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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 23, 2017 - 12:41pm PT
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The only grounders I recall have been bouldering, riding a bike, or negotiating the terrain around a campfire.
There's a boulder problem you pass just before you get to Gunsmoke in Josh. At one point in time I had it ruthlessly wired. I was sitting on my "flying carpet" at the base, having just done it, when an attractive young lass came along and flashed me an engaging smile. "Can you do this one?"
"Yeah, most of the time."
Right then a guy with a video camera walked up. He asked me if I was going to do it, and if so could he film it. It was a perfect storm. My plan until then was to give the lass some coaching, maybe even some quality spotting. But conditions were perfect, and I was feeling quite full of myself, so I put my shoes back on and climbed it. Carelessly, I stood up on top and turned around to look down at my admirers. The sh*t hit the fan as I lost my balance and fell off. I was pretty shaken up and my wrist looked bad but I could walk, so a friend bouldering nearby drove me to the hospital in Palm Springs. The result was 8 weeks or so in a cast up to my shoulder.
A few years later I was bouldering at Stoney Point. There were these two guys talking, and one of them says "You should see this video I have of some dude doing Streetcar. He topped out, stood up, lost his balance, and dove off." Hoping not to be recognized, I just walked away.
Thank God this was pre-cellphone video. The damn thing would have gone viral.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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May 23, 2017 - 01:00pm PT
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Smoked paprika....you have my interest, how do you smoke it?
Snort... Just roll it in a zigzag and light it up after taking a tablespoon of nutmeg ;)
Actually, there is a subtle taste difference in buying regular vs smoked paprika. I enjoy both and use them somewhat interchangeably, and it has become one of my most frequently used spices.
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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May 23, 2017 - 01:13pm PT
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I fell on Temporary Like Achilles in Eldo while reaching for the finishing jug in the rotten band at the end of the poorly protected crux - feet maybe ten feet off the deck when my foot slipped on the slippery diagonal edge that I had placed it on. It was a complete surprise, and I went rolling down the hill. When I stopped I looked through a cloud of dust at my partner's face which unambiguously expressed WTF! Also I had a couple of coils of rope wrapped around me from rolling down said hill.
I've led the pitch since, but always felt a bit like a gumbie for taking that groundfall. . until a few years later I watched Miles Smart back off of that section and hand the lead over to Timmy O'Neill.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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May 23, 2017 - 03:45pm PT
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Caught a friend falling on the crux of Left Ski Track, they popped two pieces but got slowed enough that they landed on both legs with the large triangle rock right between their legs inches from their as#@&%e. Pretty funny and we both had a good chuckle.
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cavemonkey
Ice climber
ak
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May 23, 2017 - 06:53pm PT
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Watched 3 consecutive parties deck on left ski track as I was racking up! Sure built up the suspense!!!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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May 23, 2017 - 07:06pm PT
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Hearkening maybe back to the days when I was a wee-skippy- maybe 8 years old?
The game... take a running leap out of the second story loft opening of the the neighbor's barn and catch the rope (about 5 feet away) that they used to pull bales into the loft ... then lower yourself down.
Well, - I missed the rope of course.
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