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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Apr 27, 2013 - 06:35pm PT
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Cool list's Ed!
Eric is one of the most prolific climbers I know, with a stack of FA's that will make a hardman whimper, ha ha.
I’ve always thought first one day ascents on the Big Stone, is/was good fun. We can’t leave the 1975 ascent of The Nose out just because it doesn’t fit the thread title… they started it all. The time gaps and trends are interesting.
Here’s a list I compiled, it needs some buffing…
First One Day Ascents of El Cap:
1975:
The Nose: 18? - John Long, Billy Westbay & Jim Bridwell
1988:
West Buttress: 18:01 - Steve Schneider & Jeff Schoen
1989:
The Salathe: 14:01 - Steve Schneider & Rick Cashner
Zodiac: Sub 24 - Rick Cashner, Werner Braun & Kevin Fosburg
1990:
Eagles Way: 19:38 - Steve Gerberding, Troy Johnson, & Nadim Melkonian
1991:
The Shield: 23:09 - Kevin Fosburg & Rick Lovelace
Tangerine Trip: 18:34 - Steve Gerberding, Jay Smith & Scott Stowe
1994:
Triple Direct: 8:20 - Adam Wainwright & Rolo Garbotti
Tribal Rite: 23:33 - Steve Gerberding, Scott Stowe & Dave Bengston
1995:
Mirage: 20:02 - Steve Gerberding, Dave Bengston, & Al Swanson
Bad Seed: 19:50 - Steve Gerberding, Dave Bengston & Scott Stowe
1996:
Mr MidWest: 21:00 - Steve Bengston, Al Swanson, & Steve Gerberding
West Buttress: 20:08 - Kevin Thaw – solo
The Muir: 23:29 - Chris McNamara & Hans Florine
Lunar Eclipse: - 23:24 - Steve Gerberding, Scott Stowe & Dave Bengston
North America Wall: 21:48 - Mark Melvin, Conrad Anker, & Hans Florine
1997:
Water Fall Route: 18:28 - Peter Coward, Steve Schneider, & Hans Florine
1998:
Mescalito: 23:28 - Dean Potter, Jose Pereyra, & Russ Mitrovich
Aurora: 23:55 - Miles Smart & Brian McCray
1999:
Sunkist: 19:24 - Mark Melvin, Steve Schneider, & Hans Florine
Lost in America: 21:31 - Eric George, Russell Metrovich, & Leo Houlding
Shortest Straw: 17:52 - Russ Metrovich, Eric George, & Brett Dodds
2000:
Realm of the Flying Monkeys: 12:37 Chandlee Harrell & Greg Murphy
2001:
New Jersey Turnpike: 16:09 - Heather Baer, Hans Florine, & Steve Schneider
Plastic Surgery Disaster: 21:37 - Brian McCray & Ammon McNeely
Get Whacked: 12:49 - Ammon McNeely & Brain McCray
2002:
Dihedral Wall: 14:06 - Steve Gerberding & Hans Florine
Born Under a Bad Sign: 22:22 - Chris Van Luevan, Erik Walden & Ammon McNeely
Dark Star: 20:09 - Scott Cosgrove, Steve Gerberding, & Al Swanson
2004:
Atlantic Ocean Wall: 23:38 - Ammon McNeely & Brian McCray
Pressure Cooker: 23:41 Ammon McNeely & Ivo Ninov
Horse Chute: 20:39 Chris McNamara & Ammon McNeely
Wall of the Early Morning Light: 23:43 Ammon McNeely & Brian McCray
Never Never Land:? 16:00:02 Chris McNamara and Ammon McNeely
2005:
Zenyatta Mondatta: 22:56 - Kevin Jamarillo, Ivo Ninov, & Ammon McNeely
2006:
Native Son: 23:53 - Ivo Ninov & Ammon McNeely
2009:
On The Waterfront: 17:07 - Skiy Detray & Ammon McNeely
Lost World: 23:29 - Ivo Ninov & Ammon McNeely
2011:
Scorched Earth: 22:28 - Dave Allfrey, Ammon McNeely, & Skiy Detray
Dates/times unknown:
Aquarian Wall: 23+ Greg Murphy, Peter Coward, & Steve Schneider.
Lurking Fear: Scott Stowe & Kevin Fosburg (time & date?)
Grape Race: 23:? Steve Schneider and ?
New Dawn: 23:50 - Willie & Damian Benegas
Virginia: 23/24+? - Jamie Mundo, Eric Sloan & Dave Bainbridge, 2005 (no timing device)
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Apr 27, 2013 - 08:37pm PT
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In 69 Muir free-soloed Cathedral peak.. that's almost the seventies. 1870's
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 28, 2013 - 12:16am PT
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Maybe I missed it somewhere in all these posts, but what about Karma? Anything that's been around as long as that climb, and is "only" 5.11, and is still unrepeated (?), well that's a damn significant FA.
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jabbas
Trad climber
New River, AZ
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Apr 28, 2013 - 12:24am PT
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Dont care what you say- all elevens are hard -- period !!!
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