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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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One successful spot I’m proud of:
There’s a .10c in the DMZ of the Gorge. The guidebook points out that the 1st original bolt placed on this slab was placed by Levine way back in the late ‘70s - a good 3/8" stainless job too. It’s now (or was, anyway), the 2nd bolt on the short friction climb eventually established.
I’ve sent this route many times, and this particular bolt protects the lower of several crux moves.
Out of form, but you never know, of course, I set forth. After my 3rd fall on this bolt, I threw in the towel, and had my son lower me. I’d cleaned the 1st bolt, and was prepared to leave a ‘biner up at the 2nd, which was maybe only 20 or 25 feet above the talus at the base.
Well, my son decides to hop on it (I hadn’t told him the grade, since we’re not about climbing numbers, just rock).
No 1st bolt, he was TR ing from the 2nd. One fall was enough to discourage him.
He turned out to be lowered, with no body weight on this bolt at all. Which sheared off at the hanger.
It was like “bullet time;” I can remember watching him choose his landing zone among the scattered boulders, then making direct eye contact with me. Must have been milliseconds, yet seemed like an endless eternity.
I blocked his fall with my shoulder, turning into his trajectory vector. Knocked the wind out of me...and broke some ribs, too. But I was certainly Not going to have him suffer a broken tib/fib, or worse.
Spotting is generally pretty useless after a certain height. In fact, lowball bouldering helps teach you how to control your fall, absorb the shock...land like a cat. Or better still, why not to fall in the first place.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
west slope, CO
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sorry for the poor light. this dude made a bit of progress and then cut loose - you guessed it - while all his spotters were otherwise engaged. yikes! good thing he wasn't any further up!
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Feb 11, 2012 - 11:56pm PT
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 7, 2012 - 09:51am PT
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Bouldering bump
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2013 - 07:33pm PT
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HAHAHA. Nice spot.
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go-B
climber
Hebrews 1:3
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Jan 25, 2013 - 07:43pm PT
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The heady proposition of high bouldering!
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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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Jan 25, 2013 - 08:01pm PT
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Jay!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Aug 15, 2013 - 12:58am PT
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FRUMY's foto:
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Aug 15, 2013 - 06:41pm PT
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I've posted these before, I figure they fit right in here...
Spotter was too busy taking pictures, but it was okay, he hit the one patch of sand in the boulder strewn beach
"Don't worry, I got ya."
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2013 - 12:41pm PT
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WORST BOULDERING SPOTS IN THE WORLD
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thebravecowboy
climber
in the face of the fury of the funk
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Aug 12, 2014 - 09:49pm PT
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2014 - 07:20pm PT
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2015 - 09:19am PT
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Thanks for making me look like a total pussy Grahm.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2015 - 02:02pm PT
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And for grabbing my butt.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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May 18, 2015 - 08:42am PT
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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May 18, 2015 - 09:18am PT
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Whoa, that's a good spotter, took some serious damage but did a lot to mitigate whatever happened to the climber.
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2015 - 09:30am PT
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Holy sh#t Fet.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 18, 2015 - 09:36am PT
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The Fet spotter... heroic spotting... RSPCT!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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May 18, 2015 - 04:52pm PT
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Fet - That is pretty much how I got my head split at Suicide.
edit: except he was on lead and his pro ripped
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