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klk
Trad climber
cali
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May 30, 2013 - 06:17pm PT
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Given the extra endurance required to keep going through the night, it might be physically more impressive for a newly-minted septuagenarian such as yourself.
or for most of us. bailing woulda been a whole lot easier. good on ya.
sounds like a great time in any event.
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ChizzDizzle
Trad climber
Rocklin,CA
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May 30, 2013 - 07:26pm PT
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How was meeting Kara? Did you guys talk about your Bieber
Collections??
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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May 30, 2013 - 07:28pm PT
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excellent and congratulations!! official monkeys now for sure.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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May 30, 2013 - 07:30pm PT
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It will be more significant when you two do the NIAD at the ages of 70+
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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May 30, 2013 - 08:22pm PT
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You guys performed admirably considering the first two beat downs that could have been fatal.
Thanks for your inspiration to us all.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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May 30, 2013 - 08:22pm PT
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Good on yah George and Jim and Deuce4 that was a cool writeup and history in the making.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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May 30, 2013 - 08:24pm PT
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What else have you guys been climbing in preparation?
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pk_davidson
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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May 30, 2013 - 08:36pm PT
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No bail = No Fail
Way to go!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - May 30, 2013 - 08:51pm PT
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Getting that puppy love thing again with the Valley, now we have to bring back Janis and Jimmie.
My next NIAD (attempt) partner , Max, is safely atop El Cap Tower with his lovely gf Steffi. They'll be down on Sunday and after a couple of rest days its back up on the Captain.
Climbing with George reminded me why the dude has put up so many ferocious alpine climbs....no quit in his DNA!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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May 30, 2013 - 09:01pm PT
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Well, I could have told you that running out of daylight won't turn George around.
He always uses that, "I don't have any more days" excuse!
We walked off Angel's Landing in climbing shoes in the dark rather than rap back to our approach shoes with 90 minutes of light left.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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May 30, 2013 - 09:03pm PT
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This is unprecedented and amazing. Congratulations Jim and George!!!
Cheers!
Mark
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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May 30, 2013 - 09:45pm PT
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Good climbing guys!
Duece, thanks for the link. That's awesome!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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May 30, 2013 - 09:46pm PT
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way cool to keep after it. Arguably pluckier to climb into the night and finish the route (more than that: to do it, knowing NIAD wasn't going to happen, which had to have been disappointing) than actually sending NIAD. I'm impressed.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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May 30, 2013 - 10:10pm PT
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Wonderful Jim. Glad to hear things are still going well up there and your interest in all this is actually blooming all over again, as you say, like puppy love.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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May 30, 2013 - 10:16pm PT
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Well done young men
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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May 30, 2013 - 10:21pm PT
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Cool Jim. Congratulation to both of you.
I would definitely need a nap.
Is there a definition of "in a push" that includes napping?
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micronut
Trad climber
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May 30, 2013 - 11:34pm PT
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A massive undertaking and proud proud send.
You guys just need a little more general climbing experience and you'll be there. My recommendation for both of you would be to get out of the climbing gym and away from trade routes and just get experience climbing cracks. Maybe try an alpine route. Maybe travel outside of California if you haven't yet. You'll get there. Just give it another ten or fifteen years.
Scott
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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May 30, 2013 - 11:47pm PT
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NIAP is a mega accomplishment
and just being in the Valley is always wonderful no matter what happens
congrats!
and best wishes for good luck on your next plan!
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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May 31, 2013 - 12:01am PT
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Congratulations to you both.... Certainly some record was broken as you have 139 years between the two of you. Just awesome!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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May 31, 2013 - 12:28am PT
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Lol Micro!!
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