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splitclimber
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Sonoma County
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 26, 2015 - 10:00am PT
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Location: Round Table Pizza, 2065 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa
Time & Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 @ 7:30 PM (Social hours and free beer for members at 6:30)
Directions: From Highway 101 at Santa Rosa go west on Highway 12 to Stony Point Road Exit. Go straight from the middle lane at the light onto Occidental Road. The Round Table Pizza is on the right just down the road.
Mark Hudon first climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in 1974. He was 18 years old and a senior in High School on a trip out from New Hampshire. Over the next 6 years Mark would climb El Cap 8 more times, usually early and fast ascents of routes such as the Mescalito, Magic Mushroom, New Dawn and the Zodiac, not to mention nearly free ascents of the Salalthe Wall and The Nose. In 2009, Mark was bitten by the big wall bug again. He led the entire Nose route in 15.5 hours, his first route on El Cap in 30 years. The next spring he soloed Grape Race to Tribal Rite in 11 days and has done 15 additional routes since, including 2 more solo ascents. Mark, with various partners, has plans for 6 El Cap routes this year including Tempest, A4+, and Freerider (5.13a). Next year, after turning 60, he plans to solo another El Cap route.
Mark will present his 2012 solo ascent of Iron Hawk VI (A4 5.9r) on El Capitan. Mark's intent was to solo the route. Twelve days later he was barely able to jumar a rope tossed down from the top for him. Mark says "It’s still hard for me to talk about it".
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 26, 2015 - 10:03am PT
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YAY Mark is on his way down to Yosemite eh?! BUMP hope i can come out too.
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 26, 2015 - 10:21am PT
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Mark Hudon IS Bad Ass
Twelve days later he was barely able to jumar a rope tossed down from the top for him.
Mark says "It’s still hard for me to talk about it".
All of us in some sort of fashion will need to be rescued from something during our lifetime.
Every single one of us.
There's no escape ......
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If
Trad climber
UK
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Mar 26, 2015 - 12:42pm PT
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Inspirational!
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crankster
Trad climber
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Mar 26, 2015 - 01:49pm PT
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Dude's almost 60. There's hope for us old guys.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2015 - 05:33pm PT
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just cause you read Mark's trip report that Clint posted doesn't mean you don't need to SEE and HEAR Mark next Tuesday. ;)
It's gonna be a good one.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2015 - 11:55am PT
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tomorrow night! Hope you can make it.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Me too!!! I bet it will be great. Come people!
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Go see it. He came out here last year and it was quite entertaining.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 9, 2015 - 05:20pm PT
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missed ya Vitaliy, but I know it's a long drive for ya.
crankster - did you make it? Do I know your real name? :)
Thanks Mark. It was an awesome presentation and a great turnout.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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I freed up the time and than bailed on the 8 Dea when I saw the mileage. Freaking 80+ miles from where I work in south bay...one way. For some reason I didn't remember it that bad when I went last time. But 160 mile commute in an evening seemed crazy.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Missed it due to thunderstorm and traffic, split. Glad you had a good turnout. I'm sure Mark has plans this year that will make another great show...without the rescue.
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