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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Oct 10, 2011 - 08:09am PT
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I still remember the two-part article in Mountain on British sea cliff climbing -- "The Gogarth Saga" -- and the vid of Barber on-sight soloing Strand. Never met the Holliwells, but Watusi and GK did and they related the stories so well. British Sea Cliff climbing is as core as it gets.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Oct 10, 2011 - 09:03am PT
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I don't know the story behind this, but did the people know this was about to happen? Really changes the meaning off "I'm off belay" if this collapse wasn't predicted.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Oct 11, 2011 - 01:20am PT
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BUT, I did spend a summer climbing with this brit who was a well-know Cornwall climber. Did serenity with him and Watusi, pumped out on the last pitch and got hauled up. He pointed at my arms and said "look, he's got wanker's arm!" Mike, help me out, what was that guy's name?
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Oct 11, 2011 - 01:27am PT
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Did someone say Gogarth? Me, Sooze, and Craig Smith like last week.... them sea cliffs are really something!
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Oct 11, 2011 - 04:17am PT
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Pic 2 = pitch 2 of Gogarth
~sooze
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Oct 11, 2011 - 08:21am PT
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Early on in my climbing in Spain, we were walking by some particularly chossy limestone, on the way to some good stuff half a kilometer farther on, and my partner pointed and said "the British climb on this".
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Leo Hski
Social climber
Boston MA
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Oct 25, 2015 - 02:20pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 25, 2015 - 05:05pm PT
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The Red Wall at Anglesey, as core as it gets cause it's choss.
Climbed with 'Joe' there. OK, not on the same rope but 'e was polite to us.
Mousetrap - am I tripping, or what?
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Oct 25, 2015 - 05:34pm PT
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What areas were specifically involved in this mass wasting? Surely this didn't erase the entire Gogarth crags?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 25, 2015 - 05:45pm PT
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Don't think that was a popular venue, plus it happened 4 years ago.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Oct 25, 2015 - 05:59pm PT
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Good point Reilly . . . I was foolish not to check the date. Thanks.
Awesome photos Russ . . . sketchy and covered with wet lichens and slippery moss . . . yikes.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Oct 25, 2015 - 06:19pm PT
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That picture of you and me and Woodward and Nick is so cool. Not sure I've seen it before - but certainly remember the trundle. Thanks for posting it up.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 25, 2015 - 07:54pm PT
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I hope nobody was down below. . . wow!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Oct 25, 2015 - 08:13pm PT
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That video is pretty astounding. After watching something like that, I can see why someone wouldn't bother with a helmet.
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