WanderlustMD
Trad climber
New England
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 28, 2012 - 10:36am PT
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I've never climbed it, but after seeing how much progress has been made on the Dawn Wall and other EC aid lines, I started wondering: has anyone ever tried to free climb the Shield? How do you think it would compare to other free routes on El Cap?
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Cosmiccragsman
Trad climber
AKA Dwain, from Apple Valley, Ca. and Vegas!
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Dec 28, 2012 - 10:52am PT
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LESSON of the DAY!!
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locker
Social climber
state of Kumbaya...
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Dec 28, 2012 - 10:57am PT
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Not a FREE shield...
But ONLY a couple of bucks...
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Dec 28, 2012 - 10:59am PT
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One in every crowd ^ ^ ^
(BTW Coz ~ what are we going to free climb on your B-Day ? ;)
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Dec 28, 2012 - 11:00am PT
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Excuse me (Locker got in before I posted)
There's always more than one in every crowd !
Aloha Locker.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 28, 2012 - 11:02am PT
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LESSON of the DAY!!
Friggin' hilarious!
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Cosmiccragsman
Trad climber
AKA Dwain, from Apple Valley, Ca. and Vegas!
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Dec 28, 2012 - 11:37am PT
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Well, you were talking about that 3 pitch climb in the, Sun,
Trundle.
Missing photo ID#280972
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 28, 2012 - 01:09pm PT
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Just offhand the groove pitch seems unlikely.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Dec 28, 2012 - 01:41pm PT
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Back to the OP question and not the thread drift. Of course, I have never done the Shield, but I remember when Charlie put it up. Ballsy. It would be some feat to free it. Ballsy.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Dec 28, 2012 - 02:10pm PT
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I could see the groove going, cause it's a groove, but there's some blank to thin overhanging stuff up there that might be a deal killer, and the shield roof...
peace
Karl
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Dec 28, 2012 - 02:15pm PT
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Not in our lifetimes.
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Scole
Trad climber
Joshua Tree
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Dec 28, 2012 - 07:10pm PT
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The roof might be kind of difficult
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 28, 2012 - 07:30pm PT
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Ok now that we have concluded that it is impossible some one needs to go free it without adding bolts.
Please vid ur attempt... I wanna see some serious airtime
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 28, 2012 - 07:36pm PT
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It'll go no problem.
Stupid Americans can't think for themselves.
They only listen to stupid lab coats.
All you have to do is be reborn in your next life as an insect.
Then you can free it and get eaten at the top by a bird.
Stupid climbers ....
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 28, 2012 - 08:04pm PT
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That V13 move at the top of the twelth pitch could be a stopper. I've always had a problem sticking a dyno onto a slippery sloper.
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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Dec 28, 2012 - 08:13pm PT
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No, FINAL ANSWER!
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Cosmiccragsman
Trad climber
AKA Dwain, from Apple Valley, Ca. and Vegas!
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Dec 28, 2012 - 08:36pm PT
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Where's Alex?
:)
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James
climber
My twin brother's laundry room
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Dec 28, 2012 - 08:43pm PT
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The Leaning Tower bolt ladder variation logs in around 9a+. All the moves have gone. People thought that would be impossible. One summer, Ivo walked around the Camp 4 parking lot, swinging some ice axes, "Dudely, Grivel sent me these axes because I am going to dry tool the shield." The axes went up and down. "It's gonna be sick Dudely!"
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Dec 29, 2012 - 05:54am PT
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Werner, wouldn't be easier for a lizard to free The Shield than an insect?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dec 29, 2012 - 07:17am PT
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Who needs a rope when you have wings?
Gotta be a lizard, but who says it isn't already a trade route for them?
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