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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Huge tease......more please, looks like a fun day was had....
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Mimi
climber
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OMG! Mike Munger! What a great guy. Glad to see he's doing well.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Our narrator has been modestly omitting all the parts of the story starring himself. I see
my job should be to fill those in, time to time.
Frinstance the approach, that could be a story in itself. Mike knew this quick & easy 3rd
class way to reach the top of the Lower Ramp without climbing the Death Slabs. So he and
Crimpergirl soloed up that way. For some reason still not clear to me, Tarbuster and I
thought it would be an even better idea to climb a lead of rarely-traveled, often-loose 5.7
"alpine" terrain to reach the same place. That's how come Mike & Crimpie jumped out to
a two-pitch head start right away.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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And then there's the hat. While groveling in the depths of the "notorious Ruper crack"
to place gear, I kept knocking my sunglasses off just trying to turn my head. He's gonna
have trouble with that hat! I thought for sure. But I was wrong, somehow Tarbuster
finessed the crack, hat and all.
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
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I had forgotten how pretty the rock is - thanks for the great shots as a reminder - gotta get back there...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Looking back across that humorous Ruper traverse.
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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No kidding, that rock is beautiful. The suspense is killing me, though. Will they make the top?
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Mimi
climber
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'But I was wrong, somehow Tarbuster finessed the crack, hat and all.'
Was there really any doubt? I mean really.
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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And to think it's all right in the back yard....still fun to see the adventure though......
Oh Alice in Bucketland......Oh.....the fun....
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Ho man, you showed those prancers...
Tom K, could could you grab me one of those Bear Whiz Beers in the fridge, while you're up?
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murcy
climber
San Fran Cisco
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. . . and will they ever let the girl lead???
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2009 - 01:12am PT
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She is in her chariot, holding ropes on the three horses...
Or being lifted upward by the old coots on their strings as it were, like brightly colored helium balloons.
Nevertheless, per usual they are ridden hard and put away wet.
An utterly terrified Tarbuster emerges from the airy traverse:
(all buttered up on codeine, post dental surgery, no leading for me, or operating heavy machinery for that matter...)
From the upper meadow, or upper ramp, or whatever it's called...
We point to the way through Alice in Bucket Land: first I'm quite sure it goes up over and left.
Then no, up over and right: oops may be straight up the middle.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2009 - 01:18am PT
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Anyway, that old Mike, he don't need no stinking badge:
So over the big roof he goes, plus another one or two:
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Good gawd! don't you people wear helmets?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2009 - 01:21am PT
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My hat is OSHA approved.
(Fer punchin' dowgies...)
Not so sure about the rest...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2009 - 01:25am PT
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Anyhow's, while them two kids was grapplin' Alice's Buckets,
We was continuin' on up the Ruper, all proper like...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2009 - 01:37am PT
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Then I looked down and up she came,
Ponytail, bobbing up over that roof down below:
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2009 - 01:38am PT
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Crimpster, striding up through Bucket Land:
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2009 - 01:43am PT
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Next thing I know,
I'm yanking out those anchors, ripping along diagonal or sideways, but more or less UP...
Flyin' along another pitch of pinches, mank pitons & no foothold style moves, out near the top of that puppy:
Then I got the glory lead for the Ruper top out pitch,
Looked down upon Larry and he said something like: "Man I'm Cooked"
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Now THAT is Gold.....Thanks be to all involved.
Yowza squared.
Twice! WooHoo! (coots! he says)
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