Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
Jaybro
Social climber
The West
|
|
|
Sep 22, 2005 - 12:58pm PT
|
Great stuff, congratulations.
WFLT was my first 'real' wall too, but, somehow we managed to take more than twice as long. hhmmmm
|
|
crotch
climber
|
|
|
Sep 22, 2005 - 01:10pm PT
|
Nice job Shack & Mike.
Ed - Some scores are settled more easily after time has passed and perspective gained.
|
|
ricardo
Gym climber
San Francisco, CA
|
|
|
Sep 22, 2005 - 01:25pm PT
|
hehe .. aweseom pic mike .. goes to show you how strong even a strand of webbing really is.. :-0
btw .. chris has converted me from a 4 aider user -- to a 2 aider user .. it was so much faster on the tower to go with 2 aiders + floater.
|
|
the Fet
Trad climber
Loomis, CA
|
|
|
Sep 22, 2005 - 01:29pm PT
|
Nice send and TR.
|
|
Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
|
|
|
Sep 22, 2005 - 02:30pm PT
|
hey did you guys haul a small bag? curious what kind of stuff you brought.
when we did it we decided to haul a small pig just to be on the safe side with some heavy belay coats and stuff...and as usual the damn thing seemed to weigh like 40 pounds.
|
|
Shack
Big Wall climber
So. Cal.
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 22, 2005 - 08:30pm PT
|
Ed: Thanks Man! Yeah, Zodiac sounds fun!
Ricardo: I think that your idea sounds even better!
I think Mescalito with you and Ed would be awsome!
Ed: What do you think? Do you HAVE to do Zod first?
my opinion about settling a score...
Don't just get even...get ahead!
Also to answer the hauling/water questions...
3 liters would have been perfect.
I think we could easily have carried more water
or more beer or whatever!
The little haul bag was pretty light and easily hauled
by hand.
|
|
salad
climber
San Diego
|
|
|
Sep 22, 2005 - 08:42pm PT
|
well done boys.
|
|
roy
Social climber
New Zealand -> Santa Barbara
|
|
|
Sep 23, 2005 - 12:12pm PT
|
Hi,
Great trip and a nice report. Well done.
You used a Stratos rope I see. I was up on the same route two weeks ago with the same rope and found that linking 1 & 2 was a real stretcher. My belayer had to simul-climb the first three bolts to allow me to tie off to the anchor. Any similar problems? Or is my rope short (again!)?
Incidently, we didn't top out. I unzippered some aliens and TCUs at the start of pitch 5. I didn't hit anything on the fall but something on my chest rack must have caught on the rope. It drove the buckle into my chest and cracked some ribs. My limited motion ruled out leading or cleaning so we rapped the next morning. A tricky---and for me painful---descent. My partner did a great job of "pig-hauling"
the heavier gear down the wall.
Cheers,
Roy
|
|
Gabe
climber
San Clemente, CA
|
|
|
Sep 23, 2005 - 02:13pm PT
|
Nice job Mike & Shack! Havin a great time AND cleaning the tat.
PROUD! Thanks for the effort and the cool trip report guys.
chill'n, Gabe
|
|
Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
|
|
|
Sep 23, 2005 - 02:28pm PT
|
bummer roy, hope it feels better soon.
that reminds me of a short story.
When some buddies and I did the Tangerine Trip there was a party below us a few pitches down. One moring the guy was leading up off the belay, belayer still in the portaletdge. anyway he fell and ripped some gear, landed on the portaledge, and sprung both of them off the ledge like a trampoline.
We hear the commotion and look down to see them both hanging well below their bivi. Then hear a loud "F*#K!!!!!"
Later on the ground we run into them and find out that a Beak on the rack snagged one of the gear loops on their chest harness, and tore it out. It dumped all their big Camalots to he deck!
They proudly finished the climb anyway without half of their rack.
|
|
up2top
Big Wall climber
Phoenix, AZ
|
|
|
Sep 23, 2005 - 05:30pm PT
|
Shack -- Zodiac doesn't have to be next year. Any route to the top will do, but I'd prefer one of the more classic routes. Mescalito has intrigued me ever since Kate soloed it last summer. I can't let her have all the fun. ;-)
Dave! We need a revenge route! Maybe in Zion, maybe the Valley. I'd gladly rope up with you again. Maybe a party of three?
Ed
|
|
ricardo
Gym climber
San Francisco, CA
|
|
|
Sep 23, 2005 - 05:34pm PT
|
lambone ..
anytime i hear stories like that i wonder if i'll be that hard when something like that happens to me .. -- like how chris and partner sucked it up on the trip and pushed on even though they had lost their portaledge ..
.. climbing without big cams..
thats commitment!
|
|
Russ Walling
Social climber
THIS SPACE FOR RENT
|
|
|
Sep 23, 2005 - 05:38pm PT
|
Ricardo, you are so hard diamonds wither in your gaze.
(just propping up one of my best customers)
|
|
Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
|
|
|
Sep 23, 2005 - 06:03pm PT
|
"anytime i hear stories like that i wonder if i'll be that hard when something like that happens to me .. -- like how chris and partner sucked it up on the trip and pushed on even though they had lost their portaledge .."
no sh#t, my first wall we almost bailed after my partner dropped the walkman off p2 of the Tower ;-)
|
|
kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
|
|
|
May 12, 2010 - 01:09pm PT
|
This reminds me of the story of Tollhouse Brian and Ivo doing it in a push..."Ahhh Brian, you will see, only 2 liters of water"...Yeah brian is popping mini-thins to stay awake at the belays.
Nice bump
kev
|
|
Nohea
Trad climber
Sunny Aiea,Hi
|
|
|
May 12, 2010 - 01:59pm PT
|
Right on! Thanks for sharing. I love seeing fotos from the WFLT and hearing a good tale. There is a peace of climbing all night and a joy that is felt passing folks in their pits.
Aloha,
will
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!