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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Ahh sh#t..Mark has cancer? Best wishes man. Kick it's ass.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Wow!
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AKDOG
Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
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Wow that is truely incredible!!
the descent sounds epic, there are also tons of crevasses on that descent
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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descent sounds epic, there are also tons of crevasses on that descent
Yeah that may be the most impressive aspect of the climb.. or the least depending on your point of view.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Yep, ... it only takes one crevasse.
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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60+ 24hr climbing days. Then this... the guy is an animal.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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I think I succeeded in soloing the Infinite Spur in a fun, sporty fashion. By accident I ended up getting all the adventure I ever could’ve wanted, and way more. I’m proud of having made the first solo ascent of the Infinite Spur, and I’m proud of having managed to climb the route quite quickly, but in the end it wasn’t “worth it” in terms of all the risk I was exposed to. If things had gone as I had planned and hoped it would’ve already been a fairly risky descent, but still “worth it.” As things turned out, it was simply way too dangerous, and I’m not proud of that. I am proud however that, given the very serious situation, I think I consistently stayed level-headed, made the safest decisions possible, and got back without incident.
I applaud this candid remark, in particular, "in the end it wasn't 'worth it' in terms of ... the risk". It recognizes that a considerable part of success/failure in climbing is essentially random, and when things are random, bad events are as probable as good. This point is amplified by the fact that he had first-rate beta on the route and descent by climbing it days earlier, had all the knowledge one could hope for and was well-acclimated -- and still he nearly got hosed.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Pretty gnarly. Burnt aluminum soup... my favorite!
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ecdh
climber
the east
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its amazing watching the parabola of Haley's career, so consistently and solidly bar-raising. not just occasional stunts, but a great curve of achievements that reminds me of the french and polish during the 80s more than anything else.
that hes still youngish is inspiring, that where he will take it all includes into places and styles as yet unseeable.
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radair
Social climber
North Conway, NH
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Jun 28, 2016 - 06:58pm PT
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Incredibly impressive. I don't think most people can comprehend the scale of this route... I certainly can't. Well done, Colin!
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jun 28, 2016 - 07:07pm PT
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MS beat me to it.
I thought the guy was awesome before but this attitude really makes me respect the hell out of him
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 28, 2016 - 09:16pm PT
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There are better athletes at the Olympics.
Right?
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jun 28, 2016 - 10:31pm PT
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^^ Interesting question. Are there?
As for Colin's solo: "Dang."
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Ritwik
Trad climber
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Jun 29, 2016 - 11:21am PT
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I like this self-assessment:
"I think I succeeded in soloing the Infinite Spur in a fun, sporty fashion. By accident I ended up getting all the adventure I ever could’ve wanted, and way more. I’m proud of having made the first solo ascent of the Infinite Spur, and I’m proud of having managed to climb the route quite quickly, but in the end it wasn’t "worth it" in terms of all the risk I was exposed to. If things had gone as I had planned and hoped it would’ve already been a fairly risky descent, but still "worth it." As things turned out, it was simply way too dangerous, and I’m not proud of that. I am proud however that, given the very serious situation, I think I consistently stayed level-headed, made the safest decisions possible, and got back without incident."
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dikhed
climber
State of fugue and disbelief
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Jun 29, 2016 - 11:24am PT
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Better athletes at the Olympics? yes, probably, at least that want to do the sh#t that they do at the Olympics
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jun 29, 2016 - 12:30pm PT
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There are some pretty amazing climbers out there these days.
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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looks like haley got around to putting out a short vid about this a couple months ago.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
after watching i went back and read his blog posting. pretty hard to believe he was in the midst of triggering dozens of slab avalanches as he descended and having to wait for vis windows in crevasses, during the same time that, i'm assuming, he was filming some of the latter clips in the vid.
glad he survived... as despite his understated delivery, in both the vid and the post, he was definitely hung way out to dry for a spell on that one...
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