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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Seriously, Man, I didn't know she was Your sister.
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Jun 16, 2010 - 01:25pm PT
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That place is magic. Whoa.
"Kewl", as Munge would say. ;-)
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View
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Jun 16, 2010 - 01:26pm PT
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MUNGE- you are my friggen hero man. Thanks for keeping the spirit of adventure alive!!!!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Jun 16, 2010 - 01:26pm PT
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OHH YEAAAAHHH!!!!
WHOOOP!!!!
Munge- I know how hard you trained for this, a lofty goal with a purpose other than just another tick in the book.
You and Mooch did Brutus right on this one.
Very proud of both of you for hanging in there, the spirit was with you both.
Way to capture the essence of the whole "Expedition"!
You guys ROCK!
Mucci
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Jun 16, 2010 - 01:36pm PT
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Great effort.
Thanks for getting it done, for the great documentation (including detailed beverage breakdown),
and for keeping Brutus' spirit fresh.
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bobinc
Trad climber
Portland, Or
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Jun 16, 2010 - 01:57pm PT
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Inspirational.
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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Jun 16, 2010 - 02:05pm PT
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Great TR.
You guys actually make it look kinda easy! :)
So awesome you did it for Brutus too.
Amazing summit for a big hunk of choss.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2010 - 02:19pm PT
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Nate, it was not easy. Definitely.
When you get hungry and dehydrated, it's easy to get irritated, tired and just plain fed up/done/had enough/breaking point. More than once the evil brush was victim to my abuse by my Marginal Equipment adjustable walking staff.
Still no PO as of this morning. milagros!
thx all
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Anastasia
climber
hanging from a crimp and crying for my mama.
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Jun 16, 2010 - 02:26pm PT
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Excellent work! I am so happy for you! Did you say "hi" to Bill's rock! I hope you gave it a kick for me.
:)AFS
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2010 - 02:29pm PT
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avoided that rock and the lower gully like it full of danger! it was! :)
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 16, 2010 - 02:47pm PT
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Good stuff - thanks for sharing!
33rd known ascent in 60 years?
Here's a new version of the "armchair register":
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Bill Sherman
Mountain climber
Culver City, CA
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Jun 16, 2010 - 02:53pm PT
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Larry: PO = poison oak
Very proud send. Nearly brought a tear to my eye reading about your ascent. I can definitely relate with quite a bit of that and now I just want to get up there and get this thing done even moreso now.
As was mentioned before, this is the true meaning of climbing. It's not about the style or the grades. It's about the experience, the setting, and the comraderie.
When ya'll recover somewhat, let me know and Jordan and I can make a trip down to share some beers (or Gatorita's) and swap some stories.
Bill
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Jun 16, 2010 - 03:09pm PT
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Well done lads!
A nice trip report & a fitting tribute to Brutus' memory.
Too bad the summit register is getting damaged by mold. I recall a decent container being up on top for the register. Is that gone now?
Nice photos BTW!
Once again, good job!
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Bertrand
Trad climber
SF
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Jun 16, 2010 - 03:27pm PT
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Best TR ever. Clint, thanks for the log.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jun 16, 2010 - 03:41pm PT
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awesome.
that' looks like a lot of frickin work. killer ridge shot.
tx
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Jun 16, 2010 - 03:41pm PT
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your actions honor the living spirit.
brutus is smiling somewhere ...
with thanks for a TR beyond words
em
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Jordan Ramey
Big Wall climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jun 16, 2010 - 03:57pm PT
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Now that is awesome! Great job guys! Glad you found the Drool, gave Bruce a fitting tribute, avoided the bears and snakes, replaced the register, and had an amazing adventure!
Edit to add: I hadn't finished reading the whole TR yet... just finished. That is truly an epic embodiment of what climbing is... Perseverance in the facing of overwhelming adversity... an unplanned bivy on route, those dang biting ants, dehydration! The whole thing just rings of adventure... and you didn't have to fly halfway around the world to find it, but in our very own "backyard"!
As Bill said, we'll have to catch up sometime for sure and trade approach horror stories! Words can't express how amazing it is up there!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2010 - 04:00pm PT
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Mooch must be working. He's got photos and details I'm sure I forgot.
But the traverse was thought that it might be quicker with lots of 4th class. It wasn't. oh well. I think I remember Alois posting up that the direct was definitely the way to go. Not having done it, I can see that it would probably be the better way.
Which other plum? There are many back there.
Silver Lining inspires me, but have to finish some other objectives.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2010 - 04:01pm PT
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u guys are on for beers for sure.
maybe rally a bunch of Spire folks for a tall tales session. I would really dig it anyways.
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Jordan Ramey
Big Wall climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jun 16, 2010 - 04:21pm PT
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edited my previous post.
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