Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Seriously, Man, I didn't know she was Your sister.
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2010 - 10:29pm PT
|
Uh....Hmmmm. Mooch?
Buncha X's is all I get.
|
|
mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2010 - 10:55pm PT
|
Photo tags corrected. Enjoy.
|
|
Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Seriously, Man, I didn't know she was Your sister.
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2010 - 10:56pm PT
|
Digging on the "Mooch on the Scene".
Gracias, Bro.
DUDE!!!!! Those are Sweet!
They add to the savor, in a delightful manner.
Oh, yeah.
|
|
Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2010 - 11:01pm PT
|
ha ha, Munge, you look like a bad@$$ Papa Smurf!
|
|
drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
|
|
|
Jun 18, 2010 - 05:14pm PT
|
Hey fellas, GREAT JOB on the mission.
Thanks for the trip report and ensuing antics.
You guys are classic.
Well done!
|
|
Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2010 - 01:15am PT
|
LOL!!! those latest pics rock the house! before and after tequila shots, definitely classics! burn me a disc hombre!
btw, I have some of your small cams.
|
|
Radish
Trad climber
SeKi, California
|
|
|
Jun 19, 2010 - 01:23pm PT
|
Just finally got to read this trip report after spending the last week working in Cedar Grove...........Moist Excellance Mooch and Munge!!!!!!! I just knew you guys would get er done and under lots of pressure too! I'm glad it all turned out well and with safe returns. Lakers in Six......Castle Rock Spire in Three!
Mooch called and left a message last nite, he said there were two " Major Climbing Dudes" that also climbed the spire the same time they did and summited! Wow.....I think he said there names were Dave and Rob. Good job everybody!
|
|
Fletcher
Trad climber
not very much, recently.
|
|
|
Jun 19, 2010 - 02:36pm PT
|
Wow... One of the finest trip reports. As others have commented, you really capture the wildness of the place, the suffering, the joy, the humor, the adventure of the climb and the spirit of Brutus. What would Brutus do? Exactly what you guys did. This is the real deal... Forget the numbers, the tick lists, the egos... This trip gets at the heart of climbing in the wilds.
Thanks.
Eric
|
|
Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
|
|
|
Jun 19, 2010 - 04:54pm PT
|
great going you two,
that's adventure, it's what it's all about
grand indeed
|
|
GoMZ
Trad climber
Eastern Sierra
|
|
|
Jun 19, 2010 - 10:43pm PT
|
Great job you two!!!
Thank You for sharing.
Steve
|
|
Les
Trad climber
Bahston
|
|
|
Jun 21, 2010 - 10:10am PT
|
Amazing TR!! A fitting tribute to your late, great friend Brutus. Those tyvek suits are HILARIOUS!
So, while reading this TR, your forced bivy account caused me to glance up at a BoW quote I have taped above my desk, which reads in relevant part:
" . . . seated on a narrow ledge beside your rope-mate with only the clothes on your back for shelter, shivering the night away, knowing that, sometime in a distant place you cannot now touch, the world will once again grow bright, and you will look out on the infant day with new eyes."
Amen.
|
|
mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
|
|
|
Jun 21, 2010 - 11:26am PT
|
Les -
Thanks for putting that quote out there. Another one of Brutus' quotes was written on the suit of Munge's right arm....
"...one climb, one pitch, one move at a time."
And, to this date, Munge and Mooch do not have a stitch of PO. I'm pretty immune to the stuff. However, Munge simply looks at the stuff and he breaks out. So, at the risk of sounding prideful.......the rest of you who got it when you went up there to attempt the spire or Fin, you didn't do enough to take preventive measures. ;)
|
|
Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2010 - 12:21pm PT
|
there's a secret path that only the Mooch Positioning System knows how to navigate. Avoids all PO. Make sure the MPS is fully watered, beered and fueled though for the return trip. :)
|
|
mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
|
|
|
Jun 21, 2010 - 12:58pm PT
|
I heard the FAA is trying out the new AMS-B* system (vice ADS-B).
God help 'em!
* Automatic Mooch Surveillance - Broadcast:
AMS-B relies on the satellite-based Mooch Positioning System to determine, say Munge's precise location from space. The "system" then converts the position into a digital code, which is combined with some other stuff and junk, such as the type of traveler (touron, climber trash, park tool etc), intended travel path, "tail" number, and whether they're climbing, descending or fleeing from the scene with tail between the legs. The digital code (and junk), containing all of this information, is updated several times a second and is broadcasted from a discrete frequency, called a datalink. The datalink provides Munge's wife as to his whereabouts.
|
|
Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2010 - 02:06pm PT
|
LOL!
|
|
Bill Sherman
Mountain climber
Culver City, CA
|
|
|
Jun 21, 2010 - 03:27pm PT
|
No offense taken guys. I'll have to dig out my SAR shirts as well.
|
|
Jingy
Social climber
Nowhere
|
|
|
Jun 21, 2010 - 04:36pm PT
|
WOW!!!!
superb post munge!!!
Mungeclimber - That is awesome you got to the top of that beast..
and thanks for the update to the summit post..
(that urine almost got me.. thinking you guys were in dire straights!!!)
cheers on that sendage!!!
|
|
nutjob
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
|
|
|
Jun 21, 2010 - 07:42pm PT
|
Awesome high-quality adventure and writeup and pics! Wonderful wonderful stuff! With the before and after drink pictures, I can almost taste it :)
|
|
mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
|
|
|
Jun 22, 2010 - 02:10am PT
|
June 13th 2010 marks the FA of Castle Rock Spire......
.....by use of Polynesian shirts.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!