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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 18, 2011 - 05:26pm PT
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Ammon, forget about SuperTopo. You should sell your story and photos to one of the rags. Doesn't matter what you report. They'd lap it up.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
California
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Jul 18, 2011 - 05:29pm PT
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Exactly what I'm working on MH. Cheers!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 18, 2011 - 05:33pm PT
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You don't have to spill it all here, just give us a few tasty tidbits.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 18, 2011 - 05:39pm PT
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Whichever buys the story, I'd guess it will first appear on line, that is fairly soon. Sounds like R & I at least is interested.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jul 18, 2011 - 05:59pm PT
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"Preliminary reports now suggest Smith and Jensen told the truth about everything, including the 15 or so “micro-enhancements” they made to avoid drilling rivets."
WRONG!!!
Sweet! A twist to the story! This is most excellent!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 18, 2011 - 06:07pm PT
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By an odd twist of fate, I really am eating popcorn right now
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 18, 2011 - 06:16pm PT
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Dingus gets the coveted post#1096!
Hey even basementeers gotta eat...
Besides 10 miles away at Deto, it's over a hundred degrees.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 18, 2011 - 06:22pm PT
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True Dingus, but being upside down
isn't always that bad......
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 18, 2011 - 07:15pm PT
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Ammon should say nothing about the climb.
NOTHING
That way this stupid internet wanking will go on for another 30 years untill they're all dead ......
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Jul 18, 2011 - 08:06pm PT
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Werner, I remember clearly your cautioning in regards to speculation back in the day. Loved the way you would enunciate each syllable of "speculation". Your wise words have influenced me well over the years.
Looks like we'll need a lot of popcorn before Ammon tells his tales!
cheers
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 18, 2011 - 08:14pm PT
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Hopefully no poopcorn.
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Prod
Trad climber
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Jul 18, 2011 - 08:24pm PT
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Hey Gene,
Get with it, that was posted a few days back.
Prod.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno
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Jul 18, 2011 - 08:32pm PT
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Seems, if memory serves me correctly, that some people here owe Ammon some money and a LOT of alcohol... Maybe someone should go back and tally that up. I seem to remember it being near a couple thousand. Just sayin...
Proud send Bro! Sorry I wasn't there. Work sucks ASS! But, not as much as homelessness.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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Jul 18, 2011 - 08:34pm PT
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Sometimes, homelessness rules. Just sometimes.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno
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Jul 18, 2011 - 08:58pm PT
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Captain - OK, really it was the difference between $14K and about $900.00 a month in residual income, plus a percentage of a company. I've had to make a LOT of sacrifices for this project, but when finished, can climb at will again. :) Ammon was forgiving/understanding.
I *was* pretty bummed tho, as we'd been planning this for years now and just hadn't been able to synch schedules. We'd even both fixed the first pitch(es) separately, in attempts to get off the ground. But, that's life, eh?
I'm psyched for he and Kait!
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Jul 18, 2011 - 09:12pm PT
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Ron Anderson said: this will be talked of thirty to fourty years from now, much like the WOEML was talked about. Wonder what climbing will be like then?
when will the next "great" controversy take place, and where?
Good analogy, because who really cares deeply about the whole WOEML debacle anyway, aside from a good historical tempest in a teapot?
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tonesfrommars
Trad climber
California
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Jul 18, 2011 - 09:18pm PT
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Hey Ammon,
was that photo staged or did you guys actually drag that book up the wall for inspiration and spiritual enhancement?
did I say enhancement? hehe
GOod job, can't wait to read all about it!
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jul 18, 2011 - 10:08pm PT
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Does Ammon really get to collect the brews and cash if he doesn't post a TR? Just curious...
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