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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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So they both "redpointed" it?
Do I read that right? Or use the right word.
I can't keep up.
Where's my fukkin' cane? I know I left it right here somewhere...I could see it if I could find my fukkin' glasses......
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Tom and Pete's US tour has turned out to be an historic event, hasn't it!
Going back and doing Century Crack again now with gear in tow---- something that hard, repeating it--- had to be really really difficult to force oneself to undergo again. To erase that last issue of pre-placement on the first ascent, clear that last 5% of imperfection and undergo the formation's terrifically cruel meanings one more time..... these two are incredibly tough and deeply enthusiastic.... I will always be in awe and shall never forget their visit. And what cool guys too.
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Rock!...oopsie.
Trad climber
the pitch above you
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It's a little like this:
Except these guys don't have thousands of screamin' little girls wherever they go.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Totally agreed!!! ^^^^ And how lucky of them that they don't have little girls coming down with Century-mania. We will try our best though.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Well said
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Which one is Ringo?
Properly done, ladds !!!!1111
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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"Moaning and Croaking"!
Way to go!
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Jonny2vests
Trad climber
Sheffield, UK
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Big up the Brit massive.
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go-B
climber
Sozo
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Sport'n wide grins, props!
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tom Carter
Social climber
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Excaliber?
Would think it was not out of the question by any means?
Next Year?
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland
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Excalibur is kind of a tarnished route.
First ascents in Utah trumps repeats in California on a global highfive level.
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bringmedeath
climber
la la land
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Goatboy,
Only because you can't get liquor and real beer in the grocery store... ups everything a notch. It's like an expedition, one that needs proper planning and extensive preparation.
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MTucker
Ice climber
Arizona
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The wide stuff on Excaliber was freed 20 years ago. 12d
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Excalibur is kind of a tarnished route. You mean because it's been done? Please advise, Goat?
Granted it's not at the level they have been holding to...Still, it would be a different challenge... as far as I know nobody has onsighted all of the wide pitches...
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Those poor brits are going to return to the UK and not know what to do with themselves, being so far away from the wide there and all.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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So which route was harder? Did they not origionally say that having preplaced gear made it harder as they had to climb around it. I wonder how they feel now?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I think their blog clears that up, mike.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Pah. Let's see them do it without synthetic fabrics.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Yeah, wool Cagoules and twill anoraks! Tricounis instead of sticky rubber! Thas, what I'm talkin' about!
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