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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 13, 2017 - 02:30am PT
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He should try one of those Russian dating services....nobody should be alone for that long.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Jan 13, 2017 - 07:14am PT
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LOLOLOL ^^^^ good one Don!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 13, 2017 - 10:26am PT
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Amazing.
Some people are clearly more cut out for finding an extreme niche than others.
Whatever drills yer bolt bro!
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Handjam Belay
Gym climber
expat from the truth
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Jan 13, 2017 - 10:28am PT
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The Caribou needs a hug...from either Dad, Mom or a woman.
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Jan 13, 2017 - 12:18pm PT
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800 days alone.
Man!
That's a lot of masturbating.
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brotherbbock
climber
Alta Loma, CA
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Jan 13, 2017 - 12:56pm PT
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How do people afford to do this type of thing? Winter gear ain't cheap. Is this dude from a loaded family or did he just save money and then bail?
Pretty cool nonetheless.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Jan 13, 2017 - 01:18pm PT
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I admit to thinking it was 800 consecutive days, and in my head I heard myself say "THIS YEAR?!!!" hahah
As a "single unit," I can vouch for the belief in the good of solitude. I need it to feel inspiration on creative ideas, and to process spiritual concepts that would otherwise flit through my mind and evaporate.
It is possible that there is such thing as being TOO singular, but I think so long as a person is ABLE to function at an acceptable level when in the company of others, they haven't hit that ceiling.
One thing I definitely do NOT have in common with that dud, though, is the need for solitude in the cold. I shut down pretty tightly when the temps have me uncomfortable. About all I think about then is getting to somewhere warm(usually under my blankies in the van, or a library of coffee shop), but I know I don't have much introspection in those moments.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jan 13, 2017 - 01:20pm PT
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Its better than spending 800 days alone in North Dakota
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ecdh
climber
the east
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Jan 13, 2017 - 05:38pm PT
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In japan guys like this are about - working all summer to spend winters alone in the mountains. Its a thing. Its a strain that runs thru japanese alpinism that western alpinism doesnt really have, tho john muir would have dug it. Somewhere between asceticism and athleticism. Lone nuts far from town are a mainstay of the culture.
Taking it to alaska is another level tho.
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jstan
climber
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Jan 13, 2017 - 07:43pm PT
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Count on Tami to raise practical issues.
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sempervirens
climber
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Jan 13, 2017 - 07:52pm PT
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maybe he just felt like climbing. By going alone he didn't have to put up with stupid comments from humans. Or maybe he has cel. service and posts here as...
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 13, 2017 - 07:54pm PT
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Just see how Americanos and Kanadians can't understand anything beyond their western culture.
The western culture needs to blather and hear blather incessantly both visually and in writing.
Blah, blah blah blah blah blah is the western way.
Westerners need to sit in a cave for 108 years to drain the swamp in their minds to learn .....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 13, 2017 - 08:14pm PT
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I've no idea how many days I've spent alone on mountains in the Cascades (and other continents), often in winter, though it's nowhere close to 800. Maybe he doesn't suffer fools well. I get that.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jan 13, 2017 - 08:20pm PT
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didn't know of this fellow until reading the first post
spending that amount of time on those peaks in that range in winter is hard to fathom. I wonder why one would make that a lifestyle.
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