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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 14, 2015 - 08:25am PT
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Celebration for the Ocean!
Last night I was talking with Lynn leichtfuss about the ocean.. she inspired me! Most climbing areas have some ocean evidence..
They say human origin is from ocean.
pictures please of oceans and climbing area's that show ocean "evidence"..!
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 14, 2015 - 09:10am PT
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Here ya go Pyro. When I get home tonight I'll grab some stuff I shot over the weekend.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jan 14, 2015 - 09:15am PT
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They say human origin is from ocean.
A little fishy.
I guess that's true. Cheers to the fast swimmers!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 14, 2015 - 11:21am PT
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kevin that is awesome!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:43am PT
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http://paleobiology.si.edu/burgess/cambrianWorld.html
Mt. Wapta, Mt. Dennis and Mt. Stephen are all Canadian peaks but not what you might call a Proper Climbing Area. They are prime areas for viewing the formation known as the Burgess Shale, however. It says so in the link.
This shale and its specimens were a subject of great interest to the science historian/baseball nut Stephen J. Gould, who wrote a book The Burgess Shale.
I only had to struggle through the book. donini actually lived through much of the era's latter millenniums!
Lloyd Burgess is not in the movie, though.
No, wait...he is in the movie Cool Bridges...what was I thinking?
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:39pm PT
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Hey, Pyro, awesome Thread. I enjoyed our discussion last night and it was cool how we found common ground in the ocean. Like you and many others here, I love oceans and pretty much all bodies of water large or small.
You can even boulder right on the shore of St. Thomas :)
You have inspired me to load my pictures onto my new computer. Maybe I'll find something like the time I did the fun, tourist thing off Grand Cayman where you go out a couple miles to a sandbar and hold and feed the stingrays. Special critters!
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Jan 14, 2015 - 12:49pm PT
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Sea Hunt - those were the days.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:13pm PT
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The oceans are a primary love of my wife and me.
My wife
Here's a video I made of me diving with hammerheads
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Here is climbing on metamorphic sea bed rock in the High Sierra
Metamorphic sea bed rock in the Enchanted Gorge
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jan 14, 2015 - 05:19pm PT
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Pyro, cool topic.
NUT..... thanks for posting. If one looks carefully you can make out the birth of the Sierra, right after the shallow sea disappears..150mya....
I think, if I recall correctly.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Jan 14, 2015 - 06:09pm PT
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Wonderful posts everyone!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 14, 2015 - 08:08pm PT
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Lynn no worries! Please be sure to include ur mentor ocean pics! All is welcome...
I posted a picture of my long term mentor wes.. he is my ocean man he knows the ocean.
Sierra ledge rat rocks it.. 100%
love the video very kool...
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 15, 2015 - 03:09am PT
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Here are some more photos of rock that was formed at the bottom of an ocean....
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 15, 2015 - 09:54am PT
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One of many from last week. Gonna have some breakfast and see who wants to play later today!
EDIT: Nice fish Pyro!
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jan 15, 2015 - 10:03am PT
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 15, 2015 - 10:14am PT
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I was shooting macro subjects when this little feller got in my face. Coronado Islands, Mexico.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Jan 15, 2015 - 10:24am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 10:25am PT
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This looks like old sea floor to me.
5000' above Death Valley last weekend...
Almost in the ocean...
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 15, 2015 - 10:37am PT
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One of the little critters, sometimes called 'butterflies of the Sea'. Hermissenda Crassicornis nudibranch, about 2 cm in length, Channel Islands, California.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 15, 2015 - 01:42pm PT
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Playing around with B&W
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2015 - 05:38am PT
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Love the pics! Even better are the geology pics.
kev love that eye ball of the shark...
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 06:46am PT
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Wish it was a shark - it's from a puffer. Cebu in the Phillipines I think. I've got an eyeballie harbor seal shot though that's pretty cool. I'll try to hunt it down.
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 16, 2015 - 06:51am PT
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Keeping with the sharky theme...
The shot was taken at 22mm wide-angle, so this particular fish had perturbed my comfort zone a bit; I was prepared to bop it in the snout with my camera dome. Galapagos Shark, 2.5m (8ft), Galapagos Islands.
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 16, 2015 - 06:56am PT
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More sharks. Lots of 'em.
Wolf Island, Galapagos Archipelago.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:13am PT
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Local shark.
Great white shark hanging out by Aptos cement ship
A great white shark was seen swimming around the cement ship in Aptos at Seacliff State Beach this week.
The shark was spotted there on Saturday and Wednesday, and people who saw it estimated it was 8-9 feet long.
Sean Van Sommeran, director of the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation in Santa Cruz, confirmed that the ocean animal was a great white shark. Van Sommeran said the shark appears to have an abrasion on its head.
Beach-goer Manuel Partida shot video of the great white. VIDEO: Great white shark swims around cement ship
It turns out that great whites are fond of Aptos' cement ship, where recreational fishermen often fish from a pier leading to the ship.
"We see them there every season, maybe even same individuals," Van Sommeran said.
Sharks are people too.
maybe even same individuals
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:16am PT
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That's awesome - guess I'm heading up to aptos this weekend!
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:19am PT
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A flightless bird, and not very adept on land either. But a master of the Ocean.
Galapagos Archipelago.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:36am PT
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Awesome pics. Really like the B&W Kev. You guys are making me want to go diving.
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:40am PT
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Underwater off-width.
San Clemente Island, California.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:42am PT
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TJI, where'd you shoot the leatherbacks?
Under, your Galapagos picture makes me miss Cocos.
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:48am PT
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Big fish. About 10m (30ft).
Darwin Island, Galapagos Archipelago.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:49am PT
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Zihuatanejo, Mexico Kev. Your dive shots are badass man. What's your setup?
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:51am PT
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Covers a lot of ground.
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Under Achiever
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:51am PT
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@kev -- Cocos is a dream destination for me. Someday.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 08:31am PT
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TJI - I've got a Nikon D7000, in a naughty cam housing, use to have Sea&Sea strobes but switched to ikelites (160s) (the S&S's cycle WAY to slow for sharks). Lens wise tokina (10-17mm fisheye), 60 and 105 macro lenses, zen glass mini dome, plus diopters, plus sola focus light. Also have some shots from an lumix lx5 in a ike housing, plus some way old film stuff from old S&S cameras, and a gopro. My GF just got an 5DMIII (I have sensor envy).
I'll post up some more stuff this weekend - all my stuff is at home. Hopefully I'll find the GWS (great white) in Aptos!!!!
kev
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2015 - 10:22am PT
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celebrated in the ocean this morning by riding Zuma waves!
Kev ur photo knowledge is 100%
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 16, 2015 - 10:25am PT
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Last week:
Sharky Peeps
there's the nikon in nauticam housing.
kev's gonna be home this weekend working with photos. hmmm... maybe time to get the collaborative going? I talked to Juan about it. Let's position ourselves to make that one connection.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 10:41am PT
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doug - will call this weekend. Crazy week.
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Aya K
Trad climber
Boulder, CO!
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Jan 16, 2015 - 10:42am PT
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Jan 16, 2015 - 11:25am PT
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Thanks McHale's Navy! I had no idea....
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 16, 2015 - 11:43am PT
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cool kev. I've been grinding away at sorting images and video.
why are we talking via the taco?
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 16, 2015 - 02:39pm PT
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 16, 2015 - 03:53pm PT
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hay there, say, pyro ... and lynne...
say here is a link with neat pics of lave, undersea, etc... just stuff i thought might be fun to check out, here...
https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvW0oblUPVQAf3AlnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?_adv_prop=image&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&va=lava+formations+on+the+sea+floor&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001
NOW THIS IS NEAT--a specificate place...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini_Road
this stuff is so neat, like the underground caves,
as to underwater cliffs:
say, if there was no water, climbers would climb them,,,
above sea shore:
https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVj_8pblUixkAJZslnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?_adv_prop=image&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&va=undersea+cliffs&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2015 - 07:51pm PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Channel Islands Califonia my favorite place!
Thanks for the awesome read Neebee.
Nature what became of Aya's Marlin.. WOW!
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Aya K
Trad climber
Boulder, CO!
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Jan 18, 2015 - 11:26pm PT
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We let the crew keep the marlin - it's really how they make any money on the charters. After all, what was I going to do? Stuff it and bring it back to Boulder?
No worries, there were still a bunch of live mackerel in the bait well, so we took them home and had them for dinner, and also took about 10 lbs? more? of ahi and had that as poke and sashimi, as well as grilled, a couple of days later. With 8 of us eating the ahi, there was still a bunch leftover. LEFTOVER AHI!?!?!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jan 19, 2015 - 07:12am PT
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Cool thread!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2015 - 09:44am PT
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took a shot of a hunter underwater catalina
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 19, 2015 - 10:07am PT
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hashbro
Trad climber
Mental Physics........
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Jan 19, 2015 - 10:12am PT
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/science/earth/study-raises-alarm-for-health-of-ocean-life.html?_r=0
Environment
Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says
JAN. 15, 2015
Carl Zimmer
A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of data from hundreds of sources, has concluded that humans are on the verge of causing unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living in them.
“We may be sitting on a precipice of a major extinction event,” said Douglas J. McCauley, an ecologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an author of the new research, which was published on Thursday in the journal Science.
But there is still time to avert catastrophe, Dr. McCauley and his colleagues also found. Compared with the continents, the oceans are mostly intact, still wild enough to bounce back to ecological health.
“We’re lucky in many ways,” said Malin L. Pinsky, a marine biologist at Rutgers University and another author of the new report. “The impacts are accelerating, but they’re not so bad we can’t reverse them.”
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U.N. Panel Issues Its Starkest Warning Yet on Global WarmingNOV. 2, 2014
Scientific assessments of the oceans’ health are dogged by uncertainty: It’s much harder for researchers to judge the well-being of a species living underwater, over thousands of miles, than to track the health of a species on land. And changes that scientists observe in particular ocean ecosystems may not reflect trends across the planet.
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Transplanted coral off Java Island, Indonesia. Great damage results from the loss of habitats like coral reefs, an analysis found. Credit Aman Rochman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Dr. Pinsky, Dr. McCauley and their colleagues sought a clearer picture of the oceans’ health by pulling together data from an enormous range of sources, from discoveries in the fossil record to statistics on modern container shipping, fish catches and seabed mining. While many of the findings already existed, they had never been juxtaposed in such a way.
A number of experts said the result was a remarkable synthesis, along with a nuanced and encouraging prognosis.
“I see this as a call for action to close the gap between conservation on land and in the sea,” said Loren McClenachan of Colby College, who was not involved in the study.
There are clear signs already that humans are harming the oceans to a remarkable degree, the scientists found. Some ocean species are certainly overharvested, but even greater damage results from large-scale habitat loss, which is likely to accelerate as technology advances the human footprint, the scientists reported.
Coral reefs, for example, have declined by 40 percent worldwide, partly as a result of climate-change-driven warming.
Some fish are migrating to cooler waters already. Black sea bass, once most common off the coast of Virginia, have moved up to New Jersey. Less fortunate species may not be able to find new ranges. At the same time, carbon emissions are altering the chemistry of seawater, making it more acidic.
“If you cranked up the aquarium heater and dumped some acid in the water, your fish would not be very happy,” Dr. Pinsky said. “In effect, that’s what we’re doing to the oceans.”
Fragile ecosystems like mangroves are being replaced by fish farms, which are projected to provide most of the fish we consume within 20 years. Bottom trawlers scraping large nets across the sea floor have already affected 20 million square miles of ocean, turning parts of the continental shelf to rubble. Whales may no longer be widely hunted, the analysis noted, but they are now colliding more often as the number of container ships rises.
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Mining operations, too, are poised to transform the ocean. Contracts for seabed mining now cover 460,000 square miles underwater, the researchers found, up from zero in 2000. Seabed mining has the potential to tear up unique ecosystems and introduce pollution into the deep sea.
The oceans are so vast that their ecosystems may seem impervious to change. But Dr. McClenachan warned that the fossil record shows that global disasters have wrecked the seas before. “Marine species are not immune to extinction on a large scale,” she said.
Until now, the seas largely have been spared the carnage visited on terrestrial species, the new analysis also found.
The fossil record indicates that a number of large animal species became extinct as humans arrived on continents and islands. For example, the moa, a giant bird that once lived on New Zealand, was wiped out by arriving Polynesians in the 1300s, probably within a century.
But it was only after 1800, with the Industrial Revolution, that extinctions on land really accelerated.
Humans began to alter the habitat that wildlife depended on, wiping out forests for timber, plowing under prairie for farmland, and laying down roads and railroads across continents.
Species began going extinct at a much faster pace. Over the past five centuries, researchers have recorded 514 animal extinctions on land. But the authors of the new study found that documented extinctions are far rarer in the ocean.
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Jan 19, 2015 - 12:32pm PT
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Spinners in Hawai'i
Humpies in The Silver Bank, Dominican Republic
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2015 - 02:46pm PT
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L that's awesome good to cya..!
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Jan 20, 2015 - 07:10am PT
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Thanks Pyro!
Always love your threads. Beaches, rock and ocean. What could be better?
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10b4me
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Jan 20, 2015 - 07:17am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2015 - 02:07pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2015 - 09:31pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 30, 2015 - 06:46am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Here is video that I shared on Facebook and youtube.
celebration of the ocean by watching whales...
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2015 - 06:13am PT
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fun day at the beach..
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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and mrs. pacific is ovulating today
on this full moon
and she's sending us some land lubrication.
yes she's ripe for more forevers..
so i accepted her passionate
advance and broke my spell
of solidarity, entered her course
and now beyond is pregnant
because we failed to employ
precautions and now,
the future is gestating
within our moment.
should we abort it?
or shall we see it through
and then throw all of
our money at It.
and our time
so it grows
into a respectable
contributor unto
this reckless
and unimpeded disaster.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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so many ways to have fun at and in the ocean......it's why I never moved to Montana
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2015 - 07:35am PT
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El capitan point break!
East side love ur pics!
Weedge love ur poem...grab the lubricant...
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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I grew up surfing El Cap point and the beach break used to break as well haven't seen the sand fill in like it used to. Probably one of the most underated points around but it doesn't break all that often. There is a semi-secrect spot nearby which breaks like a mini El cap which can get really good on occasion.Bitd the El Cap locals were super heavy and it was a "no leash zone" screwed up a few nice boards there.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2015 - 08:16am PT
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rad story eastside!
Lots of short riders when I went..
locals look at it as the other rincon...
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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can't wait to get back in the line-up.....rehab, rehab,rehab.. nice shot of the other "Capitian"
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Friendly creatures
These are friendly creatures that crave attention and touch
Dangerous creatures
One of the two creatures shown is this photo is one of the most vile and dangerous species on the planet. The other creatures is just a shark.
More friendly creatures
If this video does not change your world view, then there's something wrong with you. The video should blow your mind at 3:50 but you should really sit through the entire video.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Last week Big Island Hawaii...top secret 290 degree swell
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 9, 2015 - 09:00am PT
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sierra ledge and land cruiser are killing it this weekend!
some size in the water up in Ventura..
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Maybe the far horizon is why climbers often like the ocean.
Diving
With my Kayak
Snorkeling in the Galapagos Three Penguins
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2015 - 05:14am PT
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getting early bird swell at ventura
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2015 - 11:22am PT
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May Shark Lady Eugenie Clark
R.I.P shark lady!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Feb 25, 2015 - 12:08pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2015 - 08:12am PT
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T Hocking is that the bouldering people talk about in Chico?
Guido ur funny!
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 28, 2015 - 08:26am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 28, 2015 - 09:15am PT
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A cold ocean. A very cold ocean.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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From the last few weeks - the seal is named Jorge the hungry hungry harbor seal...
We go hunting together!
And now fro some little stuff...
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Sierra Ledge Rat--just watched your video of the divers removing a hook and line from the dolphin. Almost made me cry.
Thank you for posting it.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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I like swimming with seals too. Here's a selfie with one (and a stork as well). But you have to be careful, they seem to delight in taking you places where it's dangerous to go, like underwater ledges and whatnot. To say nothing, they can swim ridiculously fast.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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A 10-day cruise through Australia's Great Barrier Reef with my wife onboard the 115-foot long Spirit of Freedom.
We also visited some isolated open-ocean reefs in the Coral Sea.
4 dives a day.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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I have a lot of lights. But recently, I've enjoyed photographing, as I actually see it.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Sierra - I love cephalopods!
I'm heading out for sharks in a few weeks but here's a little guy (nudibranch) from yesterday...5-10 ft vis means no diving with Jorge tonight :(
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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John,
TSA sure does love UW photogear.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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TSA sure does love UW photogear.
My Nikon underwater dSLR and all of the lenses, housings and flashes cost more than what I paid the dealer for my brand-new Subaru Forester.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Nice photos SLR!
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Mar 10, 2015 - 05:34am PT
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^^^^^^ +1
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Mar 10, 2015 - 05:41am PT
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the west is the best.
get here.
and we'll do the rest.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Mar 10, 2015 - 07:27am PT
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I like going down into the ocean at night. The fish are loud, in places, yelling at each other. If there's a moon, I don't even need a light until around 50 feet (16M). Coming up on a big critter in the dark can send a tingle down the ole spine. But the light, gives you good visibility for a short range but blinds you to what's happening on the peripehery.
Here's one from the Maldives. A ridge, with a ferocious current going across it. A shark was circling waiting to get into the bait ball.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2015 - 08:19am PT
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Captured some backwash the other day!
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jonnyrig
climber
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Mar 10, 2015 - 08:26am PT
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Fantastic pictures in this thread!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 12, 2015 - 07:53pm PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
good smooth morning conditions at North Los Angeles...
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Mar 12, 2015 - 08:13pm PT
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We're back from a season in Nz but take a look at this mutha of all storm, Cyclone Pam, headed south and anticipated to skirt to the east and just "nip" NZ.
With a 932 Mb center this is the most powerful storm to cruise through these waters in over 30 years. Category 5 with 320 km winds.............
Fortunately it appears it will slide between Vanuatu, New Caledonia to the West and Fiji to the East.
Alas one scary mutha indeed!
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jul 13, 2015 - 05:00am PT
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I've been in Africa for the last month mostly diving. I've got a lot of photos to post but internet here sucks where I've been (even if it exists). Anyhow not from the ocean but from today watching a Cheetah take down some breakfast the feed it to the cubs...Will post many more when we get home
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2015 - 02:11pm PT
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COURAGEOUS is an understatement.
Mad love and respect for these two.
Mick Fanning * Julian Wilson
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Hope to see more pics KEV!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2015 - 02:15pm PT
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Gunkie
climber
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Jul 19, 2015 - 04:36pm PT
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I stopped watching after Slater lost to Fanning. That is unbelievable. But it's OK. I have Slater, Fanning, and Julian Wilson on my fantasy surfer team.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 19, 2015 - 04:46pm PT
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Gunkie - you were very close to losing a member of your fantasy surf team. Fanning got attacked by a great white but came out with not a scratch (just a bitten in half leash).
[Click to View YouTube Video]
and HUGE props to Wilson to go over and try and do whatever he could to help.
Respect.
oops... just say pyro already posted. long day. longer version. good watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrt27dZ7DOA
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 20, 2015 - 09:01am PT
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After further review as well as listening to an argument a shark expert that I know I believe that Mick was KNOT attacked. The shark was swimming at the surface, it became curious as to what Mick was, got caught in his leash, thrashed about, and well, we saw the rest.
Whites attack from below on a vertical vector. You've all seen the shots of a fully airborne white with seal in mouth.
Mick reports one pressure ding on the board and no bite marks. It's hard to imagine that big fish ever had it's mouth open.
But at the time I'm pretty sure if you tried to convince Mick he wasn't being attacked he'd flip you off and tell you the same.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Jul 20, 2015 - 09:07am PT
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^^^^^^give the man a cigar. That is the correct answer, as Great Whites are generally ambush predators and if Mick had really been attacked he would probably have something to show for it other than a video. It was just curious. Thank you for putting that up, as I've been hesitant to say that here for some reason. Doesn't mean it wasn't a scary encounter btw....
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 20, 2015 - 09:30am PT
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I spent three days in January out with Jaun Oliphant and Ocean Ramsey. Juan is the one that made the observation. There's many a picture of Osh taking a quick ride on a White. They know sharks.
Good times!
And now for more cowbell.
BTW, I'll be in Monterey in two and a half weeks participating in the shootout. Will be staying with kev and julie.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2015 - 10:57am PT
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cool picture Nature!
have fun in the ocean.. be safe out there..
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jul 20, 2015 - 06:47pm PT
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The man got a punch in on a great white.. buddy/competitor came to help at his own unknown risk.. its a serious story with a perfect outcome..I wondered if it was an attack or not myself.. regardless that's one hell of a close encounter I would not like to have.
Got to snorkel in the ocean for the first time back in May. A return trip to my birthplace with my dad almost 40 years after leaving at age 5.
Had so much fun I'm headed to Peurto Rico in September.. I am so in love with tropical oceans now.
The spot my dad took me swimming when I was 1 day old.
Cool spot..If we had stayed and I had grown up here..pretty sure I woulda been big wave surfer...This place gets big but not so much this day.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 21, 2015 - 11:04am PT
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nice to meet you climbski2!
this ia a picture of what North L.A looked like over the weekend..
totally fun day!
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Jul 21, 2015 - 12:16pm PT
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The white pointer had passed Mick and became entangled in the leash. Watch the video, it's dorsal was moving away and it changes direction and thrashes.
I have a friend who was surfing waipio valley and a tiger shark was cruising through and got hung up in his leash and drug him 200yds before it broke free... Scary stuff , took him 3 months to paddle out again.
Aloha
Rg
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 21, 2015 - 12:48pm PT
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kev who just got back from S.A. Calls B.S. on this. B.S. as in Bull Shark (not a white).
guess they need to redo this photo
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Jul 21, 2015 - 10:52pm PT
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The dorsal looked odd to me, dark and floppy/thin.Certainly not a tiger like home.
Aloha and be well
RG
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jul 22, 2015 - 10:11pm PT
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A few from South Africa - These are not the really good ones:)
Everything here was shot ambient light. The first two shots were on scuba and should have had strobes but I had some electrical malfunctions - South Africa happens...
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jul 23, 2015 - 06:44am PT
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Nice Kev. What's your rig?
I have a Nikon d300s in a Nauticam housing, with two Inon strobes. Got a few lenses, from a fisheye to a 200mm macro.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jul 23, 2015 - 10:26am PT
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Sierra,
I'm currently shooting a D7000 in a Nauticam housing, 2 ikelite ds 160, and tokina 10-17, Nikon 60 & 105 macro lens, plus a few diopters and a L&M focus light. On land toss in the f4 sigma 100-300.
Planning on moving to the D810 in the next 12 months :)
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jul 23, 2015 - 11:42am PT
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A sampling of photos from off the coast of Thailand & Myanmar (Burma)
My entire underwater camera set-up cost more than my new Subaru Forester.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jul 23, 2015 - 01:07pm PT
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This one is for Kev
Coral Sea, South Pacific
Taken with a Sea & Sea pocket camera.
I swam out into the middle of this school of sharks, they parted and just circled around me....
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 1, 2015 - 09:02pm PT
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SURF JAM!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2015 - 07:47pm PT
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Oman love ur pics!
I'll never be able to compare..
This weekend was a crowded blast out in the ocean..
Near P.T Mugu
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 9, 2015 - 11:14am PT
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nature the seal looks like it's on ice?
love ur pic's.. enjoy have fun with ur drone!!
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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someone gave me the idea to flip the image.
after the awards ceremony we'll post our other images that we entered.
i'm in monterey at kevs place and we participated in the Monterey Shootout.
Julie and our friend Jason also participated. Julie is better than the three of us combined.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Nature got some good stuff! I'll post a few tomorrow...
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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O-Man, jeez what kind Naish you on? I never paddle anything above an 8'8" but that appears to be 12feet long...
Aloha and be well
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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O-Man, jeez what kind Naish you on? The surfer in that photo is actually my friend Michi Schweiger. He is head of marketing and product development for Naish International. He is a legend around these parts and one of the best over all water men that I have ever met.
The photo is courtesy of Ocean Defender.
As far as that boards length it appears to be in the 12' range. You never know what Michi will be testing from day to day.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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We just crushed the competition. Three of us took four of the top spots.
i took first by earning the most points. Many images were better than mine in my opinion.
Trip to Papua New Guinea
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Aug 10, 2015 - 11:05am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 11, 2015 - 09:47pm PT
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the only dive picture i have .. from 2005
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 12, 2015 - 04:41am PT
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Great photography nature
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Aug 12, 2015 - 10:31am PT
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Thanks SLR. I'm still a bit shocked at how well I did last weekend. So many images that were just better than mine.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 13, 2015 - 11:18am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2015 - 11:31am PT
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Go damn Oman feed for weeks off that one.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 18, 2015 - 02:09pm PT
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 19, 2015 - 11:25am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 19, 2015 - 01:07pm PT
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Went out early this morning surfed until I couldn't get up went home took a nap! I love Leo Carrillo.
Oman beautiful pictures..
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 22, 2015 - 11:41pm PT
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 23, 2015 - 01:45pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2015 - 02:32pm PT
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awesome green room!
Edit: from Internet
Spring fire
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 24, 2015 - 04:47pm PT
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Aug 26, 2015 - 06:47pm PT
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I already stared a thread for this but thought i'd cross post on this thread too. Please reply on the other thread...
Last weekend I encountered a group from the Great Whale Conservancy attempting to set up an anatomically correct inflatable 85ft long whale at San Carlos Beach in Monterey, CA. This was being done for a BBC/PBS show. Unfortunately for them, there was some wind that day (and most days) on the coast. Since the big ass inflatable whale is basically a large sail under these conditions it tried to escape the land to be with it's brothers in the sea, almost smothering a small child or two in the process ;) I offered to help them the next day so the BBC shoot could happen.
Well they just called me and said they're in San Diego now and need some help. I used 2 jumars and one mini-trax in conjunction with 3 static lines and some other anchor gear to set up in Monterey. Post up if you want to help em out and you guys in touch!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 27, 2015 - 02:59pm PT
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 28, 2015 - 02:07pm PT
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 29, 2015 - 11:54am PT
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10b4me
Social climber
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Aug 29, 2015 - 12:59pm PT
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 30, 2015 - 06:21pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2015 - 11:37am PT
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Oman wrote: As you can see it's pretty quiet here on the north shore Of Maui at the moment. Forecast is that things are about to change. I am expecting some rain, maybe strong wind, and extreme humidity. Waves should be picking up today but the ocean will probably be a big sloppy mess with the energy too close to generate a clean fetch.
I was gonna ask!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Aug 31, 2015 - 12:32pm PT
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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3 hurricanes surrounding Hawai‘i and ANOTHER tropical disturbance born today.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 3, 2015 - 06:22am PT
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JIMENA swell showing up
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Hurricanes Kilo, Ignacio and Jimena spun for the record on Saturday (August 29, 2015) – the three powerhouse hurricanes reached Category 4 status in the Pacific Ocean, churning simultaneously for what experts are calling the first time in recorded history.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 11, 2015 - 06:37am PT
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Double overhead on wednesday..
Ride after ride..
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Sep 12, 2015 - 05:08pm PT
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She's so beautiful....
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2015 - 05:21pm PT
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My buddy Wesley coming across a whale skeleton
OXNARD
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Sep 19, 2015 - 04:40pm PT
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Nice spot I found last week
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Sep 19, 2015 - 05:50pm PT
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^^^^
Where the hell is that?
I know of only a few granitic islands around the world.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Sep 19, 2015 - 07:39pm PT
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Kokomo...hehe.. I could tell ya.. But I'd ...
Check out my Kokomo thread.. all will be revealed in good time.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Sep 20, 2015 - 06:49am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 21, 2015 - 09:54pm PT
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Couple days ago
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Sep 24, 2015 - 05:20pm PT
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What's better than one dude in a barrel?? 2 of course. Great footage.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Always like Shane Dorian. The guy still charges!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 22, 2015 - 02:59pm PT
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one of those days your in the water before sunlight..
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2015 - 04:48pm PT
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Damn two days ago I noticed it on surfline but over night it grew!
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Oct 23, 2015 - 07:27pm PT
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Tossup - silhouettes or ocean
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Oct 24, 2015 - 02:27am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 1, 2015 - 11:18am PT
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Oman I had the opportunity to check out MAVERICKS!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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That video of two dudes in a barrel has some pretty sick footage of inner tubes being towed in on monster waves. Serious sack-shriveling nuttiness!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Pyro! Happy birthday, braj! Go Kings!
I've seen some sick breaks up the west coast of Vancouver Island and in
Alaska. Gnarly, but sick!
No swell here this day but on a good day you can forget about the first pitch!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Hey Pyro
I surfed Willow once.
I was rollin solo, no real significant swell in the water. Checked it from where your vid was shot and watched 3 OH tepees roll in out of the kelp- pretty much where that right comes in at about 1:15.
Then I looked down at da boyz in the carpark. Muddy trucks and gun racks. Went for it anyway.
No pre surf stretch or smoke or watch. It was on with the suit and out there.
I knew they'd be scrutinizing me and my "souther" board.
As I was just starting the cobble dance one yelled
"Nice booties hahaha!!!!"
Thing was, I wasn't wearing any.
First/only time heckled for NO booties.
Made it out easy and went straight to where those peaks came in.
I was nervous- new spot with locals just waiting to heckle, and sometimes I suffer from stage fright.
Sure enough those peaks popped up out of deep water. They were way bigger than they looked from the cliff.
I paddled over the first and was in perf position for #2 and it was a gem.
Dragged my arm as soon as I stood up and got a proper barrel, cutback, kicked out heart beating.
Got a hoot from the boyz, had a great session.
FYI the water is 10+ degrees colder there than anywhere around. Big rocks, big fish, more powerful/bigger than it looks.
Thanks for the vid!
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east side underground
climber
paul linaweaver hilton crk ca
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Rasta point big sur secret spot....sanddollar can get goood too
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2015 - 07:57am PT
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As I was just starting the cobble dance one yelled
"Nice booties hahaha!!!!"
Thing was, I wasn't wearing any.
First/only time heckled for NO booties
I had better go to the surf shop to pick up some booty!
Dr thanks.. glad u like the video.
quite IMPRESSED with this big Sur surfing area..
East side nice shoulder
Reilly kings are looking solid maybe this year..
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Pyro, IF you get the chance, check out "View from a Blue Moon". In a name, John John Florence
Definitely worth the watch
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2015 - 09:51pm PT
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skcreidc I'll buy the video this weekend.. thanks for the beta..
This is a picture of a surfer that I captured at Scott's Creek Santa Cruz
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2015 - 04:12pm PT
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Ocean beach SF this last weekend!
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Nice waves, but da water too cold. You can keep it to yourself. Wetsuits suck. :-)
Aloha and be well
Rg
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lars johansen
Trad climber
West Marin, CA
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Nice stuff Pyro. I surfed Willow a lot in the 80's through 2005. Looks like Willow was close to maxed out for your buddy. We used to surf Sand Dollar on big swells, paddling out on the far left side of the moon rocks in the channel. -lars
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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I was on the ocean all summer. I didn't do any significant climbing all summer... nor did I miss it with all the sailing I got in :)
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Beautiful shots guys. There is really nothing like finishing up the day on the ocean and watching the sun go down.
Scott's Creek!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2015 - 05:06pm PT
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I love my early mornings..
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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80deg water and granite boulders...Rough life.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2015 - 08:09pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 6, 2015 - 02:34pm PT
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The Jaws contest is on right now...
If u don't get to see it on T.V. u can check out the surf report for this massive mound of H2o
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2015 - 08:17am PT
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Serious ocean swell hitting entire california coast..
Go get on it!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2015 - 07:29pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2015 - 09:02pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2015 - 02:18pm PT
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Broken lumber Ventura pier from North cal swell
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 15, 2015 - 02:29pm PT
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Sunrise, December 11, 2015
Bohio Dive Resort, Grand Turk Island, Turks & Caicos
The dive sites are 100 yards off shore from the resort - a wall that drops to 7,000 feet
The Wall
The Wall
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2015 - 08:23am PT
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Harry what a fun looking trip..
I was watching ur facebook post.
spectacular wall pic's.. thanks for posting
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Dec 16, 2015 - 09:19am PT
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Nice wall pics!! SLR, are you drift diving that wall? Or is the current mellow there?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 16, 2015 - 10:19am PT
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More pics please SLR! Love that part of the world! A while back you asked me where that granite was.. it was on the south, south eastish section of Puerto Rico. That section of the island is plutonic and actually has a lot of granite although most of it is very overgrown. There is also some sporadic granite in the various virgin islands. (spanish, american and brit)
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 16, 2015 - 10:23am PT
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Mellow current
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 17, 2015 - 04:21am PT
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Okay, a few more pics from Grand Turk
Jackey I got married off Grand Turk 2 years ago...
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Dec 19, 2015 - 11:21pm PT
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the lost coast was road's end on my recent wanderings, savoring the memories of this old crimping ground.it sure felt like the bouldering at black sands beach was pretty personal back during the watergate era.think blue suede boots and halibut hat. summer job: launched boats out of shelter cove those years.never the luxury of a spotter, but not a better landing surface ... like a splashdown into the chiclet pit! my seventies sweetheart still lives on a nearby bluff, was a nostalgic visit. forty years of history here.salt of the earth family, gen 3&4 at the cove, still conducting a century of righteous commerce therefrom the internet:
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 26, 2015 - 02:13pm PT
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Keep it coming
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east side underground
climber
paul linaweaver hilton crk ca
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Dec 31, 2015 - 07:37pm PT
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been surfing central coast this week , padddled out on a beautiful clear day with small surf at the spot in photo after about an hour spotted the landlord feeding on something about 50 ft from me and my two bros were sitting in the lineup. first spotted the dorsal fin , then it breached exposing it's back and tail estimate at least 10' great white. first shark I've seen in cali in 42 yrs of surf. we decided to paddle in :)
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Dec 31, 2015 - 09:40pm PT
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Amazing sunset session alone here on the Big Isle, come on El Niño !!! Big thanks to the DNLR for shutting beach access down early, waves to myself...
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Ocean related....but do people really buy these things?
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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ESU-
Feels good to get back on land.
Glad the landlord didn't make you pay.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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east side underground
climber
paul linaweaver hilton crk ca
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thanks jefe, it was kinda cool since no one got hurt, cheers
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 6, 2016 - 09:29am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Awesome pictures OCEAN loving people! The other day was looking around for some Treasures and found a gastropod... thing has lots of blue and rust colors running all over it.. surf is sloppy right now.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Franciscan melange...a jumble of large blocks of various rock types in a fine-grained, sheared matrix formed in the accretionary wedge above the subducting Farallon Plate during the late Jurassic to Cretaceous.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2016 - 09:24pm PT
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tuolumne_tradster nice pic's!
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Jan 12, 2016 - 10:34pm PT
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 13, 2016 - 04:15am PT
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tuolumne_tradster
NICE PICS
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
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Jan 13, 2016 - 05:05am PT
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Oh man, so many amazing pics! Here's a few from a visit to Virgin Gorda BVI.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 14, 2016 - 06:47am PT
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Sweet!
I'm going to the OCEAN this afternoon will take some pics for ocean lovers..
Rooster on the beach
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2016 - 06:57pm PT
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Ocean lovers of Supertopo!
My gopro was ripped off my 5.10 short-board by some overhead Wave..... It's deep in the Pacific Ocean..
I wanted to get a picture on Friday afternoon..
sneaker wave took me out and my gopro.. but i brought the other camera
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Jan 19, 2016 - 07:31pm PT
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if you haven't seen the documentary film Revolution on the "health" of the world's oceans, it is worth checking out...
http://therevolutionmovie.com
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2016 - 07:18pm PT
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ZUMA FROTH!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2016 - 07:40pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2016 - 02:18pm PT
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Santa Cruz surf shop picture
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 31, 2016 - 02:27pm PT
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No one there for miles..So I went skinny dipping and then I turned around and walked back
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2016 - 09:14pm PT
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Photo's of Bixby bridge and Bixby beach 12/15..
swell watching..
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2016 - 01:57pm PT
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this pic isn't mine but look at that!
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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almost looks like the Castle Bravo test
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 12, 2016 - 07:24am PT
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SEA GLASS
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2016 - 02:26pm PT
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North Shore of Oahu was pumping today! Waves were 60 foot +
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 2, 2016 - 09:15pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 17, 2016 - 04:20am PT
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From the magic pen of Fossil Climber in the Another Poetry Thread--
Jun 14, 2016 - 08:40pm PT
Understand that the warmer waters in many coastal areas have increased toxic phytoplankton blooms
and thus the chance of paralytic shellfish poisoning for those who harvest clams and mussels.
Had to say something about this:
Red Tide
(Gonyaulax toxicus)
There’s a pot of clams a-steaming on my venerable Coleman,
And they strained the intertidal till today.
But I spotted telltale dimples and I dug them from their burrows
And I rinsed the sand and carried them away.
Now the pot is gently steaming and my mind is softly dreaming
Of the chowders and the dips that lie in store,
And those clams are all through scheming of predacious filter-feeding;
They will threaten phytoplankton nevermore!
Now my appetite is sated and the clam threat is abated,
And the zooplankton have a bit more peace -
But I’m feeling nauseated and my gut is irritated,
And I wonder if this malaise will increase.
Have my motives altruistic reaped a poison paralytic?
My attempt to save the plankton been betrayed?
I fear some dinoflagellate may cause me to regurgitate -
Good intentions have betrayed me, I’m afraid!
--WM
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 17, 2016 - 04:31am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2016 - 03:16pm PT
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Love the compression sound of a wave!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 12, 2016 - 08:47pm PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Found some local swell and got really lucky.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2017 - 02:23pm PT
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mavericks
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