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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Flipping over at the start would break more than just your neck.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Big tomato! That would get even Dracula's blood going.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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holy moley!
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Shipoopi?
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Apparently Tenaya Creek not the Toulumne.
Crazy vid. That is entertaining.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jun 10, 2016 - 02:18am PT
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must have missed the eddy,
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Jun 10, 2016 - 04:31am PT
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That was little more than a failed suicide attempt caught on camera.
Some people are not long for this world.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jun 10, 2016 - 07:02am PT
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At the very least they probably wouldn't drown. Death by blunt force trauma is much more likely.
Fun stuff to watch. I'm at my limit on Class-4 stuff that looks completely mellow on video. Being in the driver's seat on that thing must be absolutely incredible.
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norm larson
climber
wilson, wyoming
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Jun 10, 2016 - 09:20am PT
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That's why I like to first IN to the eddy. So I can see what happens to the first OUT of the eddy.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jun 10, 2016 - 09:26am PT
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Awesome.
But now some one'll want to SUP it .
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Footie
Mountain climber
Sonoma, CA
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Jun 11, 2016 - 07:32am PT
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Eddies?...Eddies?...He (apparently) don't need no stinking eddies!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 11, 2016 - 07:38am PT
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As a boater myself, I can tell you that such a descent does not require skills, only stupidity. What "skills" did you see in the video? I only saw a moron hanging on for dear life.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Jun 11, 2016 - 01:17pm PT
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no love for the guy that held his beer?
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Jun 11, 2016 - 07:54pm PT
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i see skills in play there.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jun 11, 2016 - 09:19pm PT
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In one of those videos the guy seems to execute a lightning fast roll... Now where the Hell there's enough water and time to roll before his face and arms were sheared off I'm not sure but he did it.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jun 21, 2016 - 05:57pm PT
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That thing is going to look like a bit of creeking if this goes down.[Click to View YouTube Video]
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jun 21, 2016 - 08:21pm PT
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So, I can see why tossing the paddle is a good idea prior to impact.
But then you're getting chundered by a waterfall, upside down, with only a hand roll to save your ass?
Skills and balls that elude me.
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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Jun 21, 2016 - 09:25pm PT
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Total respect, but OMG the posing!
(at the end of the full vid on FB)
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jun 21, 2016 - 09:30pm PT
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[http://youtu.be/1YybUlYxBVI]
Cherry Bomb Creek being BOMBED! watch thru headcam bitchen as heck!
robbed from another thread.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Jun 21, 2016 - 09:31pm PT
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Sierra Ledge Rat gets the prize for Spewing Old Guy.
Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jun 11, 2016 - 07:38am PT
As a boater myself, I can tell you that such a descent does not require skills, only stupidity. What "skills" did you see in the video? I only saw a moron hanging on for dear life.
"As a boaster myself....." Dorky old never was!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jun 21, 2016 - 09:33pm PT
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Banquo, class IV? or V? sik!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jun 21, 2016 - 09:39pm PT
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Blueblocr, holy foznozzle! That sh#t is real and goes for a long way!
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jun 21, 2016 - 09:51pm PT
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Hahaha, i know, OMG! Hahaha i just found that today. i'm going climbing there!
And watch some of that inperson, i'm no kyacker! But i sure can appreciate someone elses soul line.
And that is one magnificent line of water!
And check out the climbing around there!!!!
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jun 22, 2016 - 12:15am PT
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yeah that was pretty cool
those waterfall guys are a little unhinged
vvvvv good job not getting butt hurt by lipflaps comment
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 22, 2016 - 04:19am PT
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Sierra Ledge Rat gets the prize for Spewing Old Guy Hey, I still boat out here in whitewater heaven, West Virginia. Why do you think I moved out here? The New River Gorge ain't just for climbing.
But I'm not in some giant Tupperware bathtub, we're doing class 4-5 in glass squirt boats and dropping 15 feet deep in whirlpools. NRG, Gauley, Cheat. You ain't lived until you've run the big water in the main channel on the Ottawa in a tiny squirt boat.
How do you like my custom-made glass squirt boat?
And here we are running the Cheat Canyon (IV) in squirt boats, no pussy high-volume Tupperware here
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Jun 22, 2016 - 06:27pm PT
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jun 22, 2016 - 08:48pm PT
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I heard that Bachar used to slide down the water cracks on Lembert Dome like that. Anyone posting here done that, or seen someone do it?
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:06am PT
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Nice boat SRL....
We've got a bunch of squirt-boat guys around here who are really good at patching holes from the frequent jagged sharp minerals that abound. Neat boat though, esp rocking those hand paddles.
I can roll my plastic creek boat with those but I've never gotten a reliable combat pure hand roll to work just yet.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:15am PT
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Here is my other custom fiberglass squirt boat, putting in on the Deerfield River in the Berkshire Mountains. I commissioned a Haida artist to make the graphics, which we then transferred to the kayak.
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Jun 23, 2016 - 10:26am PT
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way to get after it SLR! nice floaty/ skimmer toys i must say.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 23, 2016 - 11:49am PT
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This is real kayaking, at my favorite summer play spot in the beautiful New River Gorge
"Whirlpool aviation"
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Burnin' Oil
Trad climber
CA
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Jun 23, 2016 - 12:09pm PT
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^^^ I almost drowned watching that. Never heard of squirt boats - looks pretty cool.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 26, 2016 - 02:18pm PT
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Here's a video that I made about kayaking in the New River Gorge.
I'm in the black paddle jacket.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jun 26, 2016 - 03:04pm PT
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Harry,you guys have a true sickness.[note the lack of pfd's,lol]
Are those holes near the chines on your new boat[which is very cool]to let water in to reduce buoyancy?
Is that a PS made boat?
Yep,I am still running Tupperware,lol.
Like stern squirting.[Click to View YouTube Video]
Never tire of it.
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Jun 26, 2016 - 10:54pm PT
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^^^^
and the best part is he's not just an aficionado of the normative... which is crazy enough...
instead he's part of a sport that was like "boats that float: that's for little boys... what this sport needs is more drowning sensations..."
hahahaha...
never seen nor heard of this sport before and am honestly not yet convinced as to whether this is the stupidest, craziest, or sickest thing i've seen yet... it's up there with muni and water snowmobile racing in terms of the "you've got to be kidding me?" factor.
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nathanael
climber
CA
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Jun 26, 2016 - 11:41pm PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Wait this is actually the dumbest sport ever...
Let me just tape my legs to a boogie board, tape a frisbee to each hand, and go try to drown myself.
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Jun 27, 2016 - 06:15pm PT
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^^^^
omg that video is hilarious...
sorry SLR, but i'm leaning towards squirt boating being a sport that must have been invented by bubbles and the trailer park boys during a drunken bender...
it's a bit reminiscent of a solo form of synchronized swimming... but instead of being in time to music it is in time to a random beat of attempting to not drown... and in replace of grace and mastery over the medium of water it has all of the outward elegance and panache of tuesday night bowling where they fill the gutters with the blow up bumpers... :)
ie. while i'm sure it's fun to engage in, that is one sport with a face made for radio.
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nathanael
climber
CA
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Jun 27, 2016 - 10:08pm PT
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Hahaha good description nah000. I've been chuckling over this new-found sport and trying to figure out what an appropriate analogy is. Mind you I'm not trying to hate, I'm sure it's great fun for the participants. But when you (SLR) start saying
this is REAL kayaking and
no pussy high-volume Tupperware here
it seems a bit much hahaha.
I think the best analogy I can think of is in skiing.
Say someone posts up something like this:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
You can come over to chime in:
As a skier myself, I can tell you that such a descent does not require skills, only stupidity. What "skills" did you see in the video? I only saw a moron hanging on for dear life.
Then if asked about your skiing credentials, you come in swinging with this:
Hey, I still ski! But I'm not on some giant pontoons, we're doing steep blue runs on cross country skate skis. You ain't lived until you've tried that. No pussy wide skis here! This is REAL skiing. Here's a video of me demonstrating what skiing is all about.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 29, 2016 - 04:14pm PT
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Nice try natahanael, but your analogy is misguided
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nathanael
climber
CA
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Jun 29, 2016 - 04:21pm PT
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Well I don't claim to be an expert by any means. I'd love to hear why doing class 4 in a squirt is more "real" and less "pussy" than high class 5 in a higher volume boat. Feels like you're just choosing worse equipment to add to the challenge.
Unless it's the artistry of squirt boating. Then I'll just admit that I don't see it but maybe it's there.
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dikhed
climber
State of fugue and disbelief
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Jun 29, 2016 - 05:47pm PT
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Stern squirts?...anybody?
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clifff
Mountain climber
golden, rollin hills of California
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A Portland, Oregon, man drowned Sunday after his kayak overturned in the rapids on Cherry Bomb Gorge.
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Logan Farrell, 35.
The Sheriff’s Office said Farrell and a group of friends had hiked to Cherry Bomb Gorge on Cherry Creek near Groveland. When Farrell’s kayak overturned his friends were able to pull him out but he was unconscious. They performed CPR and called authorities on a satellite phone.
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team responded as did a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office helicopter. Farrell was dead when they arrived.
“This Gorge is a popular destination for experienced kayakers. Search and Rescue members described the current gorge conditions as very treacherous and dangerous due to the high water level and speed of flow,” the Sheriff’s Office release said.
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/localnews/4479296-151/oregon-man-35-drowns-kayaking-near-groveland?referrer=fpblob
http://www.google.com/#q=cherry+bomb+gorge+kayak
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Sorry for that boater described above.
This can be a very dangerous sport ,no doubt.
I would try some of this,does not look to pushy and I know you could .........https://www.facebook.com/outsidetelevision/videos/10153891794809032/
My old friend Dan Mcdevitt running the Merced.[I believe]
And believe me ,I have no problem walking around something.
The river gods take the stupid.
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YYZ
climber
Alabama
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Jul 12, 2016 - 01:23pm PT
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What "skills" did you see in the video? A timely brace that saved him from flipping over... and grinding off his upper body down to the skirt, maybe?
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jul 12, 2016 - 01:28pm PT
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For anyone to claim "No Skills" in the video just means they don't paddle hard and have no idea.
Kinda like watching Honnold move up Half-dome ropeless and say... "Bahh... just another loon".
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geiger
Trad climber
Doylestown pa
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Jul 12, 2016 - 01:41pm PT
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I first saw this on a boater site and they were all psyched and not calling it "suicidal" (my word but sorta the summary of some of the comments here). This is like the 5.14 of boating. Not for everyone one, but for those that work on it, a total rush. We each have our own need for adrenaline.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jun 12, 2017 - 10:19pm PT
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Is that the section just below where you hike out to Tuolumne River from The Meadows?
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jun 12, 2017 - 11:22pm PT
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^ nature, its the very short section of Tenaya Creek on the slab, downstream from Tenaya Lake, below Olmsted Point, here:
https://goo.gl/maps/c2vW96C3Lfr
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Jun 13, 2017 - 11:34am PT
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Actually, the Moore family is from Kernville.
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cleo
Social climber
wherever you go, there you are
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Jun 13, 2017 - 01:18pm PT
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Evan was enrolled in college in Sac for a year or two (and was playing football).
But yes, he's from Kernville - Tom Moore owns Sierra South.
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Rock!...oopsie.
Trad climber
the pitch above you
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Jun 13, 2017 - 05:17pm PT
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OK - I wanna modify natahanael's metaphor just a bit. Maybe squirt boating can be a subthread on the "Nobody cares if you tele" thread?
I'm not meaning to bag on SLR as the squirt thing is definitely its own fully legit area but it does strike me as being very parallel to the tele world.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jun 14, 2017 - 08:04pm PT
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I am going to say this,SLR is a friend of mine because of a good friend ,Jim Albano.
A guy I handed a pair of skis and boots to 20 years ago,he was one of the first snowboarders .He could telemark ski ,first run ,right out of the box,like you read about it.
Pisses me off to this day.
Jim was a unbelievable goalie growing up playing hockey with me.
Athlete .
Class 5 creek boater,SLR hung with him,running creeks and adding to AWA streamkeeper data.They added a lot.Good work for paddlers over here and both are revered to this day over here .
Real serious water.
Yeah ,like the Tele thread except,you don't drown when you f*#k up telemark skiing.
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