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gblauer
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Jul 12, 2005, 2:52 PM
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looks like a long fall. I hope he was ok...
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hosh
Jul 12, 2005, 3:24 PM
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holy crap! what held his fall? And was the belayer holding the fall and filming at the same time?!
hosh.
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the_alpine
Jul 12, 2005, 3:33 PM
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He was caught by a bomber nut. I was hanging on a seperate line taking photos while he was leading. Here's the same route: http://www.rockclimbing.com/...n=Show&PhotoID=56331 He escaped relatively unscathed - a sprained ankle, road rash on his back and bruised pride.
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hosh
Jul 12, 2005, 3:53 PM
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Bruised pride? that fall was awesome! i'd be super amped to have a fall like that on video... I'll bet it was pretty un-nerving though. Anyway, awesome clip! I'm glad he limped away from that one...
hosh.
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nowinowski
Jul 12, 2005, 4:45 PM
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looks like the dude in the photo sewed it up a little more. word to the helmet on that.
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oldrnotboldr
Jul 12, 2005, 4:59 PM
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Wow! Does he have any finger tips left? Glad he had solid pro there. Awesome shot though.
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overlord
Jul 12, 2005, 5:00 PM
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i took one kinda like that when i broke a hold (a big one that is).
was stopped by a bomber bolt after about 10m though.
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saxfiend
Jul 12, 2005, 5:35 PM
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Bear with me as someone who's just learning trad leading, and try not to flame me for this question! :!:
It's hard to tell exactly what's going on by looking at this photo/movie, but it looks to me like the climber is about 8-10 ft. above his last pro. Is that the case? If so, would it not have been better for him to have placed more gear, or is that just not practical on this particular route?
Thanks for any clarification.
JL
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the_alpine
Jul 12, 2005, 6:38 PM
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I guess there's a fine line between going for it and pulling through vs placing protection and potentially flaming out... This is the crux of the route. The crack gets very tiny here, I suppose you could finagle some tiny wireds in. Once through the crux you get more gear opportunities again.
This is an animated gif of a sequence of photos I got.
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saxfiend
Jul 12, 2005, 7:57 PM
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In reply to: I guess there's a fine line between going for it and pulling through vs placing protection and potentially flaming out... This is the crux of the route. The crack gets very tiny here, I suppose you could finagle some tiny wireds in. Once through the crux you get more gear opportunities again. This is an animated gif of a sequence of photos I got.
Great picture sequence, by the way!
JL
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sonyhome
Jul 14, 2005, 7:54 AM
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Pretty cool!
What kind of camera can shoot that fast? And at what resolution?
Note: we see the jug line on the pics. I suppose it wasn't planned :)
If I had that kinda gear i would've used it for the 1st pic i posted to
RC.com (another fall on Atlantis, Needles), here:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/photos.php?Action=Show&PhotoID=57561
Cheers!
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kachoong
Jul 14, 2005, 8:49 AM
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In reply to: Note: we see the jug line on the pics. I suppose it wasn't planned :) |
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lucas_timmer
Aug 3, 2005, 2:08 PM
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It looked like he just slided down until he hit the knob.
-LT
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coldclimb
Aug 10, 2005, 12:53 AM
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Haha, awesome capture man! Everybody loves shots like these! :D
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flipnfall
Aug 10, 2005, 1:21 AM
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Excellent shot! Ahh, memories of trad slab climbing.
Thanks for sharing. Your photos are excellent!
GT
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raymondjeffrey
Aug 10, 2005, 2:07 AM
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Did he reclaim his nut or did he 'fix' it?
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