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WBraun
climber
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May 13, 2012 - 11:14am PT
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In a few more years she'll come to Yosemite and free solo the nose.
"It goes boys" will be her first words after the ascent.
While all those drooling aid fools holding their dumb beers on El Cap bridge are standing there looking stooopid .....
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ec
climber
ca
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May 13, 2012 - 01:08pm PT
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“She’s this adorable little girl who climbs hard and cries when she doesn’t send,” said Andrew Tower, the editor in chief of Urban Climber magazine. “Her climbing I.Q. is so high, you show her how to do something and she soaks it up really quickly. She understands innately how to move.
Uh, that doesn't mean she can 'climb.' Besides, is crying part of our process of failing? It's just a f*cking climb...
 ec
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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May 13, 2012 - 01:28pm PT
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Wow, Obe's really grown up. Not a single "Yo" in the whole video.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
the secret topout on the Chockstone Chimney
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Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2012 - 01:48pm PT
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Pick on someone your own size, ec. She's eleven years old. Maybe coming off as a crusty embittered old guy doesn't fit into her idea of how to respond to a climb, either- to each his own, y'know?
As to the question of whether she can climb, I think the footage makes that clear. just a primate having fun.
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Maysho
climber
Soda Springs, CA
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May 13, 2012 - 01:57pm PT
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Super Cool! Thanks for this Rhodo...
Peter
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
the secret topout on the Chockstone Chimney
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Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2012 - 02:25pm PT
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You know she wouldn't wait 30 years for the onsight in her own backyard...just sayin'
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ec
climber
ca
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May 13, 2012 - 03:43pm PT
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Rhodo,
My post reflects what I believe (IMO) is contrary to what I believe a parent/trainers should instill in their kids, if they choose to have them climb. From the comment in the article, I see a 'twisted' motivation...
ec
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Seth
Trad climber
New York, NY
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May 14, 2012 - 09:56am PT
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ec, surely you are joking? It is hard for me to see what's twisted about the parents' motivation. Ashima came to climbing on her own-- her parents didn't even know this sport existed. I see Ashima with her dad at Brooklyn Boulders all the time and from my viewpoint he seems the very opposite of the psycho sports dad.
I find her inspiring to watch, a true talent.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Social climber
Retired in Appalachia
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Jun 17, 2012 - 03:16pm PT
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"...after I tried it [bouldering] the first day, I thought I could do it forever..."
-Ashima Shiraishi
If she only knew what she was getting herself into..... (:
She is hooked for life now.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Oct 26, 2014 - 10:12am PT
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This in counter point to and shadowed by
the passing of
R ICHARD Harrison .....rip
trying to smile not cry (juxtified to)
She does climb
ec. this is meant very nicely
"These kids to day"
they are
'like no, no thank you' when offered a rope.
Up they flow, they float it !!
wag finger from the ground
'no you ca' not cry'
and
Still they send mad hard.
There is a lot of
crying
in climbing
just saying.....
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Oct 26, 2014 - 02:54pm PT
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at 4:37, I notice her big toes are bent after 5 years of climbing (and not much weight to support).
I have been having serious pain with that after 30 years & need to get x-rays & a fix.
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