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Mick Ryan
Trad climber
The Peaks
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 1, 2011 - 05:57am PT
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Forked Lightning Crack
24m. The striking zig-zag crack is the best known route in the quarry and remains one of Grit's 'big-ticks'. Climb easily to the base of the crack, stuff in some gear and go. Although mighty intimidating, the climbing is a little easier than it appears from below and much of the crack is a useful width. The short horizontal sections offer runners and holds.
FA. Don Whillans 1961
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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The caption on the top photo should read
"God help me from your people!"
Mussy still has "it" . If "it" is hand shredding .
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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How long has it been since you seen Russ?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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good to see you at the FaceLift, chez though I was a bit distracted...
and anxious to start reconnecting with some of the OW gang, though my days on the harder stuff have probably passed... the only thing I can match up with Fish is middle body girth...
way to go old man!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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The caption should read:
Fish Tackles The Gnar, On A TOPROPE!!!!
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Damn, that's forkin' RAD brah!!!
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spyork
Social climber
A prison of my own creation
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Gnarly gobies! But not suprising.
Nice one Russ!
Steve
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Once upon a time I read a piece (probably in Mountain Magazine) by Robbins about a visiting Brit. (Or perhaps it was Royal visiting England... either way...) Royal waltzed up a crack and the Brit was set to follow. As the he topped out next to Royal the Brit lad's hands were torn, tattered and dripping blood.
Royal calmly states, "You can always tell a good crack climber by his hands."
The Brit returned, "Lots of blood eh?"
Royal countered, "Nope. No blood."
The tale went something like that anyway.
EDIT: SEE BELOW
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jbaker
Trad climber
Redwood City, CA
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"You know, back in the states we can tell a good aid man by his hands."
"Lots of scars?" Patey said to Robbins, hopefully.
"No scars."
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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That's it! Sorry for my vaguely paraphrased attempt.
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WBraun
climber
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Did Russ get spanked on that Forked Lightning Crack?
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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Geez Russ - you're looking like a CO climber and all, what with the liebacking and gobies ... what's up with that...????
Paul
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wildone
climber
Troy, MT
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Don Whillans needed a wheelbarrow to carry his balls around. It's true.
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Don't be silly you armchair fairies.... no tape, stacked the crux, leg in for style points and no hands rests. Most of the carnage was from the only hand jamb in Spain like two days before, reopened.
And isn't that how real routes are done? One man leads, the other guy follows and takes out the gear? Spanked? pffft.... get real. Standard follow.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Did you climb that? or Lieback it, Russ?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Russ, how hard would you say it is? Beyond "XS", that is?
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