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G_Gnome
Trad climber
who gave up and just goes sailing now!
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Dec 24, 2013 - 12:24pm PT
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John, we always thought you would make a good pirate. You should just go with a wooden peg and an eye patch if you decide to go that way.
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Dec 24, 2013 - 01:52pm PT
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I'm thinking of going for the prosthetic.
You serious?
I don't mean to go off topic! Hey, I tried to download Assault on El Cap last night. Can't wait!
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Dec 30, 2013 - 12:40pm PT
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Bump for a tough guy! Hope the healing continues at warp speed. Resist the urge over use that leg too early.
Cheers,
Doug
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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ammon , you're looking good dude. hey, where did you get that snow, it's all dry here in the sierra's. ss
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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71 days later...
That's just rediculous
And AWESOME!
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Jan 13, 2014 - 09:10pm PT
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jan 14, 2014 - 06:40am PT
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in this way,
pirates are kin to jesus.
rising from the dirt
after suffering a bit of bad luck.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 14, 2014 - 07:37am PT
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What the hell?
You're a machine dude!
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Jan 14, 2014 - 11:03am PT
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Jan 14, 2014 - 11:06am PT
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Dude! Fruit beer?!? Where's the Natty Ice?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 14, 2014 - 11:33am PT
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Feb 2 will be the 36th anniversary of that one.
The only reason I was able to climb it was that the owl formation on top fell off in the 1930s before the USGS topo map was made, so the cartographer left the name off. All the other stuff with names (like Three Gossips, Tower of Babel, Three Penguins) was declared off limits by an, as always, capricious and arbitrary park service.
I was in Moab yesterday; a strange winter. It started off with huge snow and cold and then just went bleak.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Jan 14, 2014 - 12:37pm PT
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Dude! Fruit beer?!? Where's the Natty Ice?
Hey, the fruit beer is for the girlfriend. They don't sell decent Natty Ice in Utah, but there's a few Johnny's in that six pack carton, haha.
Thanks for the back story, Ron. Always wanted to climb it, fun route! No hangs in my Camp4's, haha. Couple tricky sections trying to figure out how to make the moves without putting too much weight on the injured foot.
Hope to see you around, Ron.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2014 - 01:03pm PT
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Wow Ammon! Wow. Leading again already! You're hard dude. I'm hoping to get back on the sharp end this spring!
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Elvis Leg
Trad climber
Northern, CA (returned from exile in TX :)
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Jan 14, 2014 - 01:18pm PT
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Cap'n permission to come aboard. If I may I've got a climbing question. I have a vague memory of at some point seeing a body weight only ratchet setup you use with your aiders when leading. At least I think it was you. Like I said I'm a little fuzzy. I searched for the post, but I couldn't come up with it. Is that something you use and would you mind explaining how that works. Thanks Randy
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jan 14, 2014 - 05:39pm PT
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Yarr, Pirate,
Glad to see you're back on the sharp end. See you this spring on the bridge for beers, eh?
Hey Randy Elvis,
I am wondering if you mean the Rope Ratchet? Chongo put me [and probably Ammon] onto those things back in the late 90's before Jose Pereyra gave me my first set of adjustable daisies.
You put the upper hook into the piece, and you connect the lower end of the cord to your harness. Imagine the lower eye bolt to be on your harness. You pull down on the free end of the cord as shown.
The Rope Ratchet is used for hoisting up deer and holding down stuff on top of cars. The 1/4" size - which is what you need - is only rated for 150 lbs. It does work pretty well and gives you that 2:1 mechanical lifting advantage [less friction through the device] but is a bit frail and will break if you are not careful to exclude it from your bounce testing!
I think I was using a Rope Ratchet on Chris Falkenstein's youtube video of me soloing Native Son? Maybe you saw it there? Maybe someone can find the link.....
Cheers and beers, eh?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 14, 2014 - 05:57pm PT
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hey there say, ammon... been so very happy seeing the facebook account the other night of the climbs! happy good trails here and if you get tempted to put too much weight on the ol' leg, lean on the girl friend for a bit, :)
she will keep you in line... :)
keep up the great teamwork! and also, remember to listen to the body--healing still takes time, :)
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Elvis Leg
Trad climber
Northern, CA (returned from exile in TX :)
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Jan 14, 2014 - 06:56pm PT
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Thanks Pete. Yes that is what I had seen. I had wondered about the ratchet vs. adjustable daisies.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jan 14, 2014 - 07:08pm PT
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And to think all it took me to be happy today was finding a travel mug... you set the bar high, Ammon!
I also realized that maybe the trees in your painting might be Aspens and not Birch. We didn't have Aspens where I grew up and so I always think they are Birch.
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