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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Missed those first time round. Ripping yarns for sure!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 27, 2012 - 09:35pm PT
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Glorious Funhog Bump...
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Apr 27, 2012 - 10:12pm PT
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Just like heroin, the rush was over before the needle was empty, and the next peak was visible from the summit.
Don't say I didn't warn you...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 27, 2012 - 11:30pm PT
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I don't know if you checked the topic I posted on Mar.27
An historic AAC meeting. It may have been the premiere of the film. It was quite a night.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2015 - 01:20pm PT
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Bump for a pivotal expedition in a variety of aspects.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Aug 22, 2015 - 01:48pm PT
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That was great!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2015 - 12:43pm PT
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Doug Tompkins Memorial Bump.
So much went on during the Funhogs Expedition that has lead us to the present.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 12, 2015 - 01:53pm PT
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That trip seems to have been a pivotal moment that has influenced much more than just the lives of the participants. Something remarkable happened, and continues.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Dec 12, 2015 - 02:15pm PT
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I salute the Funhog inside, wherever it is found!
~ Scott Cole
Mountain of Storms is still the best climbing oil I have ever seen (with all due respect to Meru).
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 3, 2016 - 04:47pm PT
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Bump on the other end of the world...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Really good stuff!
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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I have to say that climbing the Fun hog route was one of the most important climbs in my climbing career. "A mountain is more than the sum of its difficult passages" (Lionel Terray,1952". This describes Fitz-Roy perfectly. The climbing was never particularly hard, but the combination of route finding, weather and the intimidating nature of Patagonian climbing before modern weather forecasting required us to push far beyond our previous level of experience.
We were young and naive when we arrived in Rio Blanco in 1983. When we left we had a new perspective on mountaineering, and on what was possible for us. I've climbed harder climbs, but have never pushed my perceived limits as far.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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I think we went up from Providence to see Yvon give a talk to the Harvard Mountaineering Club.
What I especially remember is being told about a long stint in a snow cave, and Yvon saying, "All we had to do was finger-paint with our own turds."
The glories.
There was hardly any room, yet excavation was impossible, with ice on one side and the outside wall on the other. And our cave moved - apart. The third day Doug and Lito escaped to the Great Barrier for more food. We passed time patching up the cave, and dreaming - of home, of food, of anything but here. It was four days before they could get back, and our so-called meals dwindled. Another five days - time passed more and more slowly.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 29, 2018 - 03:57pm PT
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Claustrophobic bump...
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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