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bigdan
May 15, 2003, 6:29 AM
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For anyone who hasn't heard:
"Frederic Nicole made history on Monday when he flashed Massive Attack (V13) at the Magic Wood in Switzerland. He's the first to flash the grade."
The guy is amazing, I'm thoroughly impressed.
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bighigaz
May 15, 2003, 6:54 AM
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I flashed a V2 last Saturday... :shock:
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philbox
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May 15, 2003, 7:11 AM
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Oh yeah well I flashed a couple of old ladies in the park on Saturday night. Would you believe I shone a flashlight on an unsuspecting amorous couple, no. What about a couple of boyscouts making too much noise so I shone my flashlight on them.
(You have to be a Get Smart fan to understand).
...Phil...
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bigdan
May 15, 2003, 7:16 AM
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In reply to: (You have to be a Get Smart fan to understand).
Get Smart was a great show. The shoe phone? Now that's good stuff!
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vertical_planar
May 15, 2003, 7:44 AM
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V13...My god...This guy is really good!
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neadamthal
May 15, 2003, 11:05 AM
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that's INSANE!!!! holy smackola...
well we might as all just give up. since that's the only reason we were climbing in the first place. to flash a v13.
see ya, been fun...
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taraus_de_bull
May 15, 2003, 1:33 PM
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I'm not sure what the rateing on dreamtime actually is now. but i've seen it been rated at v14 and v15. All the people i talk to refuse to except the 15. But i say, if the man can flash a 13 he damn sure can redpoint a 15 and its only a matter of time til he does a 16. I have no doubt in my mind that by the time he is done, he will have put a few more 15's and atleast one 16. He is amazing, he is climbing at top level so much, its unreal. He is a bouldering god.
btw, so what does the rating of dreamtime go at these days?
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aarong
May 15, 2003, 1:53 PM
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I thought he already did that.
Shows how much I know about phenom-climbers.
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bighigaz
May 15, 2003, 2:17 PM
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All this talk about flashing is giving me ideas... I'm graduating this Sunday... hmmm... I wonder...
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misha
May 16, 2003, 11:30 PM
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After I gave him the beta
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moeman
May 17, 2003, 1:53 AM
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HOLY CRAP!!!!!
Nuff said
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fieldmouse
May 17, 2003, 2:58 PM
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da bull wrote:In reply to: All the people i talk to refuse to except the 15.
You must know alot of people that go to switzerland to do v15s. dork.
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fieldmouse
May 17, 2003, 3:02 PM
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apparently these same bad-a@#es out of PA also go around "redpointing" these same problems. what are you, from lithuania?
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reborne
May 17, 2003, 4:51 PM
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is massive attack that flat face with few features thats leaning against a tree and will eventually roll down a hill the one sharma did when grahm showed up while he was working it caus ... it didnt look that hard call me crazy.........edit........... nevermind i was thinking of dreamtime
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milodog13
May 17, 2003, 4:58 PM
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Like I said before he is THE BEST boulderer out there, no comparison.
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thomasribiere
May 17, 2003, 5:53 PM
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Fred Rouhling just made a 8b+ traverse (between a 8c+ sport and a 8b Font, so it must be around V13 too. This traverse is Joyeux Léon at La Balmaz, Switzerland. He is now working on Dreamtime.
And Dave Graham climbed a 8b Font / V13 in Fontainebleau, named Satan i Helvete (???)
From Grimper #69, may 2003.
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stefanos
May 18, 2003, 2:45 PM
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Dreamtime is V15 (or 8c), nothing else. It's the benchmark V15 and has been repeated by Zangerl, Graham, Sharma, Willenberg and Core. A few more V15's has also springed up in the past 12 months; Black Eagle SD (F Nicole; unrepeated), New Base Line (Zangerl; repetitions by Nicole, Graham), Viva la Evolution (Zangerl; unrepeated), Transdendenz (Willenberg; unrepeated). There are a couple of more boulders out there that labelled V15 (by Frigault, Gaskins, Moser, Bock and Muroi), I'm not really sure about their legitimacy since all of those stand unrepeated and none of those guys have done another V15. :?
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milodog13
Jun 3, 2003, 1:05 AM
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I've said it b4 and I'll say it again Fred Nicole is the best boulderer period.
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karma274
Jun 3, 2003, 9:11 PM
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It didn't look that hard because you were watchin friggin Graham and Sharma.
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sandbag
Jun 3, 2003, 9:15 PM
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I think an investigation is in order. We need to check and see if this climb was aided by the new technological wonder of "Gecko" tape. Hmmmmmm.
:o
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cloudbreak
Jun 3, 2003, 9:22 PM
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I flashed and old lady yesterday
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whatsarock20
Jun 8, 2003, 12:42 AM
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The word "flash" is written on my underpants. Is that at all signifigant?
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hosgh
Jun 8, 2003, 12:52 AM
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I wanna flash a V15 :cry: :cry: :cry:
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collegekid
Jun 8, 2003, 4:58 AM
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no one can flash a v15. If that was possible, it would no longer be a v15...since that is the hardest grade at the moment. If that were possible, then it would be possible for someone to climb higher than that...say v17...which doesn't exist at the moment. Therefore, it is physically impossible for anyone to flash a v15 right now. :lol:
I flashed a v2 once :cry:
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