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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Mar 14, 2008 - 03:40am PT
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whoa, thot it was Salad for a minute there.
so true this quote from his blog...
"performance paradox of extreme effort but feeling effortless at the same time."
effortless effort or "wu wei"
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Mar 14, 2008 - 04:14am PT
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I will never, ever, be able to climb 5.14 (or 5.13 for that matter) but it would have been nice if Macleod wasn't about 12 feet off the ground after he finished soloing. Looked more like an extended boulder problem than a free solo to me.
Bruce
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona, Spain
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Mar 14, 2008 - 08:09am PT
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Why would that be nice? :-) Actually, I've been to Margalef, and if I remember right, this route does finish a respectable distance off the ground. Unfortunately, I can't remember where the crux is. Hmm, maybe I didn't actually do that route (?).
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James
climber
a porch in Chinese Camp
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Mar 14, 2008 - 01:11pm PT
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He grabbed the chains on that 13d.
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Barto
climber
Minneapolis, MN
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Mar 14, 2008 - 01:21pm PT
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wanker!
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Mar 14, 2008 - 01:49pm PT
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Dave is a bad ass and a really chill guy.
I got to hang with him in Mexico one winter and he was fun to climb and hang out with. Not to mention very fit an motivated. regardless of the length of that solo, it looked pretty cool as classic limestone can be...
Ks
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Broken
climber
Texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 14, 2008 - 02:08pm PT
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Anyone know how hard the upper section of Darwin Dixit (the 8c) is?
Thanks for posting that video, Mick.
Definitely not a boulder problem...
And, I must admit, I'm rooting for Dave to someday complete his Ben Nevis project. Sounds like it would be something special.
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SilasCL
Boulder climber
San Francisco, CA
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Mar 14, 2008 - 03:20pm PT
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Anyone know where I can see some footage of To Hell and Back, the "E10 Death Route" he talks about in his blog?
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Tim Lawrence
Trad climber
Madrid, Spain
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Mar 14, 2008 - 05:36pm PT
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Stood under the route and climbed in the area. Really impressive. Not a boulder problem. I remember the route being more horizontal than vertical. Still if you fell, you'd get hurt, maybe really hurt and possibly dead. The rock in Margalef is conglomerate. Really amazing area to climb. Super relaxed and less people then Siurana. Has a great hostal and the owner is super cool.
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