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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Jan 18, 2008 - 12:33am PT
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U stemmed .5 camelot three pitches up osirus in lumpy...
bag of shwag and papers on a trail in big cottonwood...
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Jan 18, 2008 - 12:51am PT
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I think my favorite booty was on Lucky Streaks- I thought it was a nut to match my main set- Metolius. The cable was rusted, obviously been there a couple of years. I fished it up out of a slot, and out popped a large hex. It was like when the big splinter comes squirting out of your flesh...
It's a kind of side sport- a climbing trip is not successful if I don't come home with more gear than I left with.
The YDS system can be applied- ie the hex mentioned above was 5.10 in difficulty, but with a high coolness factor.
Recently, a .5 camalot came out of Sail Away after a 20 minute battle. Trigger wires all shot, but about a .10d booty- the crux of the climb.
Over 30 biners, countless nuts, 3 figure 8's, maybe 10 cams, etc., etc.
Still looking for the yos. hammer at El Cap
Beyond climbing: weed, money, chainsaw.
In building cavities: axe, nudie pics, hammers, tape measure, beer cans, old newspapers, coins, '60's posters, old bottles,
a naked girl masturbating on the summit of a peak that I scrambled up.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:11am PT
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Montana's a small community, so the booty that I have found stays anonymous. An unexpected booty "hole" turned out to be this:
I bolted a fun .10a/b face in an area that I was working on and ended the climb with just hangers for anchors--the catch was that I placed Met Rap hangers 15 feet away (within easy eyesight) for the actual rapping. This saved wear and tear on any hardware that would normally have been at the end of the climb. It seemed simple--get to the top of the climb, clip the bolts w/ slings and 'biner and TR the shite out of it; last one up cleans the slings, then walks over to the Rap hangers and abseils down, pulling rope. Simple, right ?
Apparently, (pre-guide days) no one saw/realized the Rap station and just left equalized slings and biners until I came by to "collect" the poot when maintaining the station(s). Got maybe a dozen 'biners and yards of webbing this way, unintentionally, of course.
I treat booty as re-usable leaver gear and nothing more. I have taken therefore I must give back, or something like that.
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:56am PT
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Yo Fet,
you didn't get that 4' sling and locker on corrugation did you? I had to rescue some climbers off that and they left some of my gear behind.
If it was, keep it. booty is booty.
No, one was from EB of Middle Cathedral, one from Commitment.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Varied locales along the time and space continuum
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Jan 18, 2008 - 02:18am PT
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I'm pretty good at getting stuck gear others have given up on. Mostly nuts, nuthin' special.
Found a $100 bucks soaking wet in a big rainstorm in right by my car door on the ground at Produce World in Tustin about two years ago. I hung around for several minutes to see if anyone was lookin' for it. Ka-ching!
I found a credit card at the Arco in Fullerton last night. I turned it in to the store. I probably should have just called the card company, judging by the wits of the clerk.
My grandfather lived near a very exclusive country club on Cape Cod, Mass. When we were kids, he had my brothers and I forage in the brush (hello poison ivy!) for lost balls, most of which were brand new. We got a quarter for each one we found. This was at the end of the day when the place was deserted on remote reaches of the course. Once I found Tip O'Neil's ball. Not to be confused with Timmy O'Neill's balls.
Fletch
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jan 18, 2008 - 03:28am PT
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"I found a draw in the brush near a short climb, and it turned out to belong to Brutus.
are you sure it was his?
booty for me, Bridwell Bolts hanger off A1 bolt ladder on Monolith sitting on the ground, post replacement effort by other.
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Trusty Rusty
Social climber
Tahoe area
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Jan 18, 2008 - 03:43am PT
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A Forest Ladder porked from the base of Pacific Ocean Wall in 1982. I did 10 walls with it. . .Tracy Dorton style!
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Trusty Rusty
Social climber
Tahoe area
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Jan 18, 2008 - 04:36am PT
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Radical-
Crazy how much goes on outside of the computer realm eh? Hell, get out of the house a few times a week, maybe start in the nearest casino, work your way up to a few beers in a local bar; then if your feelin real huge, do an occasional 10 push up's for the ladies; before you know it you'll be ready to pull plastic. Noyse!
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TradIsGood
Recently unshackled climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Jan 18, 2008 - 08:04am PT
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I once found a $100 bill walking to a flea market.
Whoa! How many legs did it have?
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scuffy b
climber
Stump with a backrest
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Jan 18, 2008 - 11:19am PT
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Munge, I found that draw below Midas, the second time it was
climbed.
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Dave Tapes
Trad climber
Silverado CA
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:22pm PT
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DE Someone found a haul bag full of gear at the base of the throne 20+ years ago. It contained someones rack, ropes and other useful stuff. They couldn't believe their good luck. All this nice stuff just left in the middle of nowhere. It must of been a bitch to carry out.
Damn theives.
DW
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clustiere
Trad climber
Rock Ridge/ Oakland CA
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:36pm PT
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Bag of cams and stuff at trash can rock - by the way it's at Nomads if your looking for it. And bam of cams and stuff at the Base of Keeler Needle, looked old and tattered.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jan 18, 2008 - 03:38pm PT
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Hiking up a trail once, I didn't even slow to pick up some trash (a plastic baggie) laying on the ground. Later, I was about to toss it into the garbage when I looked closer. The baggie wasn't empty!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Jan 18, 2008 - 11:18pm PT
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Here's the pic I wanted...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jan 19, 2008 - 01:50am PT
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kidding scuff :)
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brat
climber
The Portal
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Jan 19, 2008 - 03:27am PT
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Straw hat balanced on the slab on Stately Pleasure Dome, about 4 pitches up, 20 feet to the right of The Boltway. How the HELL did it get up there? Who climbs in a huge straw hat?
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Sep 30, 2016 - 01:12am PT
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I thought my recent score of two 4" cams in three days was gud....and then I saw:
a naked girl masturbating on the summit of a peak that I scrambled up
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Sep 30, 2016 - 04:11am PT
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The whiskey and grenade appear to be a caver's rescue kit. The bat sticker is their gang sign. The grenade is interchangeable with a 45 automatic.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Sep 30, 2016 - 07:11am PT
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86 booty cams retrieved to date over 40 years of climbing including a #6 Camalot which was an excellent haul in itself :-)
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