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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jul 13, 2011 - 10:54pm PT
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Fatty,
Are you calling my crab a homo?!
"Well you can knock me down, step on my face
Splatter my name all over the place
Steal my pins, pick my scab,
But aw-aw honey lay offa my crab!
And don't you ... step on my big wall crab {plink, plink, plink}
Well you can do anything, just lay offa my big wall crab"
Do you like Wee-Wee's Chongo hat and stealth rubber on his feet? And BTW, how did you miss his hair extension?
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MisterE
Social climber
CA
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Jul 13, 2011 - 11:10pm PT
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One post closer to 1000 for #1SuperMama's "climbing" goal!
You post-hounds better let her have that post too! ;)
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#1SuperMama
Social climber
Oakdale, Ca
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Jul 14, 2011 - 12:43am PT
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Well, haven't heard from my two turtles tonight!
They were going for two pitches, but after reading Pete's essay (thanks for all the info, even if way above my climbing knowledge) and all the work that Ammon may b n for, it'll be interesting to see where they end up tonight.
I have to say how Happy and PROUD I am of all of you.
You took the gauntlet and did not let this thread crap out! I just had to write that! ; }
Keep on threading - even if it is minutiae at times - lolol
Love you all,
#1Mama
P.S. #1000 is mine! TTys
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jul 14, 2011 - 01:31am PT
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^^ What RJ, Ron and Mister E said. One of the BEST Mamas on the Taco!
Go Ammon, go Kait!!!!
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Tarz
Mountain climber
Calli
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Jul 14, 2011 - 01:44am PT
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jul 14, 2011 - 01:47am PT
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jiff
Ice climber
colorado
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Jul 14, 2011 - 02:13am PT
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doin what i can to get to 1 grand!!!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 14, 2011 - 02:14am PT
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Jul 14, 2011 - 03:18am PT
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Be careful letting that dog go out to bars on a full moon night.
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#1SuperMama
Social climber
Oakdale, Ca
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Jul 14, 2011 - 05:35am PT
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Can't sleep!
U climbers have No idea what you do to your parents' minds when you're on the wall!
Or at least we parents that know you're on. ; )
Even though I know there can be a bunch of reasons why Kait hasn't checked in - I still am left wide awake with a million different scenarios playing in my head...
...Kait so tired she forgot to call in
(she normally doesn't check in like this, but this climb is just - different.)
...phone died
...one of them's hurt
...the hardware (rivets) that Pete talked about yesterday blew...
...Kait and Ammon are having an all-night strip poker game
...and the scenarios keep playing on and on and on and...
So as of 1:45am, with the full moon lighting up the bedroom, and sleep as ellusive as finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, I shall go find some comfort food. Since I'm failing miserably at "positivity" right now.
A Parent's Perspective,
#1Mama
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Rudder
Trad climber
Long Beach, CA
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Jul 14, 2011 - 05:45am PT
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SM... they are not hurt... everything is golden. :)
You are feeling very sleepy. ;)
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 14, 2011 - 07:37am PT
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...phone died
I bet that's it. Or it's broken. If there is any real problem, we would have heard about it by now and you'd have both the army and marines of YOSAR on the task.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jul 14, 2011 - 08:34am PT
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Supermama.....I know what you mean. Being a parent has it's double edge....the joys of watching yer kids....and the worry of not knowing how they are doing. Bet everything is fine, maybe like you said, just too tired or the phone pooped out. One reason I never pushed my kids to climb...so I had one less worry of them. They may be pushing to get the next pitch done, so they can get off the wall. Hope you got some rest and hope they're both fine!
Peace
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jul 14, 2011 - 10:12am PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 14, 2011 - 11:18am PT
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This thread has clearly gone to the dogs...Go K & A!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jul 14, 2011 - 11:35am PT
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Cell phone reception on El Cap, especially on the left side, can be really sketchy at times. Your signal will go from three bars to no signal and then stay there. Now that they're into the steep bit, their direct line of sight to the cell phone towers may be blocked, too. And of course cell phone batteries die all the time.
For what it's worth, these upper pitches offer safer climbing with far less risk of long dangerous falls. They just may be time consuming for reasons mentioned above.
Annie - please check your email, the one you used to set up your account here. Or else write me directly at passthepitonspete at that hot address dott comm, eh?
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#1SuperMama
Social climber
Oakdale, Ca
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Jul 14, 2011 - 12:41pm PT
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Halleujah!
Kait and Ammon are at the top of Pitch 11.
And the goal is to finish WoS today and pendulum over to Aquarian.
Woot Woot!
Feeling ever so much better now.
And can go about my day with less stress.
Chill out,
Annie
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jul 14, 2011 - 01:08pm PT
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Thanks for the updates, Annie. Hopefully the heading won't slow them down too much.
Today with any luck they will be reaching the traversing ladder of bat-heads - shallow bat holes filled with copperheads whose cables are probably corroded and no longer useable. Ammon may have to put in new rivets, which he told me he brought to cover this eventuality. While it is normally not cool to "add rivets" to an existing route, in this instance it is legit because he is correcting the mistake of the first ascensionists after they dropped key items in the rivet kit and were unable to do the job right in this last section.
Drilling is tedious, time-consuming and strenuous, but maybe with a little extra reach he can reduce the number of holes below the current count of 12 or 13.
Once he's on Aquarian Wall, a speed climber like Ammon - who has climbed many hard El Cap nailups in a day or less - should be able to fly up to Thanksgiving Ledge.
Do you know if they plan to leave their stuff there at Thanksgiving Ledge and return later to get it? It's a long schlepp over the top via the West Buttress/Lurking Fear finish down to the East Ledges. Plus they must be running low on food and water. Have they said how their supplies are holding out?
Can't wait to hear all about it! Go Kait and Ammon! Get this damn thing over with!
Cheers,
Pete
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MH2
climber
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Jul 14, 2011 - 01:10pm PT
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Fantastic.
A pirate, a young woman, a Mom, a dog, and a Canadian scarecrow bust the spell on WoS.
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