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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Here's a pic of the tip of "The Nipple".
You know that when I went by I kissed The Nipple.
And because I was solo when I climbed the pitch to clean it......
I kissed it again.
Plaid
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Hey Plaid,
So glad I got to see you in the valley this fall. Can't wait till I see you again and hear about further adventures. You da man!
Cheers,
Doug
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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If you zoom in, you're looking up his kilt!
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Thx Doug you are part of the reason I successfully finished the climb. Without knowing how to use the 2:1 hauling system I would never have made it.
Thx you rock.
Plaid
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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plaidman, i recall reading, what seems like a few months ago; but realistically a year or more, your writing about shedding some pounds, getting off the couch and getting back into shape.
Obviously you achieved that goal; which is by no means a small task. You then raised the bar innumerable notches and obviously smoked that hurdle.
i admire the tenacious spirit you muster and maintain in order to accomplish whatever you set your mind to do. Inspirational is not an adequate word to describe your successes.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Thanks for posting that. Really cool insight into the mindset needed to climb El Cap or other big walls.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Thx Skully. Sorry I missed you this last trip.
Plaid
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Hmmmm. Interesting idea, going to the summit, looking down, and visualizing yourself later being there. Good idea!
Nice job, Plaidman. But it was too easy with those Totem cams. Clearly you need to go lead one of those A4+ pitches of which you so casually speak..... ;)
Nice send! My credit card bill came in. They make me pay in Canadian dollars. Ouch.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Great vid. I would definitely go to your slide show.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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^^
Yeah butt, the essence of what he was saying I believe is that technical expertise is one thing and mental hurdles are another...Plaidmon can answer for himself though.
whatever...great job Plaid
edit, hmm that post I referred to is gone...
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Pete there was very little causalness about that A4+ climbing I mentioned.
I did say that I would probably be scared out of my mind and that it would likely take me 10 hours to lead anything like that.
I hope to get there someday. Working toward it. I do real good when the heat is on. Probably won't be solo though.
Thx for the atta boy Pete. It means a lot to me.
Sorry you got tagged on that Totem Cam purchase.
I'll still hump one of your haul bags as agreed when we sealed the deal.
That will be in American sweat and tears. Be easy on me man. I'm getting old. I turn 52 years old in a few hours from now.
Plaid
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Put that last post back with the link to Psychic Wound.
Loved that climb. That was a rad video you put together.
Plaid
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Happy birthday dude.
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World yo!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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I waited through the sucky download time on Vimeo,(is it just me?) to watch the video. Scott "Plaid" Peterson is now on my list of Supertopians that I am looking forward to sharing a drink and/or a meal with. Beware.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Solid with the sartorial advice and worth listening to for the rest, even coming from a chossmaster.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Yeah "Dirt".
I talked to so many climbers that indicated that, yes you need skills
But it's the mental that will shut you down on Big Walls.
That's why I stacked the deck like I did.
I'm not that good just tricky and determined!
Plaid
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Stuck in the portaledge during the snow storm at top of pitch 7.
It dump 8 inches. I was able to melt enough snow to make two liters of water.
Plaid
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