Dolomites, and a "50th Anniversary Climb!"

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Brokedownclimber

Trad climber
Douglas, WY
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2013 - 09:19pm PT
Fritz-

If Torre Lusy were at the City of Rocks, it would be the most frequently climbed route there. I loved every move on the climb, although the first pitch has seen too many hands and feet; it's pretty slick in spots.
phylp

Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
Oct 2, 2013 - 09:46pm PT
Wow, what a great story Rodger!
guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Oct 2, 2013 - 10:52pm PT
Roger great story and congrat on the 50th. Ah the Dolomites, the history and legends that climbed there in the very early days.
Brokedownclimber

Trad climber
Douglas, WY
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2013 - 11:42pm PT
Joe- ^^^^

I met one of the real greats when I was there in Cortina in 1964: Ettore Constantini, the "Erstbegeher" of the routes described by Herman Buhl on the Tofana Buttresses! We sat in a little Albergo and had several glasses of wine while BS-ing.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 2, 2013 - 11:50pm PT
Way to enjoy it Broke! I'll be lucky to get in a couple days' climbing there next year.
My main objective is the Spigolo Giallo on the Cima Piccolo di Lavaredo.
goatboy smellz

climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
Oct 3, 2013 - 05:37am PT
Looking good, feeling good!
Brokedownclimber

Trad climber
Douglas, WY
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2013 - 10:40am PT
In retrospect, I really enjoyed everything I was able to climb. The Good news: I was no where my limit climbing at this level. The bad news: how much my knees hurt on the arduous descents, especially the Kleiner Falzaregoturm! Going to the health club has paid off in terms of upper body strength, but for next season I need to spend a lot more effort on the legs.
Brokedownclimber

Trad climber
Douglas, WY
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2013 - 11:21am PT
In closing out my comments, here's one last picture I forgot to include initially:


This was a spoof on the old purple Randy Vogel guidebook for Joshua Tree. It's really hard to determine the size of the tower in the photo, but it's about 400 feet tall.
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