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G_Gnome

Trad climber
who gave up and just goes sailing now!
Dec 24, 2013 - 12:24pm PT
John, we always thought you would make a good pirate. You should just go with a wooden peg and an eye patch if you decide to go that way.
McHale's Navy

Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
Dec 24, 2013 - 01:52pm PT
I'm thinking of going for the prosthetic.

You serious?

I don't mean to go off topic! Hey, I tried to download Assault on El Cap last night. Can't wait!
Ottawa Doug

Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
Dec 30, 2013 - 12:40pm PT
Bump for a tough guy! Hope the healing continues at warp speed. Resist the urge over use that leg too early.

Cheers,
Doug
ElCapPirate

Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
Jan 6, 2014 - 08:41pm PT
shipoopoi

Big Wall climber
oakland
Jan 6, 2014 - 09:03pm PT
ammon , you're looking good dude. hey, where did you get that snow, it's all dry here in the sierra's. ss
climbski2

Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
Jan 6, 2014 - 10:40pm PT
71 days later...

That's just rediculous

And AWESOME!

klinefelter

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Jan 13, 2014 - 11:00am PT
Unfortunately, this happened.
http://tosh.comedycentral.com/video-clips/43cgv9/video-breakdown---bad-base-jump?xrs=synd_facebook_011214_tosh_1
ElCapPirate

Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
Jan 13, 2014 - 09:10pm PT
Norwegian

Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
Jan 14, 2014 - 06:40am PT
in this way,
pirates are kin to jesus.
rising from the dirt
after suffering a bit of bad luck.
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Jan 14, 2014 - 07:37am PT
What the hell?

You're a machine dude!
ElCapPirate

Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
Jan 14, 2014 - 11:03am PT
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Jan 14, 2014 - 11:06am PT
Dude! Fruit beer?!? Where's the Natty Ice?
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
Jan 14, 2014 - 11:33am PT
Feb 2 will be the 36th anniversary of that one.

The only reason I was able to climb it was that the owl formation on top fell off in the 1930s before the USGS topo map was made, so the cartographer left the name off. All the other stuff with names (like Three Gossips, Tower of Babel, Three Penguins) was declared off limits by an, as always, capricious and arbitrary park service.

I was in Moab yesterday; a strange winter. It started off with huge snow and cold and then just went bleak.
ElCapPirate

Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
Jan 14, 2014 - 12:37pm PT

Dude! Fruit beer?!? Where's the Natty Ice?

Hey, the fruit beer is for the girlfriend. They don't sell decent Natty Ice in Utah, but there's a few Johnny's in that six pack carton, haha.

Thanks for the back story, Ron. Always wanted to climb it, fun route! No hangs in my Camp4's, haha. Couple tricky sections trying to figure out how to make the moves without putting too much weight on the injured foot.

Hope to see you around, Ron.

Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Jan 14, 2014 - 01:03pm PT
Wow Ammon! Wow. Leading again already! You're hard dude. I'm hoping to get back on the sharp end this spring!
Elvis Leg

Trad climber
Northern, CA (returned from exile in TX :)
Jan 14, 2014 - 01:18pm PT
Cap'n permission to come aboard. If I may I've got a climbing question. I have a vague memory of at some point seeing a body weight only ratchet setup you use with your aiders when leading. At least I think it was you. Like I said I'm a little fuzzy. I searched for the post, but I couldn't come up with it. Is that something you use and would you mind explaining how that works. Thanks Randy
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Jan 14, 2014 - 05:39pm PT
Yarr, Pirate,

Glad to see you're back on the sharp end. See you this spring on the bridge for beers, eh?



Hey Randy Elvis,

I am wondering if you mean the Rope Ratchet? Chongo put me [and probably Ammon] onto those things back in the late 90's before Jose Pereyra gave me my first set of adjustable daisies.


You put the upper hook into the piece, and you connect the lower end of the cord to your harness. Imagine the lower eye bolt to be on your harness. You pull down on the free end of the cord as shown.

The Rope Ratchet is used for hoisting up deer and holding down stuff on top of cars. The 1/4" size - which is what you need - is only rated for 150 lbs. It does work pretty well and gives you that 2:1 mechanical lifting advantage [less friction through the device] but is a bit frail and will break if you are not careful to exclude it from your bounce testing!

I think I was using a Rope Ratchet on Chris Falkenstein's youtube video of me soloing Native Son? Maybe you saw it there? Maybe someone can find the link.....

Cheers and beers, eh?
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Jan 14, 2014 - 05:57pm PT
hey there say, ammon... been so very happy seeing the facebook account the other night of the climbs! happy good trails here and if you get tempted to put too much weight on the ol' leg, lean on the girl friend for a bit, :)

she will keep you in line... :)

keep up the great teamwork! and also, remember to listen to the body--healing still takes time, :)
Elvis Leg

Trad climber
Northern, CA (returned from exile in TX :)
Jan 14, 2014 - 06:56pm PT
Thanks Pete. Yes that is what I had seen. I had wondered about the ratchet vs. adjustable daisies.
happiegrrrl

Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
Jan 14, 2014 - 07:08pm PT
And to think all it took me to be happy today was finding a travel mug... you set the bar high, Ammon!

I also realized that maybe the trees in your painting might be Aspens and not Birch. We didn't have Aspens where I grew up and so I always think they are Birch.
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