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thebravecowboy
climber
in the face of the fury of the funk
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yowza! climb 'em while they stand!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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pic of blast zone or invalid
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coolrockclimberguy69
climber
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I'm calling BS. Super easy to clone stamp the summit boogieboard out of that pic.
Think I'll head out there with me dag and go see for myself. I'll be back with pics in a couple hours.
edit: It did rain like a mofo out here all night and in Moab, so maybe??
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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The Larry, pick up the courtesy phone.
Susan
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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That would make a cool coffee table.
Edit: Susan, that would be one muddy hike right now.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Susan
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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It's a fun boulder problem. Never committed to the last moves though, that would be scary ropeless.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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A Mormon Boy Scout leader must've pushed it over.
(wow, I wrote that before I looked at the linked site)
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Damn, one less place to bang Jeremy's mom.....
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Ya beat me to it, HT.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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What's Jeremy up to these days? His voice was a welcome one here.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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What's Jeremy up to these days? His voice was a welcome one here.
Not if you ask the now banned Burchey part 1 thru 9.
Jeremy is climbing hard and doesn't miss us at all apparently.....
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Cool, crushing seems in his blood.
Along with red dust and cheap beer. Woo Hoo!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Susan
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coolrockclimberguy69
climber
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Yep, folks, sad to say that it's true. E.T. has finally phoned home. These are only phone photos so pardon the poor quality.
Looks like it broke off at the base of the "neck". Must have been spectacular to see. The debris blasted that boulder sitting beneath the base ledge (you can see it in the photo Susan posted above) about 20 or 30 feet. Took out a juniper, too...
I searched the rubble for a bit to try and find the pin (wasn't it a baby angle at the break?) or any other fixed gear but couldn't see anything. I only searched for about 15 minutes, though, because my dog was getting too hot and wanted to bail.
Pouring one out for a fallen homie. RIP COBRA
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jeremy's mom, for Klaus.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Dang, I guess I missed my chance....but not with Jeremys mom!
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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I felt a slight earthquake early one morning a couple years back in the Fishers. I figured it was from all the nearby oil and gas drilling. There's probably 10x as much of it going on today as just a couple years ago. It's the first thing I think of when I see those photos (of the Cobra, not the tits).
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Not if you ask the now banned Burchey part 1 thru 9.
Cuz Jeremy wouldn’t stfu about his presence. When I joined the site I remember having conflicts with some of the users. I think we worked out most of our differences, like adults and now usually get along fine. Not sure why Jeremy felt it was the right thing to do to take the toys and go home. His TRs were awesome. Actually, Jeremy is the wise one. This place has been so negative lately that I feel like leaving would probably do more good for me. I am excited about climbing, talking about climbing and being around mostly positive people. I get that while I climb with friends etc. Than I look around here and see people trash talking other climbers, their style etc. Kind of discouraging to deal with negativity. OK, I am not as fragile as I make it sjavascript:doSave();ound… : )
And regarding the Cobra. I can find you a big stack of loose rock on top of a spire, right here in Sierra we have plenty. Anyone done the spires by Devil's Crag?
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा
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Jeremy's mom, for Klaus
Better tell that little nazi to take a number and go stand at the end of the line.
Bummer news, one of my favorite towers in the Fishers.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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All you dudes are delusional.
Edit: rip Cobra
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Yikes!! I guide AA all the time! We've been talking a lot, lately about throwing in a lap on the Cobra!
Scary parallels with tradman's "Cleaver"!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aren't you glad you weren't on it?
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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That's why I never did it.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Beautiful image.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Love that Gunderson shot and the one from The Larry, sweet.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Thanks! I took that photo last spring. I never really wanted to climb it but it was cool to look at. I saw it getting top rope gang banged a few weeks ago.
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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I've done Cobra many many times. A few years ago a guy told me that both he and his partner were on top, maybe even a third person, and they felt the upper block shift. I'd never had more than myself on top just because it looked like it could go at any time....
BTW - Jeremy and I have El Cap plans in October - maybe I'll coax him in to writing one of his fun TR's...
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Have fun on the captain!
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Greg Child
climber
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Looks like Cliven Bundy's militia shot it off its pedestal, I saw an ATV towing it back to Nevada.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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You might be right Greg.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Bye, bye Cobra. You were short and sweet and destined for a short life (geologically speaking).
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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Who's going to get the FA of the Cobra stump!!?
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coldclimb
climber
Wasilla, Alaska
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While this is a very sad setback for those of us who have climbed or just enjoyed this tower, I'm pretty sure this falls in the climber's ethical category of "it was essential to the route before it fell off, so it's okay to glue it back on," right?
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Mormons . . . doing the right thing?
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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was there in january prior to breaking myself
and a view from above rapelling off AA
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frisbee
climber
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A once-in-its-lifetime bump!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Social security is next.
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Scott Patterson
Mountain climber
Craig
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I'm going to use this to my advantage. When the young, much better and fitter climbers start bragging about the things they have climbed, I'm going to say something like "Oh yeah? I've done climbs that you will never climb". If the disagree, or ask which ones, I'll just reply with "The Cobra".
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JonA
Trad climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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I blame Obama
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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i like the way folks are surprised.
randy sort of pointed out the obvious-- those things are MADE OF MUD. yr CLIMBING MUD. part of the joy/fun/thrill/self-loathing part of it, is getting onto something that's basically built out of dirt and snot.
stuff makes willis wall look like the gunks.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jimmy Dunn called me and said it was the 1st time one of his routes fell down. He told me that he used to solo it.
No way would I ever do that climb--Spooky!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Steve, keep hanging in there....let geological forces bring the climbs that frighten you to their knees.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I first walked by, and photographed it, over thirty years ago, back in '83, and have been wondering why it was still there, ever since!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Any bets on which one is next?
Corkscrew?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Corkscrew would be sweet....but then the foreclosure rate for local guides would go thru the roof.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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I first walked by, and photographed it, over thirty years ago, back in '83, and have been wondering why it was still there, ever since!
When Ancient Art was just Art?
Susan
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MisterE
climber
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Looks like Cliven Bundy's militia shot it off its pedestal, I saw an ATV towing it back to Nevada.
They did it for the children!
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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well poo...one of my shoulder fails was looking up at the roof and falling on my arm right there, always wanted to try that bad boy...
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Aug 22, 2014 - 01:53pm PT
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There is still always the mini-cobra somewhere by Loma.
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Osprey
climber
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Aug 24, 2014 - 07:11am PT
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I wonder who got the last ascent.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 25, 2014 - 04:28pm PT
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This is how it looked yesterday;
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 25, 2014 - 05:04pm PT
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The best thing about this is the 7:00 am breathless call I got from Jimmy Dunn.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Yeah, poor Jimmy called me up, too!
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