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TKingsbury

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MT
Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 15, 2009 - 03:00pm PT
Neil and Joel had been appearing in the "Articles from the Jeep" thread and others, but after Thanksgiving they headed to Patagonia...looks like they are having a BLAST!




http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/


Cheers,

Tom
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2009 - 03:43pm PT



Neil hangin with Tarbuster, Trevor and Pat back in June...

P.Kingsbury

Trad climber
the jeep
Jan 15, 2009 - 05:55pm PT
bump for the bros down south!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mojede

Trad climber
Butte, America
Jan 15, 2009 - 06:52pm PT
Good stuff, N and J--stick to the stone.

BTW, nice meeting with you two on T-day down at the Creek.
klk

Trad climber
cali
Jan 15, 2009 - 07:50pm PT
What's with all the pix of rocks in some weird place filled with foreigners?

Get with the program or stfu.

Post something opinionated about politics or religion or guns or modern science-- anything, so long as it's a topic you know nothing about.

Kaufman? What kind of a name is that anyway? Probably foreign. Or Jewish. Or worse.

Probably all a buncha pinkos. Why when I first got to JTree . . . . . . . . . .
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2009 - 08:42pm PT
Post something opinionated about politics or religion or guns or modern science-- anything, so long as it's a topic you know nothing about.

hahahahahahaah!


Stir it up!
alpinerockfiend

Trad climber
Jackson, WY
Jan 18, 2009 - 11:23pm PT
OK, that picture of Nigel Kauffman, Bowman, et al cracks me up. What's the context behind that? What's Bowman doing holding a Boss record?
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2009 - 11:39pm PT
LOL!

You're right Tami...this is no place for such topics!

Boss record photo came from this thread:
http://supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=609367
the Original Articles from the Jeep thread...


Cheers!

(off to bed...bouldering tomorrow...)
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2009 - 06:27pm PT
BLOG UPDATE BUMP!

interesting first hand account of a recent rescue


ron gomez

Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
Feb 5, 2009 - 08:14pm PT
NICE WINE GLASSES roy!
Peace
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 10:07am PT
One more bump for the morning folks...

Crazy how threads like this drop...
Captain...or Skully

Social climber
North of the Owyhees
Feb 6, 2009 - 11:00am PT
No doubt.
Sweet rock down yonder way. Shame it's so damn far away.
Or maybe knott. Keeps a lotta folks off.
That could go either way, huh?
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 11:30am PT
I'm constantly amazed by the pics posted from that area. Stellar stuff for sure.

Once more borrowed pic for the non-clickers


Word has it(via email) that they're heading back up to high camp very soon...

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
pads are for girls
Feb 6, 2009 - 04:00pm PT
Sorry y'had ta bump your own thred TK - - (GOOD)!
Jaybro

Social climber
wuz real!
Feb 6, 2009 - 04:54pm PT
cool stuff!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2009 - 03:52pm PT
My buddies are back in Patagonia, and just wrote up a nice report on their recent climb up Fitz Roy. Psyched for them!




http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/

youngharz

Boulder climber
Carpinteria
Dec 10, 2009 - 08:12pm PT
Los Hermanos Kauffman!
I'm so stoked for them, they deserved a weather window like that!
Joel and Neil keep it real.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2009 - 10:01am PT
a bump for the morning folk
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2009 - 12:32pm PT
Maybe I should have posted this with a political title...
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2009 - 12:33pm PT
http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/



If this type of sh!t doesn't get you psyched...I think I'm hanging with the wrong folks...
mojede

Trad climber
Butte, America
Dec 11, 2009 - 12:43pm PT
Good job, Bozeman crew--glad you're getting some exotic stone time in, and am looking forward to slaying the pebbles when you make it back through/to the Batholith:-)
goatboy smellz

climber
लघिमा
Dec 11, 2009 - 01:00pm PT
Way to go Neil and Joel!
Wooot yeah Fitzroy, Proud climb.
Jack Burns

climber
Dec 11, 2009 - 01:34pm PT
Looks like those guys fired off Last of the Gringos on St. Exupery. That route looks incredible.
Nice job, boys.
Gregory Crouch

Social climber
Goleta, California
Dec 11, 2009 - 01:48pm PT
Congrats!
le_bruce

climber
Oakland: what's not to love?
Dec 11, 2009 - 03:20pm PT

Killer.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2009 - 07:25pm PT
aye, quite killer.

Glad some of y'all checked it out...I'm starting to wonder about some of these folks though...
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2009 - 01:17pm PT
More pics and thoughts posted bump

http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/

mcreel

climber
Barcelona
Dec 21, 2009 - 01:51pm PT
The weather sure sucks down there, doesn't it?
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2009 - 05:10pm PT
yeah, looks like that was a horrible weather window :D



to be honest, the lack of responses here is astounding to me...hope you folks are finding some joy out there, cause these fellas sure as hell are!!!


just tryin to share some joy with the tribe...
Gene

Social climber
Dec 21, 2009 - 05:21pm PT
Love the Donnini anchor.

I'm following their blog and thank you for putting it up here.
Tea

Trad climber
Behind the Zion Curtain
Dec 21, 2009 - 05:41pm PT
SWEET!!!!
pocoloco1

Social climber
The Chihuahua Desert
Dec 21, 2009 - 05:43pm PT
The crew from Montana always delivers. Thanks for all the trip reports. Hope you have a great Holiday Season and an even bigger 2010.
10b4me

Ice climber
Ice Caves at the Sads
Dec 22, 2009 - 12:55am PT
great pics
bmacd

Social climber
British Columbia
Dec 22, 2009 - 01:09am PT
wow ! keep posting this kinda stuff please ....
mucci

Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
Dec 22, 2009 - 01:24am PT
Very Nice TK.

thanks for the link, good stuff for sure, SPLITTER Cracks abound.

BUMP
Mucci
Roxy

Trad climber
CA Central Coast
Dec 22, 2009 - 02:24pm PT
a truly awesome share...now for my scheduled afternoon daydream...climbing in Patagonia, O thread take me there... *sigh*

le_bruce

climber
Oakland: what's not to love?
Dec 22, 2009 - 03:19pm PT

From the blog's caption: visible snow/ice alone is 1000m of climbing (that's El Cap).

This shot of the Supercanaleta reminds me of an Italian climber I met in Frey. Memory is kind of fuzzy, and his English wasn't all there, but what I recall: Three seasons earlier he and his partner were a good way up the route, considering bailing while hanging together on their anchor in bad wx when the anchor failed, piece by piece in quick succession. He lived, partner didn't make it. The season I met him he'd come back to Patagonia to try the Super again, but on arrival detoured to Frey instead.

Dim memory also says they'd had to climb over the frozen and inextricable corpse of a climber who'd fallen long before on that route? True, bad memory, or climber's legend? Can't say for sure.
marty(r)

climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
Dec 22, 2009 - 10:17pm PT
It's there world, we're just visiting. (!)
BASE104

climber
An Oil Field
Dec 23, 2009 - 05:18am PT
I checked out their blog, and it looks like those guys never stop. Endless summer.
LuckyPink

climber
the last bivy
Dec 23, 2009 - 11:46am PT
wow... I've been watching this thread but am speechless. encouraging thoughts to climb hard smart and high..great to see they have the weather.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 4, 2010 - 11:54am PT
The Kauffman brothers climb Aguja Guillamet

Bumping for a nice blog update with video

http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/aguja-guillamet.html

Cheers!
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jan 4, 2010 - 02:39pm PT
Awesome Tom!
Thanks for sharing. . .


sort of 'wish I were there'!!!!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 4, 2010 - 06:20pm PT
Bumping the goods...

looks like another stellar adventure...
bmacd

Social climber
British Columbia
Jan 5, 2010 - 12:43am PT
Awesome ...

Bag a Patagonia peak and then make a killer music video of the ascent on your rest day.

These guys rock !
Conrad

climber
Jan 5, 2010 - 09:07am PT
Nice...

To be there.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 5, 2010 - 11:51am PT
Nice pic Conrad!

The fellas just updated the post and added a good amount of photos...


Cheers!
Porkchop_express

Trad climber
Currently in San Diego
Jan 5, 2010 - 02:33pm PT
Thats a hell of an adventure they look to be having! One of these days I gotta get down there...
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Jan 6, 2010 - 02:02am PT
hey there say, Tkingsbury... very nice stuff here... still going strong for good shares...

*wonderful pictures, here at the end, too...
thanks conrad--great mountain pic...
:)

edit:
after seseing some more of this:

wow! :)
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2010 - 04:29pm PT
New blog post bump


http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/viento-mucho-viento.html
Largo

Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
Jan 22, 2010 - 05:37pm PT
Tami wrote: "Wow but those cracks look so boring. So chossy. So not-splitter. So Jewish. So very political. Like LEB sent them already."

Now that's pretty damn funny, but I'm wondering what actually makes a crack "so Jewish." I climb with a bunch of Jews - always have for that matter - and not Gabe, nor Matthew, nor yet Mort have any idea what a "so Jewish" crack might look like.

It sure sounds funny, though.

JL
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Jan 22, 2010 - 07:39pm PT
TKingsbury,
Awesome thread man! What amazing pictures and stone.

Fantasy stuff eh?

I've been there, but barely climbed.
Good thing I was with my wife instead of a serious partner!!


Maybe I should have posted this with a political title...


It has worked before....see below.

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=831034&msg=831881#msg831881
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2010 - 09:30pm PT
LOL! good to see the idea has been used then :D
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Jan 22, 2010 - 11:36pm PT
Patagonia bump for Kingsbury quality and attitude.

Rush Limbaugh Is Ghey!!
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jan 22, 2010 - 11:50pm PT
Conrad,

that's knott nice to those of us stuck in the lower 48. . .



waaaaaahhhh!!!!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 28, 2010 - 10:54am PT
Bump for a new blog post

some really nice shots!


http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/never-stop-relaxing.html
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 28, 2010 - 11:02am PT
has to do with the fact that this is an actual climbing thread, not religious or political...so therefore it only gets 60 posts over two years...

I shoulda made the title about Palin or something...
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Jan 28, 2010 - 12:18pm PT
As soon as I am done with school, IM GOING!
tom woods

Gym climber
Bishop, CA
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:59pm PT
Wedge what are you in school for? Wait let me guess...nursing. God I'm an idiot. Nursing is the perfect climber job. I should have done it years ago.

I'm in school to teach, in the face of declining enrollment and state cuts. I've always been kind of dumb and bull headed, that's why I'm always broke.

PK- The reason people don't post on this thread is that we are all insanely jealous. Politics? Even when you are totally screwed the powers that be innundate you with that nonesense.

I read through these guy's site. It's awesome. Someday maybe.

Thanks for posting that last photo by the way, I've been wondering how Cerro torre ties in with that Fitzroy. That photo shows where everything is.
Ricardo Cabeza

climber
All Over.
Jan 29, 2010 - 12:03am PT
BUMP.

Less politics, more climbing.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2010 - 05:05pm PT
BUMP

The fellas have been waiting patiently and were rewarded with some good weather...

http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/return-to-torre-valley.html
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 1, 2010 - 11:21am PT
BUMP!

and the good weather continues!

http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/guillomet-mermoz-link-up.html
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 1, 2010 - 12:31pm PT
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 5, 2010 - 06:13pm PT
gotta bump this once more...

some great recent stuff to check out y'all!

and it's friday! get PSYCHED!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2010 - 04:46pm PT
BUMP for another great installment!

The fellas check out the Valley of Pier Giogio, looks AMAZING!


http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/valle-pier-giorgio.html


mojede

Trad climber
Butte, America
Mar 8, 2010 - 05:34pm PT
That's some fine looking rock those boys are playing on--good on them!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2010 - 06:38pm PT
You can say that again Moj!

Hope some of y'all see/saw this bump and these recent adventures...with all the recent pissing and moaning I thought folks would be all over some climbing content, especially this stuff...but not really much in way of responses...though that seems to be the standard...
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Mar 8, 2010 - 07:47pm PT
Wow. What photos! Those cracks, the granite, the everything you've shown looks incredible. Thanks a ton!
klk

Trad climber
cali
Mar 8, 2010 - 07:53pm PT
Just give it a title like, "Socialist weather for foreigners" or something and watch it dance to the top of the front page.
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Mar 8, 2010 - 07:56pm PT
Still lovin' it!
What incredible stone and pictures.

I wish I could get back down there....and have it be warmer.....

Great stuff, thanks Mr. Kingsbury!
Zander

Trad climber
Berkeley
Mar 8, 2010 - 08:16pm PT
Thanks for bumping this TK,
I don't know how I missed it before. Beautiful place and pics.
Zander
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2010 - 09:19pm PT
Glad I'm not the only one stoked!

Faith has been (partially) restored

cheers!
arsenalcrater

Trad climber
Vista, CA
Mar 8, 2010 - 10:36pm PT
TK,

This is some fukin' killer shit! Thanks for sharing - and I sure hope to make the trip down there some day.
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Mar 8, 2010 - 10:52pm PT
TOM...you got that one right nursing...going to have to leave the land of milk and honey but will be back, like many others.


Yep...I still wanta go! Still looks good to me!
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
Mar 8, 2010 - 11:39pm PT
That is so supercool!!!
tarek

climber
berkeley
Mar 11, 2010 - 12:07pm PT
bump
Jack Burns

climber
Mar 11, 2010 - 12:13pm PT
These young men do not f*#k around. Just when I think I've purged the alpine bug from my system, these guys keep posting awesome stuff and the rat continues to gnaw.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 25, 2010 - 03:38pm PT
http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/valle-escondido.html

The journey continues in Bariloche...
Lambone

Ice climber
Ashland, Or
Mar 25, 2010 - 04:41pm PT
stellar pics
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2010 - 02:42pm PT
The fellas are back in the states, and just posted a great recap of their adventures in Patagonia

check it out!

http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/los-hermanos-have-been-stateside-for-11.html


Cheers!
OR

Trad climber
VT
Apr 14, 2010 - 08:47pm PT
Schweeeeeet
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 15, 2010 - 09:48am PT
AM BUMP!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 6, 2011 - 02:47pm PT
Recent post from Neil:

http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/rey-puesto.html


Joel caught some press lately as well:

http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/americans_climb_stunning_ice_line_in_nepal/


http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web11w/newswire-lobuje-east

Cheers!
dogtown

Trad climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
Jan 6, 2011 - 03:55pm PT
That totally wrecked my day!!! Wish I was there.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 6, 2011 - 08:12pm PT
bump for the evening crowd...
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2011 - 11:31am PT
Monday Bump

Neil getting a bit of press for that last climb...Congrats Neil! Thing looks rad!

http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/new_routes_in_patagonia/


if you read this post, please bump it...I mean, you do come here from climbing content right?

Cheers

Manimal

climber
SLT, Ca
Jan 17, 2011 - 12:41pm PT
Bump/vote for climbing content and what keeps us dreamin'
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2011 - 02:15pm PT
update bump!

Looks wild!


http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/freeze-or-fry.html


Word has it Neil just completed yet another new route down there...hoping for more updates soon!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2011 - 02:58pm PT
Damn, that update came quicker than I thought!

Nice work fellas, looks stellar!



http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/coda-aguja-desmochada.html
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2011 - 10:28pm PT
evening bump...

incredible this got no response...new routes in Patagonia...y'all are fvcked...
pocoloco1

Social climber
The Chihuahua Desert
Feb 14, 2011 - 10:37pm PT
Planet Kauffman Bump

Living the dream
Captain...or Skully

climber
The Seas of Stone.
Feb 14, 2011 - 10:55pm PT
Those guys kick royal Ass.
Roxy

Trad climber
CA Central Coast
Feb 14, 2011 - 10:56pm PT
the thread of dreams....

love it!
MaxJ

Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Feb 15, 2011 - 12:55am PT
Neil Kauffman is a bona fide bad ass.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2011 - 11:17am PT
bumping the goods...

you read those last trip reports!?
Brandon-

climber
Done With Tobacco
Feb 15, 2011 - 11:21am PT
It seems as if they crush it everywhere they go!

Again, awesome!
east side underground

Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
Feb 15, 2011 - 12:15pm PT
What beautiful crack systems, thanks.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2011 - 10:26am PT
Another update
Seems like the fellas are having quite the season!
http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/splittertonville-aka-red-pillar.html
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Feb 18, 2011 - 12:26pm PT
That rock looks so amazing that it seems to make me forget that it is also a place that is very serious to flake your rope out. Someday I will have to go there, but it sure is fun living vicariously through those that go.
jfailing

Trad climber
A trailer park in the Sierras
Feb 18, 2011 - 01:34pm PT
This is f*cking rad!!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2011 - 10:38am PT

http://joelandneilsclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/fitz-roy-pilar-norte.html
klk

Trad climber
cali
Feb 28, 2011 - 12:10pm PT
finally got to get back to this.

amazing cracks, good weather--

is it my imagination or is there a lot more good weather in patagonia than back in the early 1980s? or are there so many more climbers now that someone is guarantted to have good windows, so that's mostly what we hear about?
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2011 - 01:04pm PT
Interesting question...'they' say there is a lot more climbers down there now...but it would be cool to also look at weather trends through the years as well...
pocoloco1

Social climber
The Chihuahua Desert
Feb 28, 2011 - 10:59pm PT
pas un coup politique
marty(r)

climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
Feb 28, 2011 - 11:45pm PT
It's their world, we're just visiting! ¡feliz viajes y cumbres, amigos! Enjoy a Quilmes for all of us stateside.
le_bruce

climber
Oakland: what's not to love?
Mar 1, 2011 - 12:31am PT
DAMN

Brandon-

climber
Done With Tobacco
Mar 21, 2011 - 04:15pm PT
Bump
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Nov 28, 2011 - 09:18pm PT
Double bump
crøtch

climber
Dec 24, 2011 - 03:37am PT
tis the season
Roxy

Trad climber
CA Central Coast
Dec 24, 2011 - 11:35am PT
pretty cool that cats like Neil and Joel keep such a bitchin' blog. Some great write ups and killer pics. Yeah for weather windows!

Thanks for sharing the goods TK!

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