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GDavis
Trad climber
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May 13, 2009 - 01:18pm PT
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What???? damn
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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May 13, 2009 - 01:21pm PT
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Darn, Tommy beat me to it again.
I totaly had this one... Really... ;)
Nice work Tommy
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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May 13, 2009 - 01:24pm PT
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo!
I want to nail that sh#t up, no free climbing til I've done it.
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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May 13, 2009 - 04:53pm PT
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Yeah tommy is not only a great climber but he is a great guy too... I do hope however that this project doesn't turn into a bolt fest... but others seem to do a lot more of this kind of bolting than he does... What was done on the Dihedral was not good... BTW it was done by earlier parties not TC... Good luck Tommy you are the man!!
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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May 13, 2009 - 05:21pm PT
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Wow...nice photos and wild looking climbing.
what was this wall first called? the End All Wall...
seems a fitting name... now
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Redlands
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May 13, 2009 - 05:36pm PT
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There's a short video clip on one of those recent flicks showing him working on that corner pitch. They just label it "project", but I'm 99% that it's that pitch. It's either on Dosage IV or the bonus footage Tommy Big Wall thing on one of those Mortimer films.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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May 13, 2009 - 06:06pm PT
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wow!
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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May 13, 2009 - 06:09pm PT
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when a bad-ass like Chris Mac talks about a another bad-ass like that, you know something is up...
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Michael Hjorth
Trad climber
Copenhagen, Denmark
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May 13, 2009 - 06:22pm PT
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Everything at that level is somewhat incomprehensible. But as I vividly remember my silent weeping in 1994 over the bend and spaced out rivets on p. 15 - my mind boggles.
I cut the Caldwell photos out as comparison with shots from this my first Valley route:
Caldwell on p6(?):
Me on p6:
Caldwell clipping before dynoing on p15(?):
Me hanging deadstill - and crying - on p15:
Looking forward to the film!
Michael
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Matt
Trad climber
primordial soup
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May 13, 2009 - 06:45pm PT
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string cheese burritos- that's just wrong!
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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May 13, 2009 - 06:51pm PT
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Has he actually sent the route? Or is this preliminary hype? If he hasn't done the route free it seems a little early to advertise it....
I was told he added a bunch of bolts to unreapeted A5 pitches on Adrift.
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BrentA
Gym climber
Roca Rojo
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May 13, 2009 - 07:03pm PT
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A5 pitches on adrift (snicker)
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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May 13, 2009 - 07:07pm PT
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Amazing!
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dirhk
Trad climber
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May 13, 2009 - 07:46pm PT
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TC should be able to add bolts to whatever he wants because free climbing is so way more bad ass than aid climbing. Aid climbers complaining about the added bolts is like puny white kids calling pro boxers weak because they use gloves.
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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May 13, 2009 - 09:03pm PT
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Dirhk... anywhere they want? Every 5 ft and next to usable cracks? I know what you are saying bro... but that it can be way over done was my point... However I have great regard for TC and know he will keep it limited to the minimum.
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dirhk
Trad climber
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May 13, 2009 - 09:21pm PT
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Everywhere HE wants. Which I doubt is feet from good pro.
Cheers
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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May 13, 2009 - 09:27pm PT
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"Thumb undercling."
Now how many of us are going to be seeing little nubbins next time we go out and think "Hell, if it works for TC, maybe it'll work forrr-orrr--rrrrr meeeeeeeee......(whip)."
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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May 13, 2009 - 09:40pm PT
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you can not bullshit physics, but some special types seem to do so.
frequently.
Oh, and did he not produce the El Cap article in that badass Alpine aneversary edition?
Full props there also.
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