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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Oct 25, 2016 - 01:21am PT
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I'll be right back
After a look at the facts. . .
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Oct 25, 2016 - 04:18am PT
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I saw this was going around on FB yesterday. Pretty impressive. Persistance was the key. Nalle says he even suprised himself when he did it.
There's an Epic TV video from last April of Jimmy Webb and Daniel Woods at the boulder and Woods tries out the holds on a couple of moves. It's clear that the problem (that looks to be maybe seven or eight moves?) is really, really hard.
Edit: the name of the problem, "Burden of Dreams", is pretty cool too.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Oct 25, 2016 - 06:36am PT
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Looks thin.
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Oct 25, 2016 - 07:09am PT
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eh, looks like Gunks 5.9
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Oct 25, 2016 - 07:15am PT
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I was there last year and scoped that line. Didn't think it would be more than V16 so I didn't bother.
He needs 1 more pad where his head almost hits the rock.
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brotherbbock
climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Oct 25, 2016 - 08:13am PT
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This is getting outta of control now...
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RyanD
climber
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Oct 25, 2016 - 09:40am PT
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I bet he would hike the dawn wall
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Oct 25, 2016 - 10:25am PT
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Great, way to work it!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Oct 25, 2016 - 12:09pm PT
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Chapeau!!!
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Oct 25, 2016 - 01:18pm PT
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Everyone needs a project.
As time goes on the projects become increasingly singular and abstract.
Good for Nalle!
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Oct 25, 2016 - 04:08pm PT
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(16 feet)/(4 years)=0.000000086 mph
;p
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Oct 25, 2016 - 04:14pm PT
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It occurs to me that at some point the V-scale becomes meaningless for 99.9% of climbers and another "rating" might be more appropriate. For instance, an elite category that simply counts the number of ascents or maybe a par system like golf.
Won't happen
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cavemonkey
Ice climber
ak
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Oct 25, 2016 - 08:04pm PT
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possibly the most insignificant post ever
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brett
climber
oregon
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Oct 25, 2016 - 08:19pm PT
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another "rating" might be more appropriate. For instance, an elite category that simply counts the number of ascents...
How about some like grade 1 is really hard, grade 2 is cutting edge hard and grade 3 is nearly impossible.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Oct 25, 2016 - 08:25pm PT
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They used to say that 5.12 was abstract! Anytime a man can levitate at that level, for me its impressive.
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Oct 25, 2016 - 08:30pm PT
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How about some like grade 1 is really hard, grade 2 is . . .
It's been tried and found wanting. Subdivisions start appearing, like when I first heard of 5.10 in the late 1950s I never considered that there would be 5.10a, 5.10b, 5.10c, 5.10X, etc.
Everything gets sliced and diced until there are lengthy and passionate arguments about whether a move is 5.11d or 5.12a.
There are arguments in formal gymnastics about ratings similar to those in climbing. Meaningful to the experts at the time.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Oct 26, 2016 - 03:59am PT
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They need some kind of system that starts from 0 and goes up as difficulty increases!
But then what happens if they get to 17???? OMG!!!
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pmonks
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Nov 24, 2016 - 09:30am PT
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They need some kind of system that starts from 0 and goes up as difficulty increases!
Let me introduce you to the Ewbank system. It's so new you might not have heard of it.
(there's some evidence Verm based the V scale on the Ewbank system, btw)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 24, 2016 - 09:38am PT
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On sight or take a hike.
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