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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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This is all very laudable but why does one do a website and stuff?
I thought the idea was just to go climbing?
Is she looking for venture capital?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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A lot of climbers have their own blogs, I don't see any negative there... and who would blame someone for not wading into the SuperTopo Forum, the responses to such posting would be predictable (just as the responses to this thread are). I enjoy reading those blogs, it is a way of connecting to their climbing experience which would not be possible otherwise.
Fast ascents of huge walls, Yosemite seems to be the place... so ambitious climbers have goals that challenge their abilities to perform such "In A Day" linkups, which naturally lead to speed ascents. In the Alex 2.0 video of the Reel Rock 7 tour he gets to the top of his Mt. Watkins solo and casually notes "oh, the Mt. Watkins speed record." He is obviously aware of those metrics...
Mayan is a strong climber with ambitious goals and the ability and desire to achieve many of those goals. I wish her the best of luck in her endeavors.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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We got an early start, as I had to catch a flight that afternoon. Reaching the top after climbing for 4.29min – a new (male/female team) record on the Nose.During this week my perception of what is possible changed drastically
That's called confidence! Starting up the Nose when you have a flight to catch that afternoon!
Beyond lame that someone would post a topless image on this thread. No wonder women get sick of guy's sh#t. Have some respect
Peace
Karl
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Mees
climber
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She may take down the first 2, the last no way, unless Honnold agrees to be her partner, then she may have a chance. But really who are they kidding? It's Alex's record, he decides when it will be broken again not Hans or anyone else.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Watched Hans and Alex this summer. There is definitely room to go faster. If she thinks she can do it, I'd bet she is right.
Addicting? I'll bet it is.. What a blast it must be to cover that much amazing climbing before lunch.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Beyond lame that someone would post a topless image on this thread. No wonder women get sick of guy's sh#t. Have some respect
+1
It's a shame.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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i'd say she has a chance if she goes up with stanley again. But hans will just break it again, so what's the use? ss
I'd say Hans needs to try something else for once....
He told me something like 80+ trips up the Nose? To carve a few minutes off?
That's a helluva lot of wasted climbing talent that he could spend on other meaningful mountains.
Just my two cents.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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80+?
Dood needs to work on his bad case of OCD.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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The man was super cool when I met him, and obviously beyond bad ass, but we're only given so many pitches on this here spinning rock.....That's my point.
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WBraun
climber
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In the beginning women did NIAD ascents with male partners.
Then it started with Nancy and Sue as the first all women's team.
Then all female speed ascents.
It might start out as male female speed record and then progress to all female speed record overall.
I believe it would be extremely difficult to break the current NIAD overall speed record by female male combo or all female combo.
Because it takes a lot of experience knowing all the tricks and subtle eccentricities associated with the route itself.
Anyone that's done the NIAD will understand what I'm getting at.
The current overall speed record for the NIAD is really an evolutionary progress by the same individual/s over periods of time and ascents to work out where to cut times.
It would be extremely difficult to on-sight break the overall record by two individuals who have never once done the NIAD ever.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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At the Facelift, Honnald said the he felt their record could be broken but that it would take a team 25 ascents to work on it and fine tune it until they eventually got lucky and broke it. He said he was not interested in that many more ascents of he Nose himself.
I can't imagine breaking the record onsight is even possible!
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Aerili
climber
SLC, Utah
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i'd say she has a chance if she goes up with stanley again. But hans will just break it again, so what's the use? ss Well then. Clearly that settles it.
Good thing women always have men around to remind them why they shouldn't bother.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Ouch.....HA!!
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Good luck to her.
IT would be cool if she could team up with another fast female to do it.
edit: I think Werner nails it though
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Looking forward to a caption which states that Male aims to beat the whatever record! instead of his name.
Should be noted that Lynne Hill gave a historic and lasting smackdown to us guys when she freed the Nose in amazing style and it took forever to get a repeat! "It goes free boys!"
Kudos!
Karl
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Best of luck to her....
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Aerili, that was too funny ;-)
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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The thread title is demeaning; as are parts of the thread. I took down my post, which pointed this out in graphic fashion, since so few got it.
You lose some, you winsome.
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James
climber
My twin brother's laundry room
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I am going to dry tool the Shield.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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The thread title is demeaning; as are parts of the thread. I took down my post, which pointed this out in graphic fashion, since so few got it.
+1
sometimes is hard to make a point like that in the manner in which you attempted it since the subject is touchy and internet communications one-dimensional
Peace
Karl
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