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hanginaround
Feb 18, 2008, 7:36 PM
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On Saturday, 2.16.08, I climbed Wilson Regular Route, on Lost Horse wall, with a new partner. It was his first multi-pitch climb. I set-up the second pitch belay station just after a short traverse, under the roof, on a nice flat ledge. It was a very straight forward three piece anchor: a hex, a tricam and nice newer #3 C4 Camalot.
After toping out, I called out “on belay” and got no response. I figured he had waited to break down the anchor so no worry. After a few minutes I tried again, he responded, trying to explain the delay, but he has a thick accent and I just couldn’t understand. We repeated this scenario several times over the next 20 minutes or so, then I finally heard “climbing”
Well.. you probably already figured it out, he left my pretty blue camalot behind. :-( I’d love to have it back, so I’ll pay a $35 bounty if you return it. But, actually I more interested to find out how it got stuck. It went in quick, easy and it was a very solid placement. My second did take fall on the traverse just before the anchor, could that have set the cam? I don’t think it mattered with a cam.
Keep it if you want, but at least post what you think happened.
Thanx
bj
Hyadventure@gmail.com
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hosh
Feb 18, 2008, 8:31 PM
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Um, why not just rap back down and get the cam?
hosh.
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hanginaround
Feb 18, 2008, 10:20 PM
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hosh wrote: Um, why not just rap back down and get the cam? hosh.
Honestly, I didn't think of it at the time. Most likely that would have worked. It's the first time my second ever left a significant piece of gear behind.
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Arrogant_Bastard
Feb 20, 2008, 10:45 PM
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hanginaround wrote: hosh wrote: Um, why not just rap back down and get the cam? hosh. Honestly, I didn't think of it at the time. Most likely that would have worked. It's the first time my second ever left a significant piece of gear behind.
Sounds like you've angered the climbing Gods. In a place like Jtree, mostly devoid of good multi-pitch, you were actually surrounded by several worth climbing. WRR is not one of them. The Gods don't approve of your route choice, and a sacrifice was made. Just consider yourself lucky you didn't take your virgin girlfriend climbing.
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hanginaround
Feb 21, 2008, 12:33 AM
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Arrogant_Bastard wrote: Sounds like you've angered the climbing Gods. In a place like Jtree, mostly devoid of good multi-pitch, you were actually surrounded by several worth climbing. WRR is not one of them. The Gods don't approve of your route choice, and a sacrifice was made. Just consider yourself lucky you didn't take your virgin girlfriend climbing.
Amen to that! I was planning to climb "the Swift" and that horsy climb to the right of it. Thought WRR would be a good warm up! The little traverse under the roof was interesting. I climbed totally off route in the second pitch, more straight up, then to the right as the route goes. I had to pull a dead bush out of a weird off-with to finish.
“The swift” was nice, didn’t get to the other climb
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