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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 22, 2014 - 02:12pm PT
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What, is he training to do the 50 Classic Climbs in N America in a week?
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Aug 22, 2014 - 02:35pm PT
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Imagine if he put that energy towards something that actually matters.
Right, any Malaria victims in the room should be righteously pissed off.
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Norton
Social climber
quitcherbellyachin
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Aug 22, 2014 - 02:40pm PT
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Imagine if he put that energy towards something that actually matters.
good one
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pc
climber
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Aug 22, 2014 - 02:58pm PT
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What an asshat thing to say WTF.
No difference in any of us spending a day hiking, running, biking, climbing, or wasting leisure time on the Taco.
I know....'if you don't have anything good to say, don't feed the troll...'
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 22, 2014 - 03:15pm PT
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Yeah, but at least Superman had a day job.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Aug 22, 2014 - 03:19pm PT
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Superman is right! So rowdy. How many did Cedar Wright do? Probably only like 185, mewww... kidding, kidding.... so far beyond me. I usually shoot for 10 pitches a day, that's a good day.
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Johannsolo
climber
Soul Cal
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Aug 22, 2014 - 03:45pm PT
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Cedar's a Pu$$y.
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Norton
Social climber
quitcherbellyachin
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Aug 22, 2014 - 03:56pm PT
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I like reading about Alex and his accomplishments.
He is in his prime - young, strong and at the absolute top of his game.
He is living his dream life, no office job, wears what he wants, lives out of his van,
probably has good income by now from his sponsors and has the respect and admiration of the entire climbing community.
May he just keep on doing what he loves without having to justify his worth to society.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Aug 22, 2014 - 04:07pm PT
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Isn't the real challenge to climb the difficulty of your age? I'll be impressed when he climbs a 5.29a.
In real life, stuff like this does inspire me to raise my standards. "If honnold can do 290 pitches in a day I can do 2.9!" Or something like that.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Aug 22, 2014 - 04:40pm PT
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I'm very impressed with this articulate, thoughtful person. How many of us have started their own non-profit foundation and contribute to and assist worthy causes? He gives climbers a good name. 290 routes in a day! Wow.
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 22, 2014 - 04:48pm PT
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So true Mr Sketchy.
Honnold is the number one trad rock climber on the whole planet ......
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Aug 22, 2014 - 04:52pm PT
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Awesome! The alien, version 2! (Croft is version 1)
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Aug 22, 2014 - 04:55pm PT
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Does this add up to more vertical feet than his other big linkups? 290 15m pitches = "only" about 72 60m pitches. Me I consider it a big day if I get 10 pitches in.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Aug 22, 2014 - 04:56pm PT
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Superhero/rockstar.
Holy Honnold!
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Aug 22, 2014 - 05:31pm PT
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If you dont appreciate this man, who combines beyond awesome, in fact rather God-like, climbing with being a genuinely Good human, you are missing an opportunity to look honestly at yourself in the mirror and find places in which you need to grow. (Some trolls must be fed.)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Aug 22, 2014 - 05:40pm PT
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Mike- They said he did 150 Apron pitches. Average Apron pitch is at least 50m. Some a little shorter, some longer. Your average Smoke Bluffs route where he accomplished the rest of the pitches is about 25m, once again, some longer, some shorter..
So
150x50=7500m morning on the Apron...
140x25=3500m afternoon at the Smoke Bluffs!
11,000m day!! That's 5.5 Chief laps!! :)
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Aug 22, 2014 - 05:53pm PT
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Hooray for him!
Live long and prosper.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Aug 22, 2014 - 06:09pm PT
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Big Mike, just going off what they said in the article. but if your figures are correct and he did 11,000m. 11,000m would be much more than 5.5 laps on the Chief wouldn't it? I thought the Chief was 2000ft, 11,000m= around 36,000ft that would be like 18 laps.
Holy sh#t my head is spinning
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Aug 22, 2014 - 06:13pm PT
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Ya.. My math was way off on the chief calculation!! Lol. Good catch
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