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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Nov 15, 2010 - 12:20pm PT
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bump.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Nov 15, 2010 - 12:22pm PT
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From @kjorgenson: "The shade is here. Tommy and I just traded lead burns on pitch 7. No luck yet but feels very close. Temps are only getting better."
I think they were hoping to get to the top of 7 on the first day, lets hope they are ready for extra rest days : /
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murcy
climber
sanfrancisco
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Nov 15, 2010 - 12:32pm PT
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Would this route count as "sustained", do you think?
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murcy
climber
sanfrancisco
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Nov 15, 2010 - 01:24pm PT
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The twitter link is weird; it got stuck for me at the entry gdavis posted above until I logged into a twitter account.
Another link to a blog by Tommy's wife: http://tommyandbecca.blogspot.com/
And some more from the twitter feed http://twitter.com/kjorgeson
1:30am and calling it a night. Pitch 8 is in the bag. Great day.
about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Getting ready to start working pitch 8: the boulder problem. Fingers, I apologize in advance for what I'm about to do to you...
about 11 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Instant coffee powder+mouth+water+swig=psyche
about 12 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
What a fight. Three goes for me and four for Tommy to send pitch 7. Eating dinner then on to the sharp crimps of pitch 8!
about 13 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Pitch 7 is in the bag
about 14 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
The shade is here. Tommy and I just traded lead burns on pitch 7. No luck yet but feels very close. Temps are only getting better.
about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
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WBraun
climber
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Nov 15, 2010 - 01:32pm PT
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So the whole "North American Wall" which Robbins originally called for that side of El Cap is now to be called the "Dawn wall" for anything to the left if the NA route?
And from the description of the Topo it looks like they are prdominately climbing the "Mescalito route" calling that area of the wall "Dawn Wall"?
WTF LOL
You people are weird .....
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Nor Cal
Trad climber
San Mateo
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Nov 15, 2010 - 02:12pm PT
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Ah, we watched them on the first pitch for a while. This explains the video cameras.
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Cpt0bvi0u5
Trad climber
Merced CA
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Nov 15, 2010 - 03:31pm PT
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Send it guys! Heres hoping.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Nov 16, 2010 - 01:00am PT
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Here's an outline version of the pitches so far, from the stories in Rebecca's blog:
burn = lead attempt
tr burn = follow attempt
[just using Rebecca's terminology, and it fits better in the column than "unsuccessful lead attempt", etc.]
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Gene
Social climber
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Nov 16, 2010 - 01:03am PT
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Clint,
You are amazing!
g
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WBraun
climber
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Nov 16, 2010 - 01:03am PT
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What does burn mean/represent?
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Gene
Social climber
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Nov 16, 2010 - 01:04am PT
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What does burn mean/represent?
Nice try. No cigar.
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Nov 16, 2010 - 01:09am PT
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It means a fall on lead.
How that relates to red-point. pink-point, etc.
I have no idea
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Nov 16, 2010 - 02:22am PT
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Man, these guys are really hard workers. how awesome to be able to spend so much time doing what you love. I hope this gets them the recognition they deserve.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Nov 16, 2010 - 02:34am PT
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The amount of work and the committment exhibited here really is hard to comprehend...
Best of luck, Tommy and Kevin!
-JelloWishesYouSatisfaction
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Brian
climber
California
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Nov 16, 2010 - 02:39am PT
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Looks like some weather is on the way for Friday. Hope they can get through some of the hardest pitches before that hits...
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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Nov 16, 2010 - 10:46am PT
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glad to learn what burn means, i was starting to feel
the cluelessness of old age nipping at my psyche.
cheering for folks giving it their best,
that part never changes
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noshoesnoshirt
climber
Arkansas, I suppose
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Nov 16, 2010 - 10:53am PT
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Seems to be a few hard pitches there.
Best of luck.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Nov 16, 2010 - 11:04am PT
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Burn just means a try...could be leading then falling and lowering immediately, or hanging to work moves a bit, before lowering.
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