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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 30, 2011 - 07:03pm PT
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Today I did first ascents 999 and 1000, which was sort of a life-time goal I had set for myself........How many of those FAs were good ones;...a few. How many were choss piles on grainy low angle dummy domes in Joshua Tree...most of them. How many were fun adventures for my friends and I;....pretty much all of them. It started under the wing of Michael Paul in 1977 on a FA called Pictures at an Exibition at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree. First ascents in Arizona, Pakistan, Tahquitz/Suicide, Utah, San Diego County, San Bernardino Mountains,...mostly at Joshua Tree. No rap bolting either;..all put in on the lead....(At least when I was leading...)...Thanks to all my partners and friends who do first ascents with me. Let's go for 1000 more.....yeeeehoooooooooooo!
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:05pm PT
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Congratulations Todd! uber proud!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:09pm PT
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Nice Todd, congratulations on a giant goal fullfilled.
I've got 300 or so more to hit 1000.
It will never happen.
This one was ~ #500.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:10pm PT
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"How many of those FAs were good ones....How many were choss piles on grainy low angle dummy domes in Joshua Tree."
Someone had to climb them to find out.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:15pm PT
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Todd, You are my hero, a man of determination and discrimination, THE penultimate Josh local and most decent person I know.
Congratulations on #1000.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2011 - 07:20pm PT
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Thanks, DEE...for doing a hell of alot of those FAs with me.....here's a great one;...one of our best, I believe....
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:20pm PT
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Todd - that's amazing! you've done more FA's than most people have climbed routes. Well done, keep it up.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2011 - 07:23pm PT
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Bill....if I stacked up 100 of my dinky josh FAs...it would MAYBE equal one of your many rad El Cap routes;......I nibble at the toes of the giants while you slay the dragons......thanks for the good word!
FA in Arizona
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2011 - 07:26pm PT
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Here's a wild one;....
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:26pm PT
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...and here I thought the counting was to chill you out before logging onto this stressfest.
Congrats on your achievement. Wish I had counted - hell, wish I had owned a camera back then too.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2011 - 07:29pm PT
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2011 - 07:34pm PT
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Got two here;...the Elephant Butte and the Lucky Strike Spire...
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:38pm PT
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Milestones are always the bet place to set the next goal.
How many to make a thousand J Tree routes?
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Jul 30, 2011 - 07:48pm PT
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Way to go Todd!
I owe you a beer next time we are in town.
Go put up another thousand! :D
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jul 30, 2011 - 08:01pm PT
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Nice Todd, good to talk with you this morning, sounded like I missed a glorious day!
Peace
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2011 - 08:06pm PT
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Double D
climber
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Jul 30, 2011 - 08:06pm PT
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Cool!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2011 - 08:08pm PT
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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Jul 30, 2011 - 08:08pm PT
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seek help for this disorder.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jul 30, 2011 - 08:08pm PT
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Todd, keep putting them up...we'll knock them down, chossy or knot.
Awesome, man! I'd like to get a beer-count/per climb.
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