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crackhabit
Apr 1, 2002, 7:07 AM
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for me, the closest i want to get to soloing is boldering. to answer the poll, it is mastery. mastery of mind and body. knowing your limits and staying within them. leading spooks me so soloing is out of the question.
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apollodorus
Apr 1, 2002, 9:36 AM
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Royal Robbins noted, on the topic of free solo climbing, that in a popular climbing area, achievement leads to praise, praise to envy, and envy to people doing things they normally wouldn't.
I've free soloed twice, the first time was Cathedral Peak, to experience soloing (used a rope to protect a short section). The second time was to do a "nothing" 5.5 to get to the Bishop's Balcony to aid solo it on rope. IN THE RAIN. Spooky, scary and a good place to call it quits. I mean, you try free soloing with a pack up a thin/nothing crack when it's wet.
Oh, and one time I free soloed a 5.7/5.8 route in Tuolumne while on "approach". The two guys I was with were hardcore (and still are), and thought nothing of doing it in their tennis shoes. I put my shoes on, and was still pretty wigged out.
Free solo is for harder men than me. I'll leave it to them. If they've got the control and the ability, great. I just don't want to be anywhere near the occasional lapse that ends in disaster.
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graniteboy
Apr 18, 2002, 1:58 AM
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I agree with Appolodorus, Royal Robbins, Maestria, and whoever else.
SOLOING IS SILLY......and you could end up looking like THAT guy. OR Like this one:
Y'all should leave all the soloing, and in fact, all the CLIMBING, to trained professionals. Especially to ME. There's just too much room for ego and error.
I, On THE OTHER HAND, have no ego, now that My LOBOTOMIZED 3rd Personality has taken Over, and soloing for him (my 3rd personality) is COOL, without being praiseworthy, etc, as ROYAL STATED.
ON the other hand, have you SEEN the tacky CLOTHES that guy designs? (RoyalRobbins...)
THEY SUCK. SO I make the motion that any Pointers From old R.R. be stricken from the RECORD.............
[ This Message was edited by: graniteboy on 2002-04-17 19:00 ]
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phil_nev
Apr 18, 2002, 2:17 AM
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An aussie guy named James Scarborough (??SPELLING??) soloed a 5.13d. I duno about you giys, but no matter how solid i felt, on a climb like that, anything can happen... it's not worth the risk, just tie into the bloddy rope.....
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crap
Apr 18, 2002, 2:44 AM
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My partner took a 15 foot fall and hit the deck on aid gear when his weak nut placement failed over two hooks placements. I was belaying him and almost wet myself when he did it. He got up and started again, no problem. Later that day I free soloed a 5.6 and he nearly wet himself. What gives?
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bigwalling
Apr 18, 2002, 3:12 AM
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I've hit the ground twice from 30 feet. One was out of a tree and the other climbing. The tree was crazy though. It was 4" in diamater and was cracking while i climbed it. Then I jump 6' into another tree and that tree snapped and boy did hitting the ground hurt.
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joeforte
Oct 25, 2006, 6:49 AM
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:wink: Mmmm Solo Onsites :wink:
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heiko
Oct 25, 2006, 8:42 AM
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congrats, you've just revived a thread that has been dead for over 4 years with a pretty uninformative statement. :roll:
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