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Dingus Milktoast

Gym climber
And every fool knows, a dog needs a home, and...
Feb 17, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
Point taken, but it's deluded to think our reflections will have some influence on the person up high.

Especially after the fact.

DMT
gonzo chemist

climber
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 17, 2013 - 07:44pm PT
Just listened to the Enormocast episodes with Hayden Kennedy.

WELL WORTH the listen! I'm glad he got the chance to explain his and J.K.'s side of the story.

H.K. sounds like a solid dude. Thoughtful, and obviously a damn good climber. Sorry he had to receive so much negative blow-back from chopping the abomination.

Now, who's going to get up there and repeat their route??
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Feb 17, 2013 - 07:51pm PT
Who is going to repeat the route....exactly the point. Hayden and Jayson didn't put up an "elites only" route and then chop the bolt route leaving an ascent from the Torre Valley side accessible to only world class climbers. Their route is 5:11+ A2... hard enough but not out of the range of most current day Patagonia climbers. Hey, Cerro Torre deserves a climb that stretches people and follows a natural line.
philo

Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
Feb 18, 2013 - 07:19am PT
Absolutely well said Jim.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Feb 18, 2013 - 09:41am PT
Phil.....seems like a lot of climbers are more concerned about end results than process.
People who love the act (process) of climbing are in the game forever.
Those who are trophy hunting quit once the walls on their dens are full.

Trophy hunters will do anything to assure success....hunters regularly shoot mountain lions from point blank range once they have been treed by dogs.
Trophy climbers are no different.
jsavage

climber
Bishop, CA
Mar 22, 2013 - 09:35am PT
http://pioletsdor.com/images/PO2013/presse/cp5_gb.pdf
adikted

Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
Mar 22, 2013 - 11:34am PT
The South East Face was repeated this January by Luca and Tadej...super strong climbers from Slovenia.....less than a week after they put up a new route on Fitzroy.....strong show!!
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