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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 27, 2009 - 09:50pm PT
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Flash back 1 year
Hartouni photo?
Paganericmanny did you guys catch one of those shows?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 27, 2009 - 10:35pm PT
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Reynolds Hill day
(gotta hurry Em may drive up an minute)
some dudes,( Goatman, Grug, Mike Ed), posturing
Eeyonkees elbows after ascending Penis Dimension 5.10+
Various people on various things at once (Em on Climb and Punishment ,5.9 [my ass], Grug? on Hung like a Horse.
Mike Causually Cruxing on Hung like a Horse .11
Gonzo Nick, upthread, we did not get on Beefeater, though there was talk of it, I've done it stacks of times, last time unroped (25 yrs ago) but, while we did get a bunch of the classics, we couldn't hit 'em all.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 27, 2009 - 10:52pm PT
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Grug going wild on Hung like a Horse;
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 27, 2009 - 11:19pm PT
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Em previsualising:
Some Movie Star? The Mighty Grug!
The Shanti route, 'Spatial Relations', awaiting a second ascent I believe.
Em, some guy playing dominoes, goatboy
Ed with my bowl
Em and Manny living the dream
Guys talking cars
"D'oh I could had a V-8" Eric.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Aug 27, 2009 - 11:29pm PT
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we missed sunday - manny and i boogied as soon as we got back before the buses could trap us...
sweet pics all the way around...and manny hasn't complained about my lost march or my guidebook (i swear i thought you knew its from 92...)
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2009 - 11:43pm PT
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Of course we didn't forget, just got lots of other things to do...
...getting back on Wednesday night we find goatboy arrives from Colorado, and Thursday morning grug aka eeyonkee arrives early, early.. it's the fourth day of climbing for me and I'm a bit worked...
I did a lot of belaying and shooting and not much climbing at Reynolds Hill. Mike lead Climb and Punishment 5.9+ while eyonkee lead Penis Dimension 5.10c, just to the left of it... Mike also lead Hung Like a Horse 5.11a.
My effort was limited to Climb and Punishment with my back punishing me for climbing... I had a feeble attempt at Penis Dimension.
Here is Jaybro at starting Hung Like a Horse
and at the start of the roof traverse
working at the crux, the hat comes off!
Em brought game, here she is squeezing it out on Penis Dimension
The scene, Em belayed by goatboy, eeyonkee belayed by Mike.
Here eeyonkee does the crux using a layback move... unbelievable!
the dude is just too strong.
The sun was beating down on us, making us all warm... Mike didn't think I could get this shot... but it is why I bought this particular camera
And Em was getting her rest too!
Jaybro cavorted around in his stealth-rubber spats
what's with that?
We went over to Pooh Corner and did the 5.9 first pitch, eeyonkee actually lead the whole thing at 5.10b, but didn't give the second pitch, the roof pitch, a good review.... no pix by me... I belayed and then did a lap, fun hand jams.
Then goatboy requested a slabby/facey climb and Jaybro suggested Granite Stairway at 5.11b which took some time to find. Mike and I did the recon.. then called the others up once it was found. Only Jaybro and goatboy decided to return to camp...
Here is Em joyfully picking raspberries
Mike convinced eeyonkee that this was his lead, here he is at the crux
it is steep, and lacks hand holds...
but Greg got it done!
Em took a lap and then Mike... I opted out, I was just too sore...
We got back at dark, after seeing two bull moose and a lady moose on the walk back... we arrive at camp to find Manny, Dingus and Bob Scarpelli... what a night!
I was so thrashed that I retired a bit early, waking up load arguments that kept up around the fire late into the night. My back was hurting, but I think I felt ok about the trip so far.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2009 - 12:24am PT
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Friday was a rest day for me... I just couldn't climb anymore... Mike took off for a family obligation, and I was trashed. Jaybro, Em, Manny, Goatboy were headed up to Hassler's Hatbox. I promised Jaybro I'd think about joining them after a bit of down time...
I got the telephoto out and shot the gang getting ready to climb Edwards' Crack 5.7 a normal solo run
Jaybro headed up some variation of Walt's Wall 5.4 a more sane solo with a pack
Manny getting down to business, with Em belaying
Higher up, with Jaybro laying in wait (well, at least sitting)
A picture of Jaybro taking a picture of Manny, which appears above in a Jaybro post
I went into Laramie to get a few things, mostly chips and beer, I was making Guacamole that night, and grabbed a bite to eat, and a phone call check in with Deb back in Livermore (who I hadn't talked to since Monday).
When I got back I grabbed my shoes and a chalk bag and wandered up under Edwards' Crack and thought about soloing it... I've done it before, and it isn't such a big deal, but I was very tired and my body was achy... at some point I sneezed and my lower back was very stiff and painful... no solo today, no climbing today... need to rest.
Back at camp I ran into dogtown who had been out bouldering around and came looking for us.
The crew took a big drink of Lucille up on top and were down at dusk... here they are making dinner... Paganmonkeyboy also shows up!
Another great, but very rare scene was dogtown "selling" [url="http://www.frostworksclimbing.com/sentinel.html"]Frostworks Sentinel Nuts[/url] out of his car! this is how we used to do it before the internet...
I am definitely going to buy a set... they're beautiful!
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P.Kingsbury
Trad climber
the jeep
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Aug 28, 2009 - 12:40pm PT
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Most excellent!!!
Looks a great time as usual!!!
Awesome photo of Ed on the slab problem btw!!
You guys are crushing!!
cheers,
Patrick
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा, co
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Aug 28, 2009 - 12:58pm PT
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Grug on Pooh Corner.
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा, co
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Aug 28, 2009 - 12:59pm PT
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Em on Climb and Punishment.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Aug 28, 2009 - 01:15pm PT
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OK - I'm now impressed with this crowd! Those routes there at Reynolds Hill are burly. I lived in Laramie in 1981. Penis Dimension and Hung Like a Horse chewed me up and spit me out about 20 times each. Climb and Punishment (5.9D+++, a beautiful line and great crack) took a bunch of tries to finally get the lead without hanging.
Great TR! Really enjoying the photos and remembering how fun climbing road trips with friends can be.
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L
climber
Return of the Rebel L Gang
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Aug 28, 2009 - 02:59pm PT
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This thing's just gettin' better an' better!
Em "previsualizing" got me laughing.
Really great pix y'all--can't wait for the next installment.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Aug 28, 2009 - 03:27pm PT
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Geeze... you guys are killing me. Nice shots of great-looking cracks!
Count me in for next year... somehow. I'll get with Manny and form a wagon train.
I wanna be a droog!!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 29, 2009 - 01:07am PT
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This thread drops faster and faster... I suspect all those interested by now are the people who actually showed up... anyway.
Saturday, we, Em, Jaybro and I, were going to split early afternoon to SLC to overnight at Mike's on our way back to the Bay Area... so I declared it a bouldering day (not that I declare a lot... just a suggestion that everyone took up because, apparently and unbeknownst to me a midnight crew wandered out to boulder Friday night while I crashed).
You can get some flavor for it, perhaps with this video of various attempts at Hull's Boulder
http://www.vimeo.com/6324051
I sent it (Manny's picture captures the animal intensity) and Jaybro before me, showing the way wearing his Kaukulators.
Em will have to explain this with the image she was intent upon capturing
as far as I know, no chipmunks were harmed in the process
Here the goatboy works the deceptive slab
carefully watched by the gang of spotters
Paganmonkeyboy working it
And Jaybro actually sends it...
We went out to the fingercrack problem... also hard...
the peanut gallery was at least in the shade
while various highpoints were reached
but even with her hair down super-ripped-Em couldn't unlock the secret
It took Jaybro to skool us in the ways....
http://www.vimeo.com/6324579
we went back to camp after this, loaded up 510 OW and took off for SLC.
I've got some concluding video clips from the rest of the trip that I will put together tomorrow... all in all it was more adventuresome than I had hoped for... and the reason I'm sitting home tonight instead of on the eastside....
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dogtown
Gym climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
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Aug 29, 2009 - 01:22am PT
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Mike wrote:Vedauwoo makes me feel somewhat less than rugged at times.
I know! It's for sure some of the hardest old Sclool climbing I have ever done.EVER.
Frostworks Nuts, if you don't have them. You should.
Dogtown.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 29, 2009 - 01:28am PT
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A thread that should be of widespread interest. Lots of fun. Raspberry picking, too!
How'd you post that mini-animation of Jaybro?
How did 5.10OW do?
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Dudeman
Trad climber
California/Idaho/Beyond
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Aug 29, 2009 - 01:42am PT
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Wow, very nice stuff. Tons of climbing action. Loved all the pics and commentary.
Thanks for sharing.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Aug 29, 2009 - 10:07am PT
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You sure know how to put a good road trip thread together, Ed.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 29, 2009 - 01:14pm PT
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here is something for the photoshoppers to work on...
...I couldn't locate a profile of locker quickly... but this would seem to be grist for that particular mill...
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Aug 29, 2009 - 04:59pm PT
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Great TR, guys.
Rick
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