not 0 fer 4 on the New Dawn variation of WOEML.
I'm up for a repair of WOEML with anyone interested.......
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Crazy ass steep. Mid-East Crisis?
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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That spot on Mideast Crisis is quite airy, you lower out off a bolt and hang out over the void. A minute later you are onto slabby terrain without roofs overhead for the first time in a few days. It is quite the surreal feeling. Still my favorite route in the valley (not as good as Zodiac for sure, but still my favorite). Other than the onerous cam rack I don't understand why it isn't much more popular? Compared to things like the Prow it is not much harder, but much wilder and less beaten out. Going hammerless is quite easy via the roof variation too.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Great shots Moof.
hey Mike, thought of doing any walls lately? ;)
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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K8 setting out on one of the crux A4 pitches of KAOS
Higher up on the same pitch, note all the mank beneath her for "pro". Blow it here and you could rip a lot of gear.
Hooking on KAOS
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Mike - I believe Hans may have posted a brief story and I pasted on to Brian's thread. What I most remember Brian telling me is they were drilling with just the bit in their hand and getting fairly creative in their 27-30? Hour push on WOEML. And that some of the fixed gear looked intentionally sabotaged.
Edit: damn I miss that man, you told me for years that was the plan, but sure wished you could have held out a little longer. RIP
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Avery
climber
New Zealand
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Great pics!!
Thanks to all.
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Thanks for posting that Mike. From what I remember of Brian he was fairly nonchalant about the whole ascent, as if sending El Cap onsight in a sub 30 hour push was no big deal. I've never met anyone who was so competent, and so not afraid of anything even death.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Yeah Pete, that's showin K8 The Gr8 in her badazzery!
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duncan
climber
London, UK
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You all know where this is. October 1981, after a damp night at Camp 5, it was cool to climb above the clouds.
fgw, is that Tioman Island? I'm interested in longer routes in that part of the world.
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fgw
climber
portland, or
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fgw, is that Tioman Island? I'm interested in longer routes in that part of the world. yes - be happy to share what little I know (at least can point out some local contacts).
Cochamo Valley - morning view from a bivy.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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^Now THAT is big wall heaven above the clouds!
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wayne w
Trad climber
the nw
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Brian on Bad Seed
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SuperTopo on the Web
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Let us know!