Mithral Dihedral 5.10b

 
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Mt. Russell


High Sierra, California USA


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Mithral Dihedral, AWESOMENESS
Sunday September 14, 2014 7:44pm
So so so so so so so so damn fun. This was my first ever 14er and not my last! many more to come! It was a 5 star climb in a 5 star area with 5 star friends. A very memorable climb that will always be rememberd!

It was a 16 hour C2C, left my legs feeling like jello!

Go out there and climb it!

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top of mount russell via the mithral dihedral
top of mount russell via the mithral dihedral
Credit: whitemeat
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approaching a giant
approaching a giant
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awkward in so many ways
awkward in so many ways
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STOKED
STOKED
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good things must come to an end...
good things must come to an end...
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check out the little video I made!

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OOOOOGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!


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whitemeat
About the Author
whitemeat is a trad climber from San Luis Obispo, CA.

Comments
crankster

Trad climber
No. Tahoe
  Sep 14, 2014 - 07:58pm PT
Very cool. Nice video.
I've done the Fishhook & Keeler. This looks superior.
Flip Flop

climber
Earth Planet, Universe
  Sep 14, 2014 - 08:03pm PT
That is some fantastic footage. Nicely done.
feralfae

Boulder climber
Montana, on the Divide and around.
  Sep 14, 2014 - 08:31pm PT
Great footage, music.
Good job all around!
Congratulations!
feralfae
climbski2

Mountain climber
The Ocean
  Sep 14, 2014 - 08:43pm PT
Click the film folks. Kid has good taste in music.. He will go far.

Glad the leg is doing great!
limpingcrab

Gym climber
Minkler, CA
  Sep 14, 2014 - 08:54pm PT
Gopros are so ghey you noob! Oh, wait, great little clip that captured things in a way that picture can't and you didn't care about the stigma?

Love it
NutAgain!

Trad climber
https://nutagain.org
  Sep 14, 2014 - 09:07pm PT
Sweetness! Nice vid, liked the effect of sped-up reviewing summit register.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
  Sep 14, 2014 - 10:37pm PT

Very nice video, and I usually prefer the stills+text format. I liked the 360 spinning pan at the top. If I'm to believe Mtn Project the FA was Alan Bartlett & Alan Roberts, July 1976. For them to get on that and name it that, which for that climb is just a super name. Your shot looking down at the follower in a perfect dihedral , then panning up to the never ending silver (Mithril) dihedral just blew my socks off.

Thanks once again.
McHale's Navy

Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
  Sep 14, 2014 - 10:44pm PT
16 hour c2c? Wow!
Ed H

Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
  Sep 14, 2014 - 11:16pm PT
Thanks for the report! Cool video - esp the summit 360.

Myles Moser

climber
Lone Pine, Ca
  Sep 15, 2014 - 12:39am PT
Great job! Wear a helmet. Binnies only keep you warm, glad to see you are back at it.
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
  Sep 15, 2014 - 12:47am PT
Nice work Mickey! I bet that ankle is smarting after that outing!! Lol
Norwegian

Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
  Sep 15, 2014 - 05:42am PT
i dug my grave up there.
i go back every few years
and tidy it up;
just some juniper needles
and some crumbling dirt /
rocks in the bed.

i find it emotionally liberating
to know that my grave is currently empty.

i don't know. just knowing it's there
and i'm not yet in it
really kicks me softly in
that verve spot.

i'll be trippin on risk or some such;
and worrying on doom,
and then i find solace knowing
that my grave is ready and waiting
for that one day when i decide i need it.
Roxy

Trad climber
CA Central Coast
  Sep 15, 2014 - 08:21am PT

nicely done, man!!

looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
  Sep 15, 2014 - 08:54am PT
Very Nice. Big Day.
johntp

Trad climber
Punter, Little Rock
  Sep 15, 2014 - 09:30am PT
Sweet! Glad to see you are recovered.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
  Sep 15, 2014 - 11:09am PT
Great seeing you back in action!
Larry Nelson

Social climber
  Sep 15, 2014 - 12:10pm PT
Car to Car AND the awesome climb? I'd say the advantages of youth, but I doubt I coulda done all that in a day on the best days of my youth. Way to go!
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  Sep 15, 2014 - 05:08pm PT
That is what it is all about!!,
Nice video Meat!!!
guyman

Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
  Sep 15, 2014 - 05:11pm PT
Good to see your good to go.....

and going after IT.

GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
  Sep 15, 2014 - 05:18pm PT
Well done!
Gagner

climber
Boulder
  Sep 15, 2014 - 06:46pm PT
Sweet, way to go Whitemeat….
redrocker

Trad climber
Strung out on heroin on the outskirts of town
  Sep 15, 2014 - 07:02pm PT
Wow! Awesome!
RP3

Big Wall climber
Newbury Park
  Sep 15, 2014 - 08:45pm PT
The FIRST 14er! It is so nice to see you devote some of your immense psyche to the High Sierra. The Valley is full of gems, but the high country is full of diamonds!
dkny

Trad climber
Boston, MA
  Sep 15, 2014 - 08:54pm PT
TFPU! Looks like a great day.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
  Sep 15, 2014 - 09:05pm PT
w00T !
!
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
  Sep 15, 2014 - 09:56pm PT
What up w/ the buck-fiddy pixels?
Oso Flaco

Gym climber
Atascadero, CA
  Sep 15, 2014 - 10:07pm PT
Looks like an awesome route Mickey! Nice work on the video. To do it in a day is pretty gnarly considering you live almost at sea level on the coast. Proud send!
Edge

Trad climber
  Sep 15, 2014 - 10:07pm PT
Wow, that vid was awesome; I rarely can sit through more than a few seconds but this was amazing. Thanks for sharing!
yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
  Sep 16, 2014 - 05:52am PT
We need open air ...
murcy

Gym climber
sanfrancisco
  Sep 16, 2014 - 07:09am PT
YOW!!
whitemeat

Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
Author's Reply  Sep 16, 2014 - 07:16am PT
Wow, thanks for all the comments you guys! Sounds like you all really like my video... Good thing, editing it was a chore! Thank you all for the positive comments!

msiddens

Trad climber
  Sep 16, 2014 - 10:11am PT
Cool stuff, great climb.
Radish

Trad climber
SeKi, California
  Sep 16, 2014 - 04:08pm PT
Nice Job....and Yep...Loved the Video!
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