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blackbird
Trad climber
over yonder en th' holler
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Jan 30, 2007 - 12:40am PT
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WOW!!! What a fantastic TR! Thanks to you all for sharing...
BB
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David Nelson
climber
San Francisco
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Jan 30, 2007 - 01:15am PT
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Supertopo can't get better than this: a great, detailed, and non-spray report, with photos and commentary by the FA's. This needs to go into some index somewhere, Chris Mac, to be preserved and be made find-able.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jan 30, 2007 - 01:58am PT
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Dang, I was trying to get that Cathedral light all day.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jan 30, 2007 - 01:59am PT
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Thanks for a great TR and a piece of history too.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2008 - 02:14am PT
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beginning of wide cragging season in the Valley
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 23, 2008 - 11:35am PT
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jaybro reminded me bump, almost two years ago, where does it go?
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Nov 23, 2008 - 11:54am PT
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Thanks for the awesome post. Now you got me all fired up for the Gollums!
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
Redmond, OR
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Nov 23, 2008 - 12:23pm PT
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No, these climbs are neither "stout" or "elegant."
Whether on the left hand or the right, the climbing is: "prrrrecioussss."
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sunshinedaydream
Trad climber
the big granite bubble
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Bump for these awesome climbs!
Spent an awesome day in the fall Valley El Cap sunshine!
The right is a humbling 5.8... nonetheless so fun from start to finish... it's true what everyone has says, the positions you find your body in climbing up this thing makes you laugh at loud!
Solid gear all the way!
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Gollum, Left Side, was one of the few climbs I did with Jardine. I didn't know him then, and he was more of a ready body in the mood to tag along. I remember leading the Left Side without trouble and thinking it 5.9 probably, but then Jardine
was really huffing and puffing coming up, and I think he thought it was quite hard. I don't remember where he was at that time, in terms of his yoyo, hangdog stuff... Nor do I recall too much about the details of the route, other than that I felt comfortable on it it. It seemed trivial compared to something like the Crack of Fear or other Yosemite climbs I'd already done, such as Left Side of the Slack, or either side of Reed Pinnacle (those off-widths at the top)... I recall the reddish rock, a little different feel than El Cap in general...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 22, 2009 - 01:19am PT
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bump per Erik's request....
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Feb 22, 2009 - 01:39am PT
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at least with Gollum, you don't gotta obsess on the food supply issue. Hardy har!
Cool Climbs, remarkable personnel, unforgettable event!
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DJS
Trad climber
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Mar 19, 2009 - 08:55pm PT
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Bump
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DJS
Trad climber
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Mar 19, 2009 - 09:04pm PT
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Bump
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Mar 19, 2009 - 09:25pm PT
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precious bump
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2011 - 10:04pm PT
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bump for climbing
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jan 23, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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Yeah push this tr back up there; a great little pair of routes for this time of year!
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 23, 2011 - 10:54pm PT
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Now ....
Move over and do "Blank Out"
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davidji
Social climber
CA
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Jan 24, 2011 - 12:22am PT
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Nice crux photos!
"Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium."
The name "The Gollum" doesn't sound like it's referring to a character name but rather a type of creature, such as the famous Golem of Prague.
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PellucidWombat
Mountain climber
Berkeley, CA
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Sep 21, 2011 - 12:45am PT
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Bump for joy!
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