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Poll: Can Superman save the Alien?
Yes 3 / 4%
No 27 / 37%
Yes, If Sonnie will run it out on them so will I. 7 / 10%
No, Aliens are fine. They don't need saving. 13 / 18%
Yes, if I can be that core I'll still climb on them. 3 / 4%
No, Its all just propaganda. 20 / 27%
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chossmonkey


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http://www.drtopo.com/...-trotter-new-project


notapplicable


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Didnt anybody teach that boy to always sling his cams? Poor form indeed.


SkaFreak


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I love how they have him going through the crux and pointing that it's runout, but they don't actually show him taking a bad whipper onto the alien. I will agree, Aliens would make great cams if you just never had to load them...then again, so would just about anything that would fit in the crack.


dynoho


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notapplicable wrote:
Didnt anybody teach that boy to always sling his cams? Poor form indeed.

He was too busy chalking and BLOWING.


vegastradguy


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the real question is...does anyone actually believe that 1) Trotter was plugging new cams? or 2) if he was, by some chance, stupid enough to actually do so, does anyone think that Dave would let those particular aliens leave the shop without really being tested?


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Alien cams--"Nothing works better." At least with nothing, you know how far you'll fall. Wink


caughtinside


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vegastradguy wrote:
the real question is...does anyone actually believe that 1) Trotter was plugging new cams? or 2) if he was, by some chance, stupid enough to actually do so, does anyone think that Dave would let those particular aliens leave the shop without really being tested?

if you click on his webpage and read about the send, he offers some interesting thoughts on that black alien as well as a few other microcams.


fulton


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pjdf wrote:
Alien cams--"Nothing works better." At least with nothing, you know how far you'll fall. Wink

Smile hahaha

good one


stymingersfink


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Solid 5.14 and very runout, but not dangerous, no x factor'.

Must not have been using any of his sponsor's crap then, eh?


carabiner96


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OMG, I heart sonnie trotter like a 12 year old fawns over the backstreet boys (or whatever crap it is kids listen to today)


dynoho


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carabiner96 wrote:
OMG, I heart sonnie trotter like a 12 year old fawns over the backstreet boys (or whatever crap it is kids listen to today)

Surprise, surprise. AND, like you don't intimately know what the teens are listening to, OMG, heart, BS, scrubber.

Edited: For spelling and to add..

PS. Biner, you rule, kick ass, you rock and you're a hottie. No listing for titsmgee ANYWHERE in the rate my rack:(


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dynoho wrote:
carabiner96 wrote:
OMG, I heart sonnie trotter like a 12 year old fawns over the backstreet boys (or whatever crap it is kids listen to today)

Surprise, surprise. AND, like you don't intimately know what the teens are listening to, OMG, heart, BS, scrubber.

Edited: For spelling and to add..

PS. Biner, you rule, kick ass, you rock and you're a hottie. No listing for titsmgee ANYWHERE in the rate my rack:(

Back-off, dynoho... the GF's already spoken for her! Wink



Of course, if I've failed to mention that to you 'biner, I apologize profusely. I've been so busy with work and all I can't remember to do everything!Smile


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stymingersfink wrote:
dynoho wrote:
carabiner96 wrote:
OMG, I heart sonnie trotter like a 12 year old fawns over the backstreet boys (or whatever crap it is kids listen to today)

Surprise, surprise. AND, like you don't intimately know what the teens are listening to, OMG, heart, BS, scrubber.

Edited: For spelling and to add..

PS. Biner, you rule, kick ass, you rock and you're a hottie. No listing for titsmgee ANYWHERE in the rate my rack:(

Back-off, dynoho... the GF's already spoken for her! Wink



Of course, if I've failed to mention that to you 'biner, I apologize profusely. I've been so busy with work and all I can't remember to do everything!Smile

Damn, she gets all the lovin'..


notapplicable


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dynoho wrote:
notapplicable wrote:
Didnt anybody teach that boy to always sling his cams? Poor form indeed.

He was too busy chalking and BLOWING.

Yeah, I noticed that. Doesnt he know that takes more time than just brushing it off of the lining of you bag. Its all about economy of motion. Somebody realy should teach that kid a thing or two about rock climbing, he could be good if he would just learn a little technique.


carabiner96


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stymingersfink wrote:
dynoho wrote:
carabiner96 wrote:
OMG, I heart sonnie trotter like a 12 year old fawns over the backstreet boys (or whatever crap it is kids listen to today)

Surprise, surprise. AND, like you don't intimately know what the teens are listening to, OMG, heart, BS, scrubber.

Edited: For spelling and to add..

PS. Biner, you rule, kick ass, you rock and you're a hottie. No listing for titsmgee ANYWHERE in the rate my rack:(

Back-off, dynoho... the GF's already spoken for her! Wink



Of course, if I've failed to mention that to you 'biner, I apologize profusely. I've been so busy with work and all I can't remember to do everything!Smile


I have no idea what you're talking about, and that's why i love you.


adatesman


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The audio was awesome. I make the exact same noises leading 5.7. except for the "blowing" thing. that's gay.


lumberzac


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I did notice the "Mirco Cam" spelling, and couldn't help thinking that even though a typo really has no bearing on the quality of their product, it is just ridiculous how pathetically unprofessional CCH comes off at all times.


atpeaceinbozeman


Aug 29, 2007, 4:58 PM
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Nice video/line/send

and a bunch of chuffers

typical RC.com


granite_grrl


Aug 29, 2007, 5:07 PM
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atpeaceinbozeman wrote:
Nice video/line/send

and a bunch of chuffers

typical RC.com

I thought it showed him asking to take in the middle of the video.


atpeaceinbozeman


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Just above the video there is this text which leads me to believe he sent:


Captain Canada did it again. On august 21st Sonnie Trotter sent The path (5.14R), the next step in hard traditional climbing.


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carabiner96


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atpeaceinbozeman wrote:
Nice video/line/send

and a bunch of chuffers

typical RC.com

Ouch....someone's a little grump-a-lump.


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granite_grrl wrote:
atpeaceinbozeman wrote:
Nice video/line/send

and a bunch of chuffers

typical RC.com

I thought it showed him asking to take in the middle of the video.

If you read his blog, the vid is from when he was working the line a few days prior to the actual send. There are some still shots of the send on there. it sounds like they got video too, so maybe that will show up one of these days.

I have to say, I really enjoyed reading Sonnie's blog. It's very down to earth and full of fun and the psyche that make climbing so rewarding. I don't get that from a lot of climbing writing.


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caughtinside wrote:
granite_grrl wrote:
atpeaceinbozeman wrote:
Nice video/line/send

and a bunch of chuffers

typical RC.com

I thought it showed him asking to take in the middle of the video.

If you read his blog, the vid is from when he was working the line a few days prior to the actual send. There are some still shots of the send on there. it sounds like they got video too, so maybe that will show up one of these days.

I have to say, I really enjoyed reading Sonnie's blog. It's very down to earth and full of fun and the psyche that make climbing so rewarding. I don't get that from a lot of climbing writing.

Yeah, that's what I figured. I know it said he has sent it, I just figured the video wasn't of the send.


ja1484


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Sonnie Trotter is one of my favorite climbers for a few reasons:

1) Really nice guy.

2) Is leading the charge, along with Berthod, Segal, Decaria, and a few others, to show that bolts are a crutch for hard climbing, not a necessity.

3) Is just a really nice guy.



Regardless, I still won't touch Aliens, especially not with Metolius's new Master Cam coming down the pipe (RIP CCH).

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