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pomattic
Apr 29, 2005, 9:08 PM
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I have seen a video of realizations. And i could watch it over and over again that climb is done so flawlessly by Chris Sharma that it is as viewing a peice of art. In my eyes that video captures the true beauty of any well aged climbers coexistence with the rock; reason that second to it being a sport i view climbing as an art.
To get to my question. I was wondering if Realization is still considered what it was in 2001? The worlds highest graded climb. And if Sharma is still the only one to do the complete climb succesfully. Also what is it that caused so many to call Sharma a pothead (im sure it has something to do with pot... just why the attack?)? Just wondering bout this stuff!
One!
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dynoguy
Apr 29, 2005, 9:15 PM
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i'm pretty sure it has been repeated 3-4 times
as to it still being what it was in 2001 it seems it has become a benchmark 15a because many recognized climbers have tried or repeated it
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fiend
Apr 29, 2005, 9:27 PM
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Sylvain Millet bagged the 2nd ascent and then claimed it shouldn't have been renamed, that it was only the logical finish to Biography and that it was easier than 5.15a
It'll take several more 5.15a ascents for anything to become benchmark.
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homebrewingclimber
Apr 29, 2005, 9:51 PM
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I think some people have called him a pothead because he tested positive for THC before a competition a few years ago. Not much of a performance inhancing drug if you ask me, unless you were doing a scary trad lead perhaps.
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cfmwh
Apr 29, 2005, 10:13 PM
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:deadhorse:
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elvislegs
Apr 29, 2005, 10:15 PM
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oh chris sharma yes he's quite the... MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
{WE ARE SORRY, THIS POST HAS BEEN SENSORED BY THE ANNOYING THREAD FILTER. THIS THREAD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST ANNOYING AND USELESS THREAD ON THE FRONT PAGE TODAY, AND WILL BE SENSORED. SHOULD USERS CONTINUE TO POST HERE, WE WILL RANDOMLY DELETE MORE POSTS, AT WILL, AND WITH GREAT PLEASURE. AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, WE WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND BEAT YOU WITH A RUBBER HOSE, SO BADLY IN FACT, THAT EVEN LONG INTO YOUR SENIOR YEARS, WHEN YOUR ONLY WORRIES ARE FINDING A GOOD DENTURE CREAM AND DRINKING SUN TEA ON THE PORCH, THE WORDS "CHRIS SHARMA" WILL STILL MAKE YOUR ASS CHEEKS INSTINCTUALLY CLENCH IN ANTICIPATION OF THE THRASHING THAT WILL SURELY SOON FOLLOW. THAT IS ALL.}
...and so like i was saying, i'm not gay or anything but i'd totally have his babies in a second if he asked.
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nmoroder
Apr 29, 2005, 10:45 PM
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HAHAHA FINALLY!!!
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ipear
Apr 30, 2005, 4:47 AM
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Post the video!
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vanclimber
Apr 30, 2005, 5:33 AM
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In reply to: Posted: 29 Apr 2005 22:15 Post subject: Re: Sharma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- oh chris sharma yes he's quite the... MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA {WE ARE SORRY, THIS POST HAS BEEN SENSORED BY THE ANNOYING THREAD FILTER. THIS THREAD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST ANNOYING AND USELESS THREAD ON THE FRONT PAGE TODAY, AND WILL BE SENSORED. SHOULD USERS CONTINUE TO POST HERE, WE WILL RANDOMLY DELETE MORE POSTS, AT WILL, AND WITH GREAT PLEASURE. AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, WE WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND BEAT YOU WITH A RUBBER HOSE, SO BADLY IN FACT, THAT EVEN LONG INTO YOUR SENIOR YEARS, WHEN YOUR ONLY WORRIES ARE FINDING A GOOD DENTURE CREAM AND DRINKING SUN TEA ON THE PORCH, THE WORDS "CHRIS SHARMA" WILL STILL MAKE YOUR ASS CHEEKS INSTINCTUALLY CLENCH IN ANTICIPATION OF THE THRASHING THAT WILL SURELY SOON FOLLOW. THAT IS ALL.} ...and so like i was saying, i'm not gay or anything but i'd totally have his babies in a second if he asked.
Totally funny except you spelled censored incorrectly.
Better luck next time.
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james_climber
Apr 30, 2005, 6:33 AM
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it has 3 ascents , many climbers had tried the route and trained several seasons.
1 sharma(usa)
2 sylvain millet(france)2004
3patxi usobiaga (spain)2004
if you want to see the second ascent you can find it on beal web site i think its www.beal.com
You can see the diference between master sharma and millet
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pomattic
Apr 30, 2005, 10:17 PM
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Thanks to those who replied to my post! Simply was interested in the info.. is Realization still the highest graded? anything else close to that grading?
And 'elvislegs' you one them stupid kids. You one them cowards who post stupid things on the net cause there nothing we can do back to you! I wanted some info and that what this site gives me so shut your mouth son! It plain stupid! at 17 im more mature then you! Think bout it! easy
EDIT: and thanks for that email enjoyed it.. though Sharmas climb still looks better for some reason!.
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jeep4evr
Apr 30, 2005, 11:28 PM
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In reply to: oh chris sharma yes he's quite the... MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA {WE ARE SORRY, THIS POST HAS BEEN SENSORED BY THE ANNOYING THREAD FILTER. THIS THREAD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST ANNOYING AND USELESS THREAD ON THE FRONT PAGE TODAY, AND WILL BE SENSORED..} |
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the_pirate
Apr 30, 2005, 11:46 PM
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In reply to: And 'elvislegs' you one them stupid kids.
Yes he are.
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ikefromla
May 1, 2005, 1:24 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: And 'elvislegs' you one them stupid kids. Yes he are.
to answer the question: yes, SEVERAL other climbs in the world have been graded 9a+ (5.15a) or harder. :deadhorse: Realization has seen only two repeats and LOTS of attempts... probably because it is just such a gorgeous line. If I could climb ONE really hard sport route in my life, Realization would be it.
For clarification: Millet is wrong, FA gets the name.
Paxti and Millet both had been working it for years, btw.
and finally, elvislegs is not "one them stupid kids." he's actually pretty much the man, so shove it. his point was simply that this topic IS beating a dead horse and you SHOULD have looked it up in the archives, n00b.
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joshy8200
May 1, 2005, 1:32 AM
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YAAAAAAAAWN
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pomattic
May 1, 2005, 8:01 PM
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ha... n00b eh?! man you dont even know me internet beef to stupid to start so im gon shut up now! And i did look through the other threads and none of them answered my question... and now it was answered so thanks lots to those who simply answered the question! easy! one!
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elvislegs
May 2, 2005, 5:43 PM
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relax frankenstein, i not one them stupid kids, i just have fun.
i'm glad someone took the time to answer your question.
one! easy! tough! exclamation mark!
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bustloose
May 2, 2005, 6:19 PM
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In reply to: For clarification: Millet is wrong, FA gets the name.
wow ike, good thing you're here to set the rest of the climbing world straight!!
I'm sure there are many who would disagree with you and think that the climb should not be renamed, it was bolted as a complete line, but anchors were put at the end of the conceivable climbing on the FA.
sadly, i'm sure there are many who would agree with you that the "FA gets the name", and i'm also sure they are more vocal...
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