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Scylax
Trad climber
Idaho
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Sep 14, 2015 - 05:12pm PT
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Matt,
If you know this lady personally, than I apologize for my comments.
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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Sep 14, 2015 - 05:26pm PT
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Has anyone looked into using bug protein to fortify commercial chicken feed? My chickens love to eat bugs! Then I eat the eggs. So I'm eating the bugs second hand...
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Sep 14, 2015 - 06:06pm PT
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Meg- Perhaps you were just using this setup for the video and therefore didnt pay close attention but your silent partner is only connect with one locker and it sure looks like the rope is threaded incorrectly. The silent partner has been awesome for me and has held two long falls (50-80ft) but always double check your setup!!!
Best of luck on your climb. Take your time, don't get discouraged, stay hydrated and remember to relax. Oh yeah...write a trip report when you finish. Cheers-
Matt
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meg - tp
climber
El Paso, TX
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 14, 2015 - 07:58pm PT
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I love the taco. Yall are the cynical pinnacle of bombastic bullshit filtering. Nothing escapes yall.
The promo video was super last minute. They just wanted me to solo up stuff with ropes and so forth to look climbery. It was never meant to be respected by the vertically inclined.
As for 5000 cal / day - this may be a stretch at 2 pitches a day, but this route is at the edge of what I feel halfway comfortable on. Most of those calories will be burned via pucker effect.
I'll be the jackass in camp 4 with a bunch of inflatable bugs, probably getting in around 9/23. And I'll have samples ...
Good job my valiant sprayers!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 14, 2015 - 08:08pm PT
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maybe you could be a the "Meat Fest" on Saturday!
bugs are meat too...
good luck and hope to see you in the Valley next week.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Sep 14, 2015 - 09:29pm PT
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Meg, best of luck to you. Seriously.
This whole thing is weird. The only one spraying is the one who made the video asking for money... Obviously some people will nit pick the technical bullsh#t, like they do with every video (I DON'T SEE ANY HELMETZ!), and that is kind of expected.
I think your video was not made for this audience. At all. Not one percent. Why expect us to think it is awesome?
I have a friend who is a professional athlete and plant fed. Another friend of mine solo'd el cap with Old E and Tuna.
Go climb El Cap. Go have some fun. Explore your diet and lifestyle. All those things are great, but Dear God, don't make a corny video and share it with a bunch of alcoholic dirtbags and expect us to not make fun of it. I hope the best for your project, but if I had an extra $20 to give to a climber I'd probably give it some broke kid.
See you at facelift, save me some bugz...
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Sep 14, 2015 - 11:59pm PT
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I once ate 2/3 of a Cliff Bar without paying attention.
It wasn't as sugary as usual, but did taste more traditional and holesome.
Forget what I climbed that day, so it doesn't count.
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Reading the El Cap Report 9/30/15 it sounds as if the wall is going well:
"Mescalito: Meg continues to cruise the “Bug Wall.” I have been shooting her for several days now and I can tell you that this woman is a really good wall climber. Her belays are so well arranged and managed that they make Hudon’s look like one of Pete’s junk shows! She climbs with a relaxed style and efficient movements. Yeah Meg… sending!!!"
Go Meghan!
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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She's a legit climber, for damn sure... better than me I'd bet.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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She's for real, met her in El Cap Meadow and ate one of her bugs
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Cool..I've eaten bugs here and there..as a kid I found a type of ant that was really sweet and crunchy.. I liked em. Then people told me it was weird and gross so I stopped..unless I see some exotic vendor with chocolate covered ants.
Solid climb! Go Meg!
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Oct 15, 2015 - 10:20am PT
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Hey, I've had lime salted jalepeno fried crickets in Mainland Mex before. Were not bad with a Bohemia.
All bugs; probably not the best diet in the world for ya. It's only a small part of a nutritious diet in Papua New Guinea.
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overwatch
climber
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Oct 15, 2015 - 11:47am PT
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yes I agree great job! the towing debacle is a bunch of bullsh#t.
don't listen to Medusa I would smooch you bugs and all
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Oct 15, 2015 - 12:20pm PT
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Meg is my new hero.
Pirate toe nail polish, bugs, and determination.
Bravo!
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TwistedCrank
climber
Released into general population, Idaho
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Oct 15, 2015 - 12:31pm PT
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I knew a guy in Montana who lived on the Bitteroot. He told me that once he and his brother ate so many salmon flies that they got full. They were fishermen and the hatch was on.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 15, 2015 - 12:46pm PT
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Meg
I admire your climb. . . and your push for bugs. . .
but I'm not quite there yet. Good Luck!
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Oct 18, 2015 - 12:05am PT
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Awesome trip report. I love to read TR's of Mescalito having spent 9 days on it in '07. All the same feelings you describe. Good effort.
Cheers,
Doug
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