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Big Wall climber
yosemite valley
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 30, 2005 - 03:20pm PT
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just got down from the wall yesterday, so it is finished. stop talking and start racking. -dave
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Jun 30, 2005 - 03:24pm PT
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Nice job Dave! Looking forward to seeing a topo!
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Jun 30, 2005 - 03:33pm PT
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cool, your mom has been here looking for you!
nice 'scend dude.
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Jun 30, 2005 - 03:42pm PT
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Sweet. Can't you come up with a better name though? Like "Fixed Rope Controversy" or "Son of Karl Baba?" Just an idea.
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poop*ghost
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Jun 30, 2005 - 03:46pm PT
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yo dave - thanks for shooting malcolm my info. Sold him and his friend some flies.
BTW - how did Tribal go w/ your lady friend?
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Jun 30, 2005 - 03:50pm PT
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Can't you come up with a better name though?
Maybe he had a crazy party up there with some loose blocks? How do we know?
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Jun 30, 2005 - 04:04pm PT
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Well, he was the one up there, but block trundling seems to be a common occurence on FAs, walls or otherwise.
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bulgingpuke
Trad climber
cayucos california
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Jun 30, 2005 - 04:06pm PT
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how many new pitches?
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up2top
Big Wall climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Jun 30, 2005 - 04:10pm PT
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Dave! What's up, bro!
Congrats. You're done a few days earlier than expected, huh? I tried to monkey-call you Sunday morning before I left but you and Zack were out...hard. I had fun tossing the slander around with you guys. Nice job on the new line.
Now of course we all want to know that stats -- how many holes? How many pitches total? How many unique to your route? Favorite section/pitch/features?
And what about "Barnacle Bill?!" I thought a nautical theme for the route name was going to be the way to go...
Ed
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Shack
Trad climber
So. Cal.
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Jun 30, 2005 - 04:15pm PT
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Suhweeet! Congrats!
Dave, We didn't mean to "harsh your mellow!"
(I laughed for 10 minutes when I heard you say that on the radio to Jamie!
Sorry to hear you ran out of some "essentials".)
Waiting for Tom to post some close ups!
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ricardo
Gym climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jun 30, 2005 - 04:39pm PT
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nice --
.. i hope that dave doesn't give away too many details .. other than a hand-drawn topo .. and a hole count ..
.. my guess is that ammon should go up it next and get the 1st one-day ascent on it.
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Jun 30, 2005 - 04:43pm PT
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what? we wanna SUPERTOPO dammit!
;-)
I assume Dave's A4 rating is PDS (pretty darn serious).
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ChrisW
Trad climber
boulder, co
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Jun 30, 2005 - 05:02pm PT
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Nice send Dave! It was nice meeting you and thanks for recovering some gear.
Ricardo, Why should Ammon go up there?
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Moose
climber
Taos, NM
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Jun 30, 2005 - 05:18pm PT
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oo-oo-oo-aa-aa
EWHHHHH!!!!
ay yi yi
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deuce4
Big Wall climber
the Southwest
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Jun 30, 2005 - 05:53pm PT
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Looking forward to the details and TR...
Pretty good news coverage channel, thanks Chris Mac.
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malaka
climber
gothenburg, sweden
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Jun 30, 2005 - 06:46pm PT
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Ohohohohohoh! (doing my Oh-face..)Sweet send dude! Rezzpect from da West Coast of Sweden.
//Erik
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Congrats again Dave.
I can't believe he just spent 18 days on the wall and he's going back up on something in a few days. That's hardcore.
My story:
My partner and I were humping our pigs down from bailing on the Trip last Tuesday. Suddenly we heard the dreaded and intense sound of large objects plummeting toward us through the air. After you've had the crap scared out of you enough times, you learn to be a judge of how much stuff is airborne. This time, it was alot!
I hoped it was a base jumper. The sound kept getting louder and closer, whizzing, roaring, hurtling. I just bent over and hoped my haulbag would save me.
There were some impacts on the Stone, and suddenly rocks were impacting the talus all around. mostly behind me, but a few in front of me. I thought about what it must been like to live in Bagdad during shock and awe.
A few days later I run into Dave and he tells me about the HUGE whipper (60 feet?) that he took when a HUGE chunk of the route he was climbing detached itself with him on it. (Note to Dave's Mom: I'm sure it was nothing, we climbers love to exaggerate and talk smack) Anyway, it seems that Dave and I and my partner Andy were all in the wrong place in the wrong time, but with the right Angels.
So I think Block Party is a pretty cool name
peace
karl
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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wow...intense
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Texplorer
Trad climber
New to Las Vegas
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Might call the pitch where the block came off the "jumping ship" pitch. Congrats Dave, enjoyed the view from my laptop.
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Rachel T
Big Wall climber
Tracy, CA
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Mi Hermano!
Hey, Mom and I are coming to the valley. I will be there today (Friday) and Mom is coming Saturday evening. I'll see you soon and congratulations!! Can't wait to hear about you whipper - WHIP IT GOOD!
I'm bringing avocados and flattened bananas.
Love the name, I'm sure you had a great party!
-Su Hermana
PS - So you see Mom and I discovered SuperTopo...
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