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yanqui

Nov 30, 2009, 2:54 PM

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dingus wrote:

Well I'm not just talking about the situations we find ourselves in on lead.

I've soloed 5.8 'approaches' in approach shoes, for example.

Or down climbed 'its not that bad' 50' inside 5.8 corner system, in fading light.

Of 'let's just climb till one of us needs the rope' 3 pitches up a wilderness climb.

And the things we do on 3rd and 4th class terrain, merde!

There is something about showing off in front of a camera. And yet... just how DID we see those images of Honold or Croft or any of the other 'do it for yourself' soloists?

Hmmmm.

DMT

Yeah ... I've had some pretty gnarly descents in 3rd and 4th class terrain. One in your home area: the first (and only) time I climbed in Yosemite (spring 1981 - can you believe it?) I went to do Quarter Domes with a couple other guys. The idea was to do the approach (a hike followed by some gnarly 3rd/4th class friction slabs) and then bivouac at the base, The next day we were going to try and complete the route in one push. Well it rained buckets that night and the descent of the approach slabs the next morning was pretty epic. It's all a blur now, but I think it was some pretty hairy stuff. Part of the game, no?

(This post was edited by yanqui on Nov 30, 2009, 2:57 PM)

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