the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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May 28, 2010 - 06:05am PT
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cool..
another proud cosgrove route...
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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May 28, 2010 - 06:11am PT
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Hey Kurt I thought Suzuki did the f.a. I know Watusie found it and was close to getting it.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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May 28, 2010 - 07:01am PT
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It hurt my fingers to just look at that thing.
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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May 28, 2010 - 07:42am PT
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looks sweet!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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May 28, 2010 - 07:50am PT
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Most places a 13D repeat wouldn't be news, I guess at JT it's real climbing.
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dustonian
climber
RRG
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May 28, 2010 - 08:07am PT
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Sonnie T, the famous headpointer
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RtM
Boulder climber
DHS
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May 28, 2010 - 09:23am PT
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A Cozgrove route? I thought it was a Mike Paul (tr)/Hidetaka Suzuki (lead)route??
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View
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May 28, 2010 - 10:04am PT
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Yeah, looked to be a true old school JTREE route. Man, major skillzzzz
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Dr. F.
climber
So Cal
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May 28, 2010 - 10:35am PT
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We looked at it for years before Suzuki did it
It just didn't look fun
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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May 28, 2010 - 10:50am PT
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I always thought it was 5.13d. Thats what it was rated BITD.
I believe Paul Parker may have toproped the Stingray at some point but I don't think he ever lead the route.
I second Dr. F's comment that it looked painful. ;(
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coz
Trad climber
California
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May 28, 2010 - 05:48pm PT
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Thanks Kurt,
But the FA goes to Mike Paul TR and Suzuki first lead.
Good Job, Sonnie, great climber and human!
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CrackAddict
Trad climber
Joshua Tree
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Congrats to Sonnie!
I don't remember a foothold on this climb that made it 3 grades easier though... The crux section overhangs almost 45 degrees and there was no foothold thicker than maybe 3/16 of an inch. Not exactly a finesse route! I think Hidetaka originally rated it 13d and I never saw any reason to dispute that. It is quite a bit harder than Phoenix, Cosmic Debris, etc. and probably 4 grades harder than Equinox.
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ktmt
Sport climber
Montana
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If only the Watusi would weigh in...
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Yeah I got credit for the first TR and even was close to leading it but was a bit put off when I'd go out and see Suzuki hanging on all of my tcu's...Put a damper on the rest of my climbing career that someone had told him about it while I was still working on it...That was '88, glad to see it getting some attention after 22 years!:)
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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usless without photos!
we need photos!
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Hanging on your gear is bogus! Thats too bad someone jumped the gun on 'Watusi's' FA.
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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My bad Watusi and zuki..
it does suck when someone snakes your project...
had that happen to me a few times..
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