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j_ung
Nov 20, 2007, 1:43 PM
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Hopperhopper's "This or That" thread got me thinking about another I've played before with climbing partners. Bear with me, this'll take some explaining.
Solo, Whip or Take is a variation of the old driving game, "Marry, F**k or Kill," in which a person poses a three-option dilemma, for example, Brittany Spears, Mariah Carey and Christina Aquilera. The group must then decide (each for him or herself) which they would prefer to marry (forever), which they would prefer to f**k (one-night stand) and which they would prefer to kill (hit over the head with a hammer and be done with it). Eventually the game breaks down into "alternative" territory and gender lines get crossed. Farther on and species barriers drop, followed by kingdom, until finally, somebody shouts, "Sand, a knot hole on a tree or a coral reef!?" Everybody laughs and the game ends.
But, I digress.
In Solo, Whip or Take, one person calls out three, reasonably well-known classic climbs (no boulder problems for obvious reasons) and the group must decide which route they would rather solo, which to whip from and on which to scream "Take!" (For purposes of the game, imagine the whips and takes are at the crux of the route in question.)
Bachar-Yerian, Steck-Salathe and Astroman.
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munky
Nov 20, 2007, 2:47 PM
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Sounds fun!
Sundial Crack , Angel's Arete, The Gumfighter
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wormly81
Nov 20, 2007, 3:00 PM
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Northeasterners unite! (or untie as the case may be)
Westward Ha (Millbrook)
Whitney-Gilman (Cannon)
Pleasant Overhangs (Seneca)
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munky
Nov 20, 2007, 3:11 PM
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Solo Pleasants Overhang, Take on Whitney Gilman (Who knows, if you whip, you might take half the climb with you) Whip on Westward Ha.
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vegastradguy
Nov 20, 2007, 3:12 PM
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j_ung wrote: Bachar-Yerian, Steck-Salathe and Astroman.
solo the SS, whip on BY, take on Astro.
lets see...how about:
Cloud Tower, Levitation 29, and Rainbow Wall?
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backclipped
Nov 20, 2007, 3:35 PM
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lets see...how about:
Cloud Tower, Levitation 29, and Rainbow Wall?
I suppose I'd be taking (and then groveling) on that 5.11 pitch on Cloud Tower. Levitation 29 is protected by the apparatus I put blind faith in--I'd whip on its bolts. I don't know about a climb called Rainbow Wall, but I hope there is something on it I could solo.
Lets go east to west: Old Town, Bloody Fingers, Zebra/Zion.
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j_ung
Nov 20, 2007, 3:55 PM
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munky wrote: Sounds fun! Sundial Crack , Angel's Arete, The Gumfighter
I'll take this one, since I've done all these. Solo Sundial (which actually doesn't seem like such a bad idea... hmm), fly off Angel's Arete, and take (endlessly) on The Gumfighter.
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wanderlustmd
Nov 20, 2007, 3:55 PM
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Haven't done any of J_ung's, but...
Bachar-Yerin: Solo (cause you already are)
Steck-Salathe: Take (I suck at OW)
Astroman: Whip (Probably the steepest = clean fall)
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munky
Nov 20, 2007, 4:02 PM
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Fly off Angel's Arete mid crux. Your braver man than me. Better hope you don't hit that ledge down there. Great idea to kill the Tuesday Blues.
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boadman
Nov 20, 2007, 5:38 PM
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Deathwish, unless soloing counts aid-soloing...
vegastradguy wrote: j_ung wrote: Bachar-Yerian, Steck-Salathe and Astroman. solo the SS, whip on BY, take on Astro. lets see...how about: Cloud Tower, Levitation 29, and Rainbow Wall? |
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bizarrodrinker
Nov 20, 2007, 5:40 PM
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Solo all of them though to whip on the 2nd pitch of Madame G's could be exciting.
Split pillar, Any of the flatirons, Modern times (gunks)
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angry
Nov 22, 2007, 2:41 AM
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j_ung wrote: Bachar-Yerian, Steck-Salathe and Astroman.
Having been on SS and Astroman, and heard a thing or two about BY, I'd personally
Solo, Steck-Salathe - it felt locker the whole way, though it's not on my list of things I'd like to solo
Whip, on Astroman - though I just might send, those moves getting into the Harding Slot are a bugger on a 100 degree day.
Take, on Bachar-Yerian - at one of the bolts, to contemplate what you're up against.
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a.frosch
Nov 22, 2007, 2:58 AM
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wormly81 wrote: Northeasterners unite! (or untie as the case may be) Westward Ha (Millbrook) Whitney-Gilman (Cannon) Pleasant Overhangs (Seneca)
Whitney G would be a damn fun solo!
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ja1484
Nov 22, 2007, 3:06 AM
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munky wrote: Sounds fun! Sundial Crack , Angel's Arete, The Gumfighter
Solo: Angel's Arete (one move wonder crux - tag the jug and it's over)
Whip: Sundial
Take: The Gumfighter
Editated because I had the last two switched up accidentally.
My Turn, East Coast Style:
Le Teton
Tits n Beer
Jaws (no tape  )
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ajkclay
Nov 22, 2007, 4:24 AM
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j_ung wrote: Brittany Spears, Mariah Carey and Christina Aquilera.
Whip Brittany (she deserves it)
Yell "take" to Mariah (only because I think Chrissie and Brittany don't need to be told)
Solo Christina (probably her first time with just one)
Marry Salathe - simply beautiful.
Kill Bachar-Yerian (scary I think)
F**K Astroman if I had to do it Dean Potter style!
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dudemanbu
Nov 22, 2007, 4:26 AM
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j_ung wrote: munky wrote: Fly off Angel's Arete mid crux. Your braver man than me. Better hope you don't hit that ledge down there. Great idea to kill the Tuesday Blues. Weeellll... I think a really good belayer can do the job. The Gumfighter terrifies me. Always has. Here's good one: High Exposure, Madam G's and Shockley's Ceiling
I think i'd probably be most comfortable soloing madam g's, whipping into the air below shockleys, and taking on high e.. even though i wouldn't need to 
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notapplicable
Nov 22, 2007, 1:23 PM
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ja1484 wrote: My Turn, East Coast Style: Le Teton Tits n Beer Jaws (no tape )
Jaws (no tape) = Solo
Tits n Beer = Take
Le Teton = Whip
I'm thinking we'll keep this on the EC...
Gephardt-Dufty (in high wind)
The Great White Way
Ants line
Edited or spelling
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j_ung
Nov 22, 2007, 3:35 PM
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notapplicable wrote: I'm thinking we'll keep this on the EC... Gephardt-Dufty (in high wind) The Great White Way Ants line
Good one! Solo Ant's Line, Take on Great White Way (epitomizes Stone Mountain terror, IMO) and whip on Gephard-Dufty.
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notapplicable
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j_ung wrote: notapplicable wrote: I'm thinking we'll keep this on the EC... Gephardt-Dufty (in high wind) The Great White Way Ants line Good one! Solo Ant's Line, Take on Great White Way (epitomizes Stone Mountain terror, IMO) and whip on Gephard-Dufty.
Yep thats how I sized em up but it would probably be more like, 'shakely down climb twenty feet then TAKE!'
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stymingersfink
Nov 22, 2007, 10:08 PM
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ajkclay wrote: j_ung wrote: Brittany Spears, Mariah Carey and Christina Aquilera. Whip Brittany (she deserves it) Yell "take" to Mariah (only because I think Chrissie and Brittany don't need to be told) Solo Christina (probably her first time with just one) Marry Salathe - simply beautiful. Kill Bachar-Yerian (scary I think) F**K Astroman if I had to do it Dean Potter style!
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