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The_Kid
Trad climber
Idyllwild, CA
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"Potter was also the first person to free climb up El Capitan’s The Nose and Half Dome in a day."???? did potter free climb the nose??
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billygoat
climber
cruzville
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"Potter was also the first person to free climb up El Capitan’s The Nose and Half Dome in a day..."
Who the fukk is writing press releases at Rock and Ice???
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The_Kid
Trad climber
Idyllwild, CA
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thats what I'm saying!!
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billygoat
climber
cruzville
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I know, you beat me to it by a few seconds!
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The_Kid
Trad climber
Idyllwild, CA
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wow by one second. NBC probably wrote that release
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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This reminds me of the time when ABC Wide World of Sports declared Largo, "the first person to climb Yosemite in a day."
This is an old episode of Adventure sports. The Eiger -freebase aired earlier this year. There is some good footage of Dean doing solos of Heaven, Seperate Reality & a route I think is called "Flyswatter", on upper Elephant rock. IMHO, this is the best footage on the show.
Enjoy!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I thought Big Loyd Price was the first to "climb Yosemite in a day?"
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WBraun
climber
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When they did ABC wide world of Sports "Lost Arrow free" and Largo and Bob Beattie were the color commentators, Bob at one point said "Here we are in beautiful "Yellowstone National Park".
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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They also called Largo Jim on the Lost Arrow thing.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Whose is Largo Jim? Sounds like the name of a rum runner.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Will Steph, show?
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Largo Jim, a novel by that Polish guy.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Cap'n Largo, he's in those Jim Chee Novels....
So, 10 am, tomorrow on the west coast?
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10b4me
Ice climber
the reticient boulder at the Happies
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When they did ABC wide world of Sports "Lost Arrow free" and Largo and Bob Beattie were the color commentators, Bob at one point said "Here we are in beautiful "Yellowstone National Park". hahahahaha
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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22 minutes from now.
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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on now
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Just starting, think it will be awful? What about the Unicycle guy?
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Dean on now
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ericz
climber
Ogden, UT
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It makes one begin to question,... the information(?) that we consume via media formats. But,.. alas, our lot is to jostle one another and ourselves toward....enlightenment? Yaaahhoooooooooo! Don't take it too seriously, and it will be fine. Happy trails.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C. Small wall climber.
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Wasn't Dean the first to rope-solo Half Dome and El Capitan in a day?
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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just watched him fall while soloing with a base rig on. lots of chalk coming out of his chalk bag while he was falling. COOL!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Kewl shit!
Shoulda had an odub sound track, though...
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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gotta wonder what it feels like on landing a base jump off a slackline barefoot.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Potter on NBC this sunday
Who cares??? Go climb!
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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it's entertaining.
he just base jumped, and crashed in to some trees.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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That was funny!
Bluering, you party pooper, go change a diaper or something. ;-)
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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This thing is a time machine, it's like we're back to the time of George Willig!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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My wife just changed one, Jaybro, we're hitting the park prolly. The boy keeps following me outside. HE WANTS OUT!!!!
do it!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Have fun out there Bluey, it's an absolutely beautiful day! I have to go hang paintings this afternoon, (Mom, '86 just won't let moss grow under her heels) but I suspect there will be enough light left for the bike and pull up bar, latter...
I haven't changed a diaper since, thursday.
Not to get back on topic, but.... In the previews for the next one of these, did I see the helicopter ski dude, free his heel? Or maybe i just wanted it to be that way? I know, branding.......
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2009 - 03:22pm PT
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I climb plenty.
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Maysho
climber
Soda Springs, CA
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I liked it, I hardly ever see mainstream television, but thought that they did a good job with this segment.
I really liked his article of the same adventure for Alpinist 27.
I always wonder, was the actual event filmed? In the article it sounds like a solitary experience, with maybe Beat K. shooting a few photos. Did they go back and re-enact it for film? I assume so, and hope so, I like the idea of the solo being solo, and then getting a film crew involved some other time to bring it to our living rooms on a sunday morning.
Peter
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