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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:16pm PT
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Lol. This was freeclimbing. Red points don't include yo yo's
Congrats to both Tommy and Kevin. This was a monumental effort.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:19pm PT
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Double D
climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:19pm PT
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Big congrats to both Kevin and Tommy... quite a feat. Great to see the coverage of this otherwise neglected sport.
And yes Werner... the dummy stunt on a 70mm rope would have been awesome!
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:34pm PT
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yeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaw!
I went climbing somewhere around when KJ was cruising in the flare and I wasn't real optimistic. Way to go boys!!!
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:36pm PT
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Very cool.
Couldn't have imagined such a thing while banging pins up that wall almost forty years ago.
Congratulations.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:45pm PT
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NBC photo
So psyched for them, Congratulations Kevin and Tommy!
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:47pm PT
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There was a FB post that Alex H. hauled Tommy's kid up the East Ledges to see his dad.
Very cool event, all around - and big congrats for getting it done!
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:48pm PT
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champagne? where's the effin' cobra? lame.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:49pm PT
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Awesome! Incredible climbing feat, incredible perseverance. Great job gents!!!
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:50pm PT
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"who's going back for the gear?"
NOT IT!
NOT IT!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:54pm PT
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Wasn't there a Largo quote: paraphrased "some climbers upon completing El Cap abandon their gear at the summit and simply walk away after completing the culmination of their climbing careers."
This certainly qualifies.
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:59pm PT
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Obama - "Tommy, we tortured some folks. You guys tortured yourselves".
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:01pm PT
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Great,
all Werner needs is a bunch of drunken climbers and noobs staggering down East Ledges.
Or perhaps they'll build a big bonfire and bivvy on the summit like the Good Ole Days?
(climbing out of my snarky voice)
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:01pm PT
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"There was a FB post that Alex H. hauled Tommy's kid up the East Ledges to see his dad."
I don't think this happened. The NYTimes article said that Tommy's wife decided not to bring him up....
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:06pm PT
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Has a team of American rock climbers ever been recognized by the prez before? Is this another first?
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:09pm PT
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Get ready for the talk show circuit. He'll be in NYC all week doing morning shows.
Hope he gets paid.
All my non-climber friends have to have this whole thing explained. And it takes a few minutes.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:10pm PT
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You have non-climber friends? That's weird...
;-)
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:12pm PT
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Also a lead story on PBS newshour.
All my non-climber friends have to have this whole thing explained. And it takes a few minutes. Check it out Spider.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:15pm PT
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Obama -
"I thought white men couldn't jump til I saw that 8 ft dyno"
"Tommy, we tortured some folks. You guys tortured yourselves".
LOL ....
yeah they'll be on "Good Morning America" for sure.
There's rumor that Judge Judy wants them on her show too ...... ?
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