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Patrick Sawyer
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Originally California now Ireland
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 8, 2008 - 05:16am PT
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I just saw on the Eiger entry in Wikipedia that Dean Potter has free soloed the Eiger yesterday (August 7). Does anybody have the details? It didn't say what route but I'd imagine it was on the Nordwand.
I'll google it in the mean time.
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jstan
climber
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Dang it all Oakie. Anybody ever tell you that you are a poet?
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Dragon with Matches
climber
Bamboo Grove
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I hope he did; that would be a landmark ascent.
The Heckmair ("1938") Route has been climbed solo many times; however a free solo (sans tools) would, to my knowledge, be a first.
August on the Nordwand must be a shooting gallery nowadays.
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bookworm
Social climber
Falls Church, VA
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of course not...why would he solo anything without a camera crew around to capture the moment?
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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yes he did, he's the man. . .DF
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Shingle
climber
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Yes - first reported on Climbing Narcissist website. climbingnarc.com
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jstan
climber
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This raises a very old scientific question related to objects occupying space, a question dating from early Greek civilization.
How much sh#t can fly through the air all at one time?
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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An amazing ascent if he did - the added elemental considerations (rock/snowfall, poor quality, etc) make for some serious intestinal fortitude.
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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jstan,
Yes you would know alot about sh#t wouldn't you, didn't they name a toilet after you? you know amerikan standard?. . .DF
Hey, limpwristed wank it must get boring working at the 7-11, oh look somebody spilled some jstan on aisle #2 go clean it up.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Well what's the straight poop then?
Tooled or without?
Free?
(I thought the spectators had to pay.)
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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"I hope he did; that would be a landmark ascent."
proud for sure, but landmark? hasn't the '36 route on the eiger been soloed before? didn't wilford solo it, like, ages ago? along with a slew of euros?
could be mistaken, but it seems like a news blurb about someone or other soloing the eiger pops up once every few years.
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xkyczar
Trad climber
denver
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Someone at fiveten made the wikipedia entry.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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shut yer pie hole, elephant boy.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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I remember seeing a file of Cathlene Destiville (sp?) soloing the face, so I do know it's been solo'ed before. But, I never knew there was a distinction between free and solo in the sense that you wouldn't get to take tools. Makes sense. And makes me wonder.
Either way, Way to Go Dean! Keep Crankin'...
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And has for Dean being silly, I'd say No, he's pretty serious. Little? You're off there too.
For sure, the DA thing has hounded Dean. Some folks just can't see past that one, and that's OK I guess. But, jail time? Get serious, victimless crime. And he climbed through a loop hole, so any charge would have to be dropped.
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xkyczar
Trad climber
denver
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And per their website:
08/07/08
Dean Potter Completes Free Solo of The Eiger
Details to come...
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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i'm gonna step out on a limb here and guess by "free solo" they mean alone and without a rope.
now, if he did it smokin' a fug in one hand, beer in the other, wearing shorts, e.b.'s, and a chalk bag, now that would be landmark! i'd be a fanboy for life, yo.
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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bvb,
It's was a free/base, freesolo with a rigg on, he flew down. . .DF
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Bullwinkle, how long did it take him?
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Ed: Wow, solo then jump, that is friggin' wild. That boy has chauzpah in Spades.
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For those that find it cool to demean other's accomplishments, I truly hope that it acts as some sort of therapy for you, allowing you to behave more like an adult when you deal face-to-face with real people. If not, you're wasting your time and ours.
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I'm with James...
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Kelly,
He didn't say, just left a message on my phone saying he sent. . .D
hey dopie, p-p? you'd better get off the internet machine, your mommy wants to change your nappies. . .p-p? LOL
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