dropped my wedding ring off el cap (accidentally)

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Damian C

Trad climber
Berkeley
Jan 23, 2014 - 12:41pm PT
Wow. You never know... Congratulations to Gha and his wife. And props to mastadon for the effort he made here.

This thread shows the real spirit of the climbing community. Truly amazing!
H

Mountain climber
there and back again
Jan 23, 2014 - 01:09pm PT
When I read what drljefe said
"WOW!
Mastadon's got some Smeagol in him!"
I almost spit my coffee out laughing.

Right on Mastadon, good on ya. So nice of you to do the research and happy Gha is reunited with his ring. What timing. Can you say synchronicity!
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Jan 23, 2014 - 01:36pm PT
What a great story!!
JZ

Trad climber
seattle
Jan 23, 2014 - 03:28pm PT
I lost my youth 15 years ago, could you find that for me?
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
Jan 23, 2014 - 07:31pm PT
What a great big smile-makin' story!
mastadon

Trad climber
crack addict
Jan 23, 2014 - 08:43pm PT
If I had any Smeagol in me I wouldn't have sent my precious away……..
youri

climber
Jan 23, 2014 - 11:21pm PT
Wow! Cool story! :-))))
Tobia

Social climber
Denial
Nov 26, 2014 - 04:01am PT
Prior to the recovery of this ring, I advised Etowah County Officials to contact a fellow, who goes by the name of Mastadon in the Tahoe area, as he is an expert at recovering lost rings, especially those symbolic of a sacred union. At first they were hesitant, due to unusual "nickname"; but the bride to be was persistent in her demands that he be contacted.

Moments before the call to Tahoe was made, the ring was discovered.

http://www.abc3340.com/story/27481115/etowah-county-dive-team-recovers-engagement-ring-from-noccalula-falls

mastadon

Trad climber
crack addict
Dec 3, 2014 - 07:08am PT

Mr Tobias sir,
Please tell me that you were kidding. I HATE cold water.

How are you doing, BTW?
Tobia

Social climber
Denial
Dec 3, 2014 - 07:28am PT
Mr. Mastadon,

Don't "sweat" the cold water. Once I informed them of the criteria for calculating your fee, as well as your agents, they told me they would shut down the falls before contacting.

I'm doing fine, recouping from knee replacement surgery; which is slow and tedious. I hit 117º on the flexion gauge yesterday. Four more weeks and I can start pedaling my bike on the road; which is something to look forward to. I have a serious case of cabin fever.

Hope all is well with you and the mi-zəz.
Flip Flop

Trad climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 3, 2014 - 07:48am PT
I lost my wife's wedding ring far from any cliff. Last I saw it was on her plumpy little hands. Please don't send it back.

Nice job Don.

For 100 years people threw their wedding rings in the Truckee River in Reno. Some kids started prospecting and pulled like $600,000 worth of old rings.
Slabby D

Trad climber
B'ham WA
Dec 3, 2014 - 08:20am PT
I lost my wedding ring somewhere in Canyonlands after leaving it stashed in the sidepocket of a backpack over three days of climbing. Discovered it missing several days later and a few hundred miles away.

Fast forward a year and some climber from CO discovered it partially buried at the base of one of the towers. Amazing.....

He wrote a story about it here......

http://mikeclimbsrocks.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-needle-in-haystack.html
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