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cliffhanger
Trad climber
California
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Feb 17, 2010 - 07:01pm PT
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1980 and we were coiling our rope after finishing the traverse into the forest on Royal Arches. A young woman was on the low traverse (going low is what looks like the obvious way to go but is totally unprotected, aside from the belay. It's 3rd class until you reach the 5.7 water fall slickened final 30 feet. For the 5.4, well protected actual route, you need to stay high.) She's gripped on the slick traverse for many minutes and out pops her, out of sight, cocky belayer coiling the rope asking: "Is everything OK?". Now there is nothing to keep them both from a very quick trip to the final dirt nap at the Ahwahnee if she happened to slip. They make it but seem oblivious to the perilous situation even after having it pointed out.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 17, 2010 - 07:32pm PT
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Oli, possibly quoting Kor: "Don't fall, or we'll both go."
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Moof
Big Wall climber
A cube at my soul sucking job in Oregon
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Feb 18, 2010 - 06:11pm PT
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"Foot and a half!" - Kevin to me while 70' runout on moderate wide crack with nothing bigger than a #3, and staring at nothing smaller than 5".
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gonzo chemist
climber
a crucible
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"If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college."
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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"my SuperTopo handle is corniss chopper"
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Apr 10, 2010 - 12:30am PT
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There HAS to be a story behind that, Ed...
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Lost Arrow
Trad climber
The North Ridge of the San Fernando
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Apr 10, 2010 - 05:31am PT
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I am having an affair with your wife and one of use has to go.
Juan
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Apr 10, 2010 - 12:13pm PT
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Boulder Creek CA
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Apr 10, 2010 - 03:39pm PT
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Claire's comment at 2 am when I've just fallen from near the top of the pitch below Camp 5 on the Nose and I'm dangling at her level with a dozen pieces of pulled pro on my lead rope, "Why did you come back down, you woke me up!?"
My answer: "A slider nut pulled and I fell back down the pitch."
Response: "No, you didn't. I didn't feel anything."
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Marisa
climber
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Apr 10, 2010 - 03:54pm PT
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ok, these are very funny! i'm laughing out loud alone in my living room! i think a tee should be printed with a top ten list from this thread! ihateplastic?
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slevin
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Apr 10, 2010 - 04:04pm PT
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Number 4 - all pro fell out and slid down the rope. It has happened to me on Boston, my first trad lead in the Gunks. All pro except for the first nut at the bottom came out as I was wiggling through the O/W section.
Was not too funny at the time but I recall that my belayer said in an unnaturally calm voice: "There is a small problem - i think you running it out too much. Don't worry, but you should probably put some pro in NOW!". After that I spent a week learning how to place pro while bouldering in Fort Tryon park.
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