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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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After watching him float up a bunch of these, I was pleased to see a bit of grunt and grovel on Fistful of Walnuts. Best one of the bunch.
http://vimeo.com/36360670
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Fist full of walnuts is my favorite too. Something tells me he makes it look about as easy as anyone would.
Inspirational as always "friend". Keep up the good work. I'm wondering if shaving my head will help ;)
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WBraun
climber
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Strong bald guy solos your projects
If he had hair he wouldn't do it?
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t-bone
climber
Bishop
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strong bald guy needs no pad
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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That's a nice collection of Woodson and other Socal classics. The OP is worded strangely. Most of those climbs he does are relatively moderate, I hope nobody "projects" those climbs. I mean who makes 5.10 & 5.11 short routes a project? With just a couple of exceptions, I have only seen people sending those same climbs, albeit with a rope.
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LearningTrad
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2014 - 05:26pm PT
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Hey levy, got it from another thread actually - just thought it was amusing
GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
Dec 5, 2014 - 09:32pm PT
Hey there's that super strong bald guy who solos all my projects...
Not joking I really like these vids, some of them you even hear the birds chirping in the trees while he climbs. Cool editing
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Strong dude, but a little footwork and some chimney technique would have served him well on Fist Full of Walnuts.
Never heard of the Yaov Crack 1. Is that at, or near Woodson?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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I know this fellow intimately.
He posts here as "friend."
No comments on his footwork, his boldness makes up for it.
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Hummerchine
Trad climber
East Wenatchee, WA
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Strong bald guy is a dear "friend" of mine and my main climbing partner. I savor the good old days when I was a better climber than him...
These days, he shreds shirtless with no pad. Against "The Mighty Thor", I have been reduced to pretty much HAVING to keep MY shirt on. At least I have hair...
Oh, and I use a toprope. We are quite the unusual pair out their bouldering.
I keep telling him to start a website to showcase all his awesome videos...perhaps you could all encourage him?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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I remember him from an old bouldering vid(?) -
cue-ball glistening in the sun.
He gobbles up everything put in front of him.
That ascent of Sketchpad for example.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Lots of good stuff on that feed.
+1 on the sketchpad, never even seen a pic of that one before but always wondered.
A Vermin classic for sure!
Keep em' coming friend!
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Yup, that's him. Strong bald guy who solo's all my projects. Really nice guy, too. Forgot his name... In a world where 99% of bouldering media is heavy dubstep over V-rad buttdrags it's refreshing to see an older style of problem done in an older style of ascent.
Alexandria, Visor center, I Hear My Train, S. Ridge Arete... that shits hard yo. Not moderates. You get to the top of those sans pads, you're pretty rad.
Strong Bald Dude. SBD.
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Friend
climber
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Dec 10, 2014 - 06:54am PT
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Wow! My own Supertopo thread, and it even has comments from some of my favorite and most respected ST posters. I can die happy now.
Thank you all, for the super flattering comments. If you see me at the crags please come say hi!
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Friend
climber
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Dec 10, 2014 - 06:55am PT
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+1 for the Sketchpad, Fistful of Walnuts and all the climbs mentioned. So many classics, so little time. Fat Dad, yes, the Yoav crack is at Woodson, up near the Ogre. I've been meaning to post some beta on mtnproj.
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rmuir
Social climber
From the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Dec 10, 2014 - 07:09am PT
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Excellent videos of some classic probs!
…noticed, though, that there's nothing from Rubidoux. What's up with that? (Omitting Stoney, I can understand… <g>)
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Dec 10, 2014 - 09:50am PT
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Killer. That Marshmallow line looks cool - how's the landing? Only vid where I thought your body language might have been saying "I really don't want to blow this!"
Cheers for climbing content!
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Dec 10, 2014 - 01:05pm PT
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Th landing for the marshmallow is way down there in the bushes, block from view but further down than you might think. When's the video of the left side coming? J/K ;)
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henny
Social climber
The Past
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Dec 10, 2014 - 01:12pm PT
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…noticed, though, that there's nothing from Rubidoux. What's up with that? (Omitting Stoney, I can understand…)
Ah, but there IS a Rubidoux problem AT Woodson...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Dec 10, 2014 - 02:14pm PT
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That was a fun 30 minutes! Classics for sure. Thanks Friend!
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Dec 10, 2014 - 02:51pm PT
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Yep. When I saw these vids, I thought, "wow, this dude has a video of himself climbing every boulder I could ever hope to climb in SoCal"...
Nice work, Friend! Really great videos. So many times I'm watching them saying, "so THAT'S how it goes...!"
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Hummerchine
Trad climber
East Wenatchee, WA
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Dec 10, 2014 - 03:20pm PT
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What's radder still is that he made most of those videos himself, out alone, no pad, sometimes far out with no cell reception!
I'm pretty sure he has a secret stash of videos he hasn't made public...but my guess is with some prodding...
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Dec 10, 2014 - 05:46pm PT
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Is it me or does he just not look totally solid on a few of those? I was kinda cringing.... Were those maybe onsight solos? Big balls in any case...
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Dec 10, 2014 - 06:40pm PT
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I've climbed on a lot of California granite but never Mt. Woodson. You have me inspired Friend!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Dec 10, 2014 - 07:42pm PT
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That muther f#cker just simply must crank through because some of these problems are 20+ miles bushwhacking from the car and without pad.
It's just too far and the brush is too thick to carry one.
It's all he can do to carry the camera gear, and do the problem 3 times for proper editing.... and then get back before dark.
oh, PS. Yes he IS mean.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 10, 2014 - 09:35pm PT
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I think you're having us on dee ee! His online persona is more friendly than yours, and that's tough.
I couldn't find the Marshmallow video.
(edit duh, right on the first page)
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Friend
climber
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Dec 11, 2014 - 06:06am PT
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The Marshmallow Tower is a classic but has a loose hold at the crux. Yikes. Sometimes it looks sketchier than it is, sometimes the opposite. The other side is too dicey for me to boulder, or lead for that matter.
Hensel: John W. pointed out Welcome to Rubidoux to me just this last weekend. All I can do is shake my head in awe. There's nothing there! Looks like amazing stone.
Videos of flailing: um, yes. The Vimeo servers would crash if I tried to upload every boulder I’ve cratered off of. I try to stay within a range I can downclimb, but I guess falling is part of climbing. Here is a good one, working on a FA near Idyllwild. The first clip on the page, John Long’s infamous Largo Scoop, also features some good plyometrics (aka cratering) and top notch sandbagging from the notorious DEE himself.
Cheers all and thanks again. All your great comments really mean a lot to me. See you at the crags..
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Dec 11, 2014 - 06:17am PT
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Hummer-
Glad to see you postin' up.
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 11, 2014 - 06:32am PT
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Someone should film me for a thread. We'll call it Hairy Overweight Guy falls where you do (or before.)
Seriously, thanks for posting that Fistfull of Walnuts footage. That is a great problem, physical, stemmy, technical....
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jplotz!
climber
Wenatchee, WA
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Dec 11, 2014 - 08:02am PT
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my biggest fear is that this thread will only encourage him to train harder! Not sure how that is even possible actually. You're the best Padless Bald Dude.
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henny
Social climber
The Past
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Dec 12, 2014 - 08:13am PT
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Friend: yeah, WTR is about as good as the stone gets. That's one of the things about it that makes it attractive. Nice tight grained granite, almost like, dare I say it, Rubidoux. Hahaha. In a way it's too bad the arête requires so much work to get to, the arête would be a classic if it could be done by itself.
Thanks for the vids, good stoke. The only downside is now I'm thinking I'm going to have to figure out how to work some Woodson trips in this season.
Good stuff.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Dec 12, 2014 - 06:38pm PT
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Yes John, "train harder" I'm not sure that is possible (for him). edit...Oh you said that!
The Largo Scoop is one of my proudest bouldering moments.
"Desire must overcome fear."
I think he has mastered that.
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Osprey
climber
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Dec 12, 2014 - 07:21pm PT
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Shirtless bald guy here who aspires to be strong and solo all the moderates on your ticklist. Shirtless bald guy who solos all your projects, you are an inspiration to us all. Thank you.😀
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Dec 12, 2014 - 11:25pm PT
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Strong Bald Dude. SBD. Silent But Deadly, wait what?
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Hummerchine
Trad climber
East Wenatchee, WA
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Dec 24, 2014 - 08:34pm PT
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poop_tube
Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
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Jul 28, 2015 - 12:42pm PT
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I came across this random picture of him and his climbing partner on the internet
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jul 28, 2015 - 03:18pm PT
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I can't believe you actually made an avatar called "LearningTrad". Woof.
hehe
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Jul 28, 2015 - 03:26pm PT
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The day I stop learning (trad) will be the day I die. Until then, I plan to continue to be a student.
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Friend
climber
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Jul 28, 2015 - 03:32pm PT
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"Relax, Guy" was my favorite!
Yes I live in fear that someone will confuse you and me. Hopefully people look at your avatar photo and think, wait a second, the bald guy's body is not made out of fire.
Lurking tard, hahaha
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Jul 28, 2015 - 03:37pm PT
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^^^^Yea....soooo, surely people got the rising like a phoenix from the ashes thing.... or am I reading too much into this avitar ;P
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 28, 2015 - 05:32pm PT
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