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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 6, 2014 - 12:08pm PT
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We've all done it. Here are some of mine...post yours! Or just enjoy a climbing thread.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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The only times I've climbed in a storm, we've been too scared to stop and take a picture, so I'll do the next best thing and bump. Thanks for starting this thread and for your pics, Jim.
John
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Great post!
More pictures pretty please.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Hey Bro some of us live in California!
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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I don't have any pics of the actual storms. I was in a huge one with Walt Shipley in Chamonix one night. I saw St. Elmo's fire. No sh#t.
Here is waking up on El Cap after a rainy night:
Here is the aftermath of a 3 day (around July 1st) storm on the ANWR coastal plain. That little bivy tent got pretty damn boring after three days. Solo adventures can get pretty pathetic.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Burrrrrr....
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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The only times I've climbed in a storm, we've been too scared to stop and take a picture, so I'll do the next best thing and bump.
ditto. and bump for a BST
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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You ought to hear the story of when I had to swim the Hula Hula river naked, with my pack in a little raft. It was over 70 degrees north latitude and a cold, windy day to boot.
I set some kind of record for putting on dry clothes, getting into my bag and tent and shivering like an earthquake for four hours. THAT was my coldest experience. Worse than anything I felt in miserable mountain bivies.
Ya gotta do it sometimes.
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Sonora
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Fantastic pics and a great topic, Jim. Unfortunately I have nothing to contribute...
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Russ the Fish got caught in some wicked storm one pitch from the top of Native Son. He and Erik Erikson both took final pictures of each other so that John Dill would have something to look at after they recovered their bodies. I think Mugs or somebody finally lowered a rope to them. There was a big rescue on for climbers on other routes. You know. That fall storm that catches everyone by surprise most years.
Now that is some quick thinking.
I think he has them posted on the Fish Products website. That dude is so funny.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Great thread.
Where's Regan. He's posted a few photos where it was "a little bit o' the damp".
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Someone else has the pictures or I would post them.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Not that many of us can compete with Jim in any alpine category, let alone
'climbing in storm', really, when the rime hit the fan the camera stayed
in the pack, if it was even along. But in a feeble attempt at salvaging a
smidgeon of credibility I will will say that in Scotland you go out in any
weather unless the wind prevents you from opening the pub door...
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Thanks for sharing Jim
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Too much storm to climb
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Unhappy summit shot
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Those are some great photos up there.
My coldest climb,the headwall of Dix Mountain,Adirondacks.
Snow is one thing ,34 degree rain ,is another.I do not have any pictures of climbing that,I was in peril....lol.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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I always remember the Patagonia ad with Charlie Fowler climbing
Hallet Peak in 'full conditions!'
Wish I could find a copy of it somewhere. . . Mr. Grossman????
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Oh yeah, we've all done it. RIGHT.
Notice how all the photos after Jim's are like a sunny day on the beach. You're the man Jim, long live! I like the last one of you best in the cave. Had to be pretty recent. Do you even age at all, ever?
I'm with you Reilly. When it goes to whiteout my camera hides but it's probably back in the car anyway cuz I didn't want to carry an extra ounce.
Arne
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