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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 9, 2013 - 09:06pm PT
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The pendulous stick quivered in my hand, shoulders aching, the quickdraw taped to the end defiantly sliding off the bolt that would save my life. People talk often of desperation. With repetition, our senses are dulled to what it really feels like. Ragged breathing. A hard, uncompromising agony and terror that forms a pit in your stomach, leaving you struggling to keep the rest of your stomach from shooting out your ass. Desperation.
I marshaled my resources for one last effort. I can do anything once. Even fend off death. Lift, shaking stick, time the thrust with the vibrating end, YES!
Third bolt clipped, pass the stick down to my buddies on the ground, and we got past the crux 5.11 wet section to finish a fun 5.9 crack. Not a bad wrap-up to a drizzly day at Swan Slabs.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Dude, I thought this was going to be in some dark arena in the valley obscure?
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SalNichols
Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
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"Pendulous stick quivered in my hand"...I'm going to call that one TMI.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Where are your etriers?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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shaking stick, time the thrust with the vibrating end, YES!
Get a room!
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MisterE
Social climber
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Jul 10, 2013 - 12:59am PT
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BEST TR EVER!!!
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 10, 2013 - 01:25am PT
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This is a TR?
Sounds more like a script for a b-grade porn flick. ;-)
I mean.... look at the leaderboard banner on this "TR"!
Happiness has arrived
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Jul 10, 2013 - 01:37am PT
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Hahahaha. That lower section would be a little exciting when wet. That upper crack, although terribly scarred, is fun.
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SalNichols
Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
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Jul 10, 2013 - 01:43am PT
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Personally speaking, I don't want to hear about my dentists "pendulous stick" or him fondling it. And definitely not before he sticks his fingers in my mouth. But that's just me. :-)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jul 10, 2013 - 01:44am PT
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point that thing in someone else's di-rection.
sheesh
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jan 30, 2015 - 12:38am PT
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Bump for silliness... I was looking for an old trip report and stumbled on this :)
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