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cowpoke
climber
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Jan 31, 2008 - 09:02am PT
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geez...absolutely amazing.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Jan 31, 2008 - 11:49am PT
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Post some pix for a while and pull 'em later if you need to hang on to their publishing value?
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Jan 31, 2008 - 12:20pm PT
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Amazing. Thanks for sharing!!!
GO
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Cosmin
Big Wall climber
Europe/China
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Jan 31, 2008 - 01:17pm PT
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Awesome! Inspiring!
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Manue
climber
Montréal
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Jan 31, 2008 - 01:24pm PT
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The written version is almost better than the radio one! I can't wait to see some pictures of it now!
Great success, you sure deserve some maple sirup and I'm working on the free healthcare thing...
Emmanuelle from La Cueva de la Vallee del Silencio
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durangoclimber
Trad climber
Durango, Colorado
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Jan 31, 2008 - 02:51pm PT
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Holy F*&%^ing S%&t. Dude...you rock. Awesome route. Can't wait to read more.
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Sparky
Trad climber
vagabon movin on
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Jan 31, 2008 - 03:17pm PT
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Jeaaaaaasus Christo! Proud man. That is certainly PROUD.
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Jan 31, 2008 - 06:27pm PT
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Bump to keep this amazing achievement on page 1
Damn impressive Dave, love to see some pics.
Erik
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Handjam Belay
Gym climber
expat from the truth
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Jan 31, 2008 - 06:49pm PT
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A few years ago in the grant circles there was all of this grumbling about alpinism vs. guaranteed outcome wall climbing.
Aside from being an amazing feat of human will. This ascent seems to let some air out of the guaranteed outcome balloon.
Fuqn marvelous climb! I remember how sick this looked in that old mag after The Dream went down.
Spot on man!
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Strongerdog
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 31, 2008 - 07:00pm PT
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Dave, I read this a couple of days ago and cannot stop thinking about it. Way to push the envelope and way to inspire adventure!
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DaveT.
Big Wall climber
southeast face portaledge
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2008 - 08:29pm PT
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when David was 4 years old the first book I taught him and his sister to read was
"I Can Do It Myself". I also remember telling them that some day they would have
great advenures.... .Being a solo parent raising my two kids, I know i was always
wondering if I was teaching my kids the things they would need in their adult life.
Not so much of things like how to cook or .... but things like, the best help comes
from within, or if your not part of the solution, your part of the problem. From the
day David left Sacramento of course I was very concened about this climb. Not freaked
out with worry because I am totally confident in my Sons climbing skills. I have enjoyed his tallents, I'v even enjoyed his world first hand, climbing a couple big walls with him, spent the nignt on Dinner Ledge last year, but now... ..... after reading his trip report, I have not been able to e-mail or Skype with him. Liike I just got hit with a
bolder from terrorville. The fear that I could have lost my Son has a hidious grip on me right now. If anyone has advice for me, e-mail me at, elcapbummom@att.net... and please don't talk to David about this post. He would be irritated with me for babbeling
on Supertopo..I feel that I failed to teach my son to have a fear of death. not from a climbing error, but from nature. I am soooooo very proud of him..But I want him to come home. I need to hug him...
Oh No... after posting i noticed this post shows as if from David.... I'm on his computer. I tried to delete, unsucessful. Hey Petons Pete,do you think I should be banned from supertopo???
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jan 31, 2008 - 09:00pm PT
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No mom, you shouldn't be banned.
And bein' that yer a mom and obviously a very good one:
That other stuff you spoke of concerning your son is the appropriate response!
No worries though, you got a good kid too.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jan 31, 2008 - 09:03pm PT
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Thanks for posting up Dave T!!!
Here, I captured my favorite lines from your wonderful story:
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"nothing was going to stop this dream from coming to fruition except for what we put in the back of our mind and dont talk about."
"a few falls were logged when things went wrong, and some blood was lost"…
…"more repair work insued, a constant job task on a wall as pist off as this one."
"a quick smile broke out on my face and i just went for it."
"i am not even going to try to relate how i felt actually doing what i had dreamt of for so long, but i am sure you have an idea."
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Keep that Majik Alive!
-Roy
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Jan 31, 2008 - 09:16pm PT
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No you shouldn't be banned. Good heavens!
Its not that you "failed to teach [your] son to have a fear of death" You can bet that up on that wall he felt the most deeply stirring appreciation for life that could ever be imagined. These experiences are the lenses which give us perspective on all things to come. Just like there is no pure pleasure without knowledge of pain, one must look death in the eye to fully comprehend the sanctity of life. Be glad he has the good sense to go climbing and isn't at war. You did well.
-Jerry
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stinky
climber
Santa Cruz. CA
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with 100 posts, this really should be on the front page. nice job dave, look forward to hearing more.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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What a proud accomplishment, congrats Dave!! Thanks for sharing all the details with us. It was an amazing read.
That really was so inspiring. My highest congrats!!
Also, you did this with a Muggs Stump award. I didn't know him, but I'm sure wherever he is, he is So friggin proud of what you did. It is one for the ages bro!!
I bet the Captain is going to seem SO friggin light to ya now :)!
Looking forward to hearing more about your adventure!!
B.
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Spencer Adkisson
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Way to go Dave! Here is a cyber high five /**\
Keep that feeling forever man.
Unless somebody has already helped you out, here is what I do if I want to post pictures.
1. Plug your camera into your computer, and download all of them. Assuming you are using a PC, Just create a new folder (right click new> folder). Name it something meaningful.
2 Go to www.photobucket.com and create an account. Upload all your pictures into your new account. If they are really big, you can resize them on the photobucket site, but that is permanent. I use Irfanview. go here to get it, that way you can resize, or rotate your photos as you wish. (http://www.download.com/IrfanView/3000-2192_4-10021962.html);
If you want to use Irfanview, just double click the icon once you have installed it on your computer. Then go to File>Open, and brows to the folder wher you downloaded all your pictures from your camera. Click on the one you want, and it will open the file. Then go to Image>Resize/Resample, and select your desired size. You can also do this to rotate left or right. Now go to File>save as, and name it something meaningful, so you can find it again, and it's not just some funky numbered file. You should be good to go after that. Upload your edited/resized photo onto photobucket, so it won't be humongous on the Supertopo page.
3. Open a separate window, and log onto Super Topo, and post a reply to your kick-ass thread.
4. Now, whenever you want to post a certain picture, just do a left click on the box that says IMG Code. It should automatically say "Copied". Or, you can do a right click, copy.
5. Now, go back to the Super Topo site, and do a Ctrl V (or right click paste) to paste the link where you want the picture to go. It will paste a bunch of junk, not the actual picture...don't worry about it. When you hit "Post This Reply" it will all show up as you wanted, like majic.
Like this
If somebody already told you this, then I apologize. Either way, I think we would all LOVE to see some pictures.
Congratulations once again. =) SA
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nicolamartinez
Big Wall climber
Brazil
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Good job Nigga !!! Way to send. Peace. Nick
Dave Turner on Block Party. Another SOLO FA on the big stone. F*#K YEAH!!!
Way up there looking for something
Problems with your rope??? Call Dave Turner.
Block Party, Tempest and Sea of Dreams
King cobras at the bridge
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addiroid
Big Wall climber
Long Beach, CA
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Congrats Dave. This is from the guy who told your Mom in the meadow in October that I was Jim Bridwell when you were doing the NA with Timmy and Malloy and were bivying/climbing near The Eye. Congrats on a spectacular send and good that you made it through all the tribulations on the horizontal and vertical!!
Paul
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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and he just won survivor too..
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