Trip Report
South Face of Washington Column Rope Solo June 2012
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Monday June 11, 2012 11:57pm
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JSpencerV
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About the Author
JSpencerV is a trad climber from Santa Monica, CA. |
Comments
le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 02:49pm PT
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Sweet! How did that rope bag work for ya?
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Jingy
climber
Random Nobody
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Jun 12, 2012 - 02:58pm PT
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That is really awesome stuff...
Thanks for the post.
Just an FYI - some of the vids are not available
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Jun 12, 2012 - 04:21pm PT
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-People usually think you have no friends if you solo aid – or for someone reason nobody wants to climb with you.
I readily admit to having no friends and know that no one wants to climb with me.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 04:35pm PT
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Nice work. I've thought about soloing the South Face, but the thought of some of those reaches deters me. The last time I climbed it (in the 1970's), there was so much tat hanging from the top of the Kor Roof and from the bolt above the small roof above it that even at 5' 5", I had no trouble making the moves. Not sure what it would be like now. You're motivating me to reconsider.
Thanks for that excellent TR.
John
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 05:34pm PT
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Nice!
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JaredVagy
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Jun 13, 2012 - 02:05pm PT
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Thanks for the positive feedback. I will check the links later this week for the videos. I just realized there were a lot of typos - I must not have spell checked - by bad. It was such a good time (in retrospect). I am glad you people are getting a little bit out of reading it! As the rope bag goes - I used a Bed Bath and Beyond bag, doubled it up and ran a coat wire through the rim and taped it down. Total cost was $5. It worked really well. JEleazarian - you should go for it - the really reachy move on the Kor roof is slung with a long piece of tat so not too hard to grab.
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JSpencerV
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Author's Reply
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Jun 14, 2012 - 01:43am PT
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I just re-posted the videos. They should work.
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Jun 14, 2012 - 11:08am PT
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Great Job
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viejoalpinisto
Social climber
Pahrump, NV
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Jun 14, 2012 - 11:47am PT
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Thanks
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 14, 2012 - 12:01pm PT
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Yes Jared! Way to suffer through it, I'm enjoying watching you progress your way through each new climb.
I have to admit that I felt a lot more weak and tired after watching that.........:-)
Your former patient, Scott
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Jun 14, 2012 - 04:32pm PT
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That's awesome. Nice report. Stressful to do it all on your own without moral support from a partner...
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The South Face of Washington Column. Photo: Chris McNamara
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