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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Oct 29, 2014 - 12:46pm PT
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This was an enjoyable few minutes :)
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Oct 29, 2014 - 01:26pm PT
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Plaid, did you get a norelco?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Oct 29, 2014 - 07:55pm PT
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Quite nice
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Oct 29, 2014 - 10:18pm PT
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He nails the psychology of your first time. First timers should watch that.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Oct 30, 2014 - 09:21am PT
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Good stuff, favorite line..
"you gotta be will in to do what it takes and suffer a little... ok, maybe a lot"
congrats again Scott!!! a lifetime of memories in those 16 pitches!
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 30, 2014 - 09:36am PT
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Scott inspires without pontificating. He's proud but humble. Courageous but vulnerable and above all honest.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Oct 30, 2014 - 10:15am PT
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Legit.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
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Oct 30, 2014 - 10:24am PT
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Scott is solid!
Real all around. Laughed at the suffering part and the "I gotta just chill for a few minutes and get it together" part.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Aurora Colorado
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Oct 30, 2014 - 11:21am PT
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Well said Scott. My first trip up El Cap was on the Nose with a very solid partner and bailing could never have been contemplated. Then did Zodiac with another great partner and felt like a cruise.
My next two routes were Triple Direct and the Shield, both with people who had never done el Cap and were scared out of their mind. Bailed on both routes. On the shield my partner cried when he saw the headwall, on triple direct, my partner dropped all MY cams, which were stupidly on the same sling.
I'm not sure I would have the mentality to solo a wall. It seems like a big step up. But obviously better than trying to haul a gumby!
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perswig
climber
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Oct 30, 2014 - 01:58pm PT
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Sean Connery meets Frank Zappa meets badass.
Liked it.
Dale
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Oct 30, 2014 - 02:13pm PT
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Nice Plaid, well crafted STOKE!
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lars johansen
Trad climber
West Marin, CA
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Oct 30, 2014 - 03:31pm PT
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Well said Scott.
lars
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Oct 30, 2014 - 06:32pm PT
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Thx all! All I have to do is start talking about that climb and I'm right back there.
2 weeks of the best time ever.
Soloing is a lot of work but so rewarding in simple ways. I'm not talking about the summit.
It's the time spent in that place, on the wall, that is etched on my soul.
Don't get me wrong I was glad to finish, but wish it could have gone on forever.
Plaid
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whitemeat
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Oct 30, 2014 - 07:32pm PT
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That's a great video! I could listen to him talk about that climb for decades! Great job plaid, radical ascent!
PS, I think I am going to start bringing a summit coke now on!
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couchmaster
climber
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Oct 30, 2014 - 08:57pm PT
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LIKE
Jeff's a great filmmaker, but it would be nice to see some actual Plaidman Zodiac time in between the soliloquies to flesh it out.
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wstmrnclmr
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Oct 30, 2014 - 09:32pm PT
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Nice work Plaid and Jeff
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 30, 2014 - 09:52pm PT
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I agree couch. If Scott has any footage I will re-cut it.
I'll ask him.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Oct 31, 2014 - 07:50am PT
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Zodiac on El Capitan Pitch 14 Standing on Peanut Ledge looking up, Gotta clean the pitch after leading it.The life of a soloist.
Plaid
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