Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 11:53am PT
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Ah, if I only had photos to post. I did as a 16 yr. old, 30 yrs. ago now. Climbed it with another 17 and 18 yr. old if I remember correctly. I want to say one of the guys had a camera but I don't think I ever saw any of the shots. Pity. I'd be like a time machine.
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squatch
Boulder climber
santa cruz, CA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 11:58am PT
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F*ck yeah half dome!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 12:01pm PT
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Survival,
I bet you aren't aware that the Comte d'Artagnan made an ascent of the NWF BITD!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2010 - 12:19pm PT
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Ah, if I only had photos to post. I did as a 16 yr. old, 30 yrs. ago now.
Hell yeah fat dad. Not many of us had a decent camera BITD. 1980 with a couple of other 17-18 yr olds? You guys are lucky you had ropes or any food up there, much less a camera! I was lucky and usually with someone that had a camera.
Keith and I had no camera on the Direct NWF, in 78, but we met up with Mel and Bryan on Big Sandy, and Bryan had a camera.
Even in 96 you can see I was shooting with a disposable panorama job....
Squatch, somebody has a better camera! Nice!
Reilly, ok, can you fill me in some more on that pic, or ascent?
The Brave Little Toaster waving from the diving board.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 12:44pm PT
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Survival,
I refer, bien sur, to my esteemed partner's sartorial splendor a la his 'day job'....
C'ette ascente was plus d' memorable excepté pour le facte that shortly après
le pendulum it began to snow très heavily and continued until le top.
I just wish I had taken le camera out for le traverse d' Thanksgiving Ledge avec
4" of neige on it - mon dieu -très formidable!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 01:18pm PT
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Hoh, man, "Mais, oui".
"Yes, but you might have to feed them first."
"Hey, man, I'm startin' to freak out!"
"I'm outta it. They're outta it!"
"Can't you see he's havin' a big mac attack?"
"Oh my god, my balls are gone!"
Might have to add that 'un to my best movies list. Merci buckets!
Where's Tami? Snort, snort!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2010 - 01:50pm PT
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Nice evening view down the wall.
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squatch
Boulder climber
santa cruz, CA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 03:44pm PT
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Looking down from the last belay. Notice last years humongous rock fall below
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Hoots
climber
Toyota Tacoma
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Oct 21, 2010 - 03:51pm PT
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Yah! Thanks for posting mate, sadly I didn't bring a camera either! And a bump since this is CLIMBING related.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 04:31pm PT
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That was a pretty wild outing for me. First overnight climb for me and my partners. Some guys dodging loose blocks on an early ascent of Tis-sa-ack. Tourists kicking rocks off or dangling their legs off the Visor and spitting. Then you get all the lights from the campfires down in the Valley. Really memorable.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 22, 2010 - 02:59am PT
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Borrowed from the Pate hate thread:
Funny how this bullshit gets 300 posts and the climbing threads get 20.
I was just thinking the same thing, not being able to sleep at 3:30 NM time.
Thanks for the thought turd. 'Cept you were posting over there.....
Anyway, Fat dad, I hear you. It is memorable doing something like that.
I was 17 when Keith and I did the Direct, and I remember more about that trip than many other walls. It was just sooo big and daunting. I was a tiny speck on that monster wall, and I felt it physically and psychologically. We blasted hard for Grand Terrace, but only made it to first Terrace (uncomfortable as hell), but we still did the route in 2 bivys. We met up with Bryan and Mel on Big Sandy and went to the top as a party of four the last day.
I have almost this identical picture from 1978, except substitute Bryan for Buggs. Gawd I wish I could find that photo.
L to R: Mel J, Buggs, Keith, Bruce
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climber bob
Social climber
maine
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Oct 22, 2010 - 04:49am PT
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survival..got any pics from when lepton and i went to attempt the reggae route?
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 22, 2010 - 05:57am PT
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Climber Bob, the memory banks are starting to grind a little bit. I think I'm beginning to remember that!
It was such a looong time ago, and there was sooo much partying!
Sorry man, I don't think I have flix of that momentous occasion.
Tell the story, even without pictures! C'mon, you can do it!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 22, 2010 - 10:13am PT
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yeah tell that one, I vaguely remember Lepton ("I am the ahyatola of Abseil") goin' on about it.
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Oct 22, 2010 - 11:50am PT
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This picture was arguably one of the most singularly influential images in my climbing infancy.
When the article came out I thought "I'd be happy just to get me arse up the thing in a week, with a hammer and all possibly accoutrement":
A couple years later I made my first trip up the thang...
Hammerless ;)
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