King Swing, how do you normally do it

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Majid_S

Mountain climber
Bay Area
Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 26, 2009 - 03:02pm PT
but wait

If you are trying to explain the climbing procedures thought the king swing section to an average climber who has never seen the wall but want to understand the technique, how would you explain it?
Saltydog

climber
NC
Mar 26, 2009 - 03:09pm PT
you go first.
Jingy

Social climber
Flatland, Ca
Mar 26, 2009 - 03:57pm PT
you get a rope.. secure it to the bolts... lower off to the white bands or so.. run east.. then run harder to the west... Grab a corner at the top of your penji... done!


Next
noshoesnoshirt

climber
dangling off a wind turbine in a town near you
Mar 26, 2009 - 04:12pm PT
With some trepidation...
Lambone

Ice climber
Ashland, Or
Mar 26, 2009 - 04:41pm PT
you have to run really hard and leap the gap in the middle, then run again and grab the slopers.

perhaps the funnest thing I have done on the Captain.
scuffy b

climber
4 to 8
Mar 26, 2009 - 04:58pm PT
Didn't Nanook post a movie of the thing here?
james Colborn

Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
Mar 26, 2009 - 05:07pm PT
Start here


then, get to here.
james Colborn

Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
Mar 26, 2009 - 05:12pm PT
Nice shot Walleye! Did you take the shot or the swing. Where was it taken from?
snowey

Trad climber
San Diego
Mar 26, 2009 - 05:17pm PT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74YskBJgHDo
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Mar 26, 2009 - 05:22pm PT
So...is there like a pool going for how long Boot Flake will be there?
scuffy b

climber
4 to 8
Mar 26, 2009 - 05:29pm PT
Everyone knows it wont last past about 1985.
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Mar 26, 2009 - 05:32pm PT
Whoa...that's coming right up!
Jingy

Social climber
Flatland, Ca
Mar 26, 2009 - 10:03pm PT
Something like this guy....


Or this guy... (you don't have to do the flip like he did!!! LOL)


Not like this guy....


And maybe not this guy either...
Majid_S

Mountain climber
Bay Area
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 27, 2009 - 01:13am PT
Tons of photos and no explanation so there I go again;

I need to know the followings on the photo first;

1- *Location of Boot Flake
*Location of pitch 16 anchor
*Location of pitch 17 anchor
*Location of Eagle Ledge

2- The standard lowering process before pendulum and please try to explain it to someone who has not seen the wall but need to understand it without looking at a photo.

Thanks



Reilly

Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
Mar 27, 2009 - 01:17am PT
Oooh, I can't wait for this...
WBraun

climber
Mar 27, 2009 - 01:41am PT
Majid

It's a waste of time. Nothing needs to described with words or fotos.

The king swing reveals itself when you arrive.
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
Mar 27, 2009 - 02:08am PT
for once I think I agree with Werner. :)

what's really going on Majid?
Majid_S

Mountain climber
Bay Area
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 27, 2009 - 02:33am PT
ok werner

I talk about it later
rockermike

Mountain climber
Mar 27, 2009 - 04:28am PT
(still have to double log-on. damn)

I'll make the question more interesting. What is the recommended sequence if you are soloing? Like, do you haul to the top of boot flake, then lower and swing with two lines (haul and lead) or what. (I used to hear about a midway anchor that made the swing easier; I guess its gone now?) I can imagine it could get tricky to think through the perfect approach. Or for me its usually, I figure out the correct approach only after trying a couple of wrong approaches. An hour or two shot right there. ha
deuce4

climber
Hobart, Australia
Mar 27, 2009 - 05:03pm PT
Years ago, Rock and Ice had an article--the one where "Beta" came into common parlance (from "Betamax" the video format)--by Bob Yoho about how to climb the crux boulder pitch on Astroman. It was a play by play with photo sequence.

Pretty controversial at the time...
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