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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 13, 2015 - 06:47am PT
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We had just come down from the WFLT and Gumby had to go home. Back at Camp 4, Kevin had arrived with plans to climb the Prow. He asked if I wanted to join the team? He suggests that they have a secret weapon. I'm hoping to see Ed Coopers 100 foot long etrier possibly? But no, like a sort of Orange County Cat in the Hat he begins to pull out what looks like the world's longest Tuba. I'm expecting to hear the Santa Cruz fight song- "Go Slugs Go!" But it is actually a custom built PVC Porta Ledge---Hand sewn no less! I start to back away slowly and in an effort to confuse him I throw a chain of carabiners at him. He is confused by the airborne booty and I turn and run.
Later, I receive the biners in the mail and I seem to recall something about a climb gone bad with a strange rescue. They say the memory is the second thing to go--So what really happened Kevin- or was this all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago?
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fosburg
climber
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Jul 13, 2015 - 08:02pm PT
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The PVC portaledge was a way stupid idea of mine; there isn't a good story there.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Jul 14, 2015 - 06:43am PT
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fosburg
climber
The PVC portaledge was a way stupid idea of mine; there isn't a good story there.
Great response.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 14, 2015 - 08:28am PT
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HaHaHaHaHa! You can't make this shiz up!
And the reason you didn't use Schedule 120 was?
(not that it woulda been that much better)
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jul 14, 2015 - 09:02am PT
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That is some messed up experiment.
You didn't die!
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 15, 2015 - 06:27am PT
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Oh, I don't know how dumb it was--anytime you do something that makes you laugh seems like a good thing.
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limbo
Trad climber
france
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May 27, 2018 - 02:23am PT
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nobody have try with success a PVC portaledge?
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