S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 19, 2013 - 10:03pm PT
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Couldn't find another post on this topic.
I'll dig out some pictures later...
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Mar 19, 2013 - 10:30pm PT
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2013 - 10:39pm PT
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love it!
great smile
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 19, 2013 - 10:56pm PT
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A stubby Leeper pounded into choss. What's not to like?
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2013 - 10:58pm PT
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Well..being a Leeper myself, I love it!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Mar 19, 2013 - 11:28pm PT
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I was always to frightened too pull out the camera in those situations...
But I did snap a photo looking down from a sketchy belay station on the Muir Wall. The bolt hangers were all L-shaped aluminum thingies, and they were all broken. Unfortuantely I don't have a photo of the actual broken hangers...
It was, by far, the most scared that I have ever been. Can you say panic?
Has anyone else seen those big, thick, L-shaped aluminum hangers around the valley back around 1978-1980?
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Norwegian
Trad climber
the tip of god's middle finger
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Mar 20, 2013 - 06:06am PT
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Mar 20, 2013 - 07:35am PT
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^^^great shot Nor!
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Mar 20, 2013 - 07:42am PT
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Its actually the belayer that's sketchy, though I don't know if that's what you meant in your photo request...
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 20, 2013 - 08:19am PT
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This is how you're supposed to go climbing and belay. (above)
Modern climbers carry way too much sh!t and way too much sh!t in the heads.
Simple and elegant is the way .....
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Rocky IV
Social climber
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Mar 20, 2013 - 08:21am PT
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It ain't technically a belay, but it 's like 5 feet from one, and I was freaked out A0ing off it
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Leggs
Sport climber
Home away from Home
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Mar 20, 2013 - 08:37am PT
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Biotch, I'd take that belay any day. Great photo.
~peace
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Mar 20, 2013 - 08:42am PT
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Pass the Pitons Pete....champion sketch belayer.
 Missing photo ID#256137 |
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Mar 20, 2013 - 08:44am PT
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This picture was taken of me by my belayer!
"Only had you off for like, two seconds!"
I never even noticed!
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Laine
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Mar 20, 2013 - 11:12am PT
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Don't have a picture but my sketchiest belay was hanging off a single .5 cam (Occuns) on top of the BLack O in Red Rocks while belaying 2 seconds in the dark during a 60+ mph wind storm. While hastily trying to link the last 2 pitches I ran out of rope at the base of the final easy corner to the top with only 1 cam! No communitication, you could see anything, it was shenanigans for sure. Very dumb I must admit.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Mar 20, 2013 - 11:25am PT
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Has anyone else seen those big, thick, L-shaped aluminum hangers around the valley back around 1978-1980?
Did they look like this?
The homemade aluminum hangers were probably Chouinard's, placed on the first ascent. The anchors got a helpful upgrade when Scott Cosgrove and Kurt Smith did The Shaft (with Greg Epperson). In the 90s there were still some original aluminum hangers left on the bolt traverse which goes out right from the big left facing corner where the Shield continues up left.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 20, 2013 - 11:29am PT
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Pulled out that green alien twice, but left it in so it looks like we have a 2 piece anchor. Stomped out a real nice ledge though :)
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Mar 20, 2013 - 12:55pm PT
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Yes, Vitaliy ... Stance is key!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Mar 20, 2013 - 02:02pm PT
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Just saw this in a GE Credit Card ad
Caption - dude, you belaying or trying to get laid
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Mar 20, 2013 - 02:23pm PT
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looks like a cruxy mantel
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