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tradnomad
Nov 26, 2004, 1:36 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: The one 14b in Yosemite, Magic Line, has zero repeats although several 5.14 climbers have tried. Hardest pitch in Yosemite. You'd think somebody would want the second ascent. There are loads of unrepeated 5.14b routes. Most of the top routes in the grade are unrepeated, for a variety of reasons, in fact only 7 or so routes in the 8c+/9a have seen a second ascent. It doesn't mean yosemite's a "hard area", it just means the route is very hard which is why it got a 14b, right?
True... but the most well known (or high profile) "hard" routes get repeated the most often, like Action Direct, Realization (aka Biographie), etc. These routes are well known either because they are standard setting, or because the climber who did the first ascent is high profile.
I would argue that the hardest route in one of the top climbing meccas in the world done by one of the top cliimbers of his generation (Kauk) is something that many top climbers would want the second ascent of. Not to mention it is one of the hardest trad routes in the world.
So I agree with Karl that it is strange that it has not seen a second ascent. Whether that's because it is sandbagged, or because it's less "fun", only time will tell.
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brutusofwyde
Nov 27, 2004, 1:11 AM
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In reply to: Is anyone aware of any other athletic accomplishment by a woman, in any other sport, that no man has been able to replicate?
umm...
giving birth?
:wink:
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brutusofwyde
Nov 27, 2004, 1:13 AM
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In reply to: Is anyone aware of any other athletic accomplishment by a woman, in any other sport, that no man has been able to replicate?
umm...
giving birth?
:wink:
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cyanamid
Nov 27, 2004, 2:22 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Is anyone aware of any other athletic accomplishment by a woman, in any other sport, that no man has been able to replicate? umm... giving birth? :wink: Brutus
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