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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 14, 2016 - 02:36pm PT
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There for everyone to see, not built on faith,....go and your prayers will be answered.
Show us where you worship!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 14, 2016 - 02:57pm PT
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Jim followed Muir's advice to seek the mountains and the peace found there...
BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
Genuflect, genuflect...
Jim, I find peace of mind on the toilet, like old Martin Luther, but you don't wanna go there.
You may appreciate the following, some pics from the parish to which I belong.
Very beautiful gallery, Jim. Thanks.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Nov 14, 2016 - 02:59pm PT
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Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
Yes awesome mountain photos, Jim!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 14, 2016 - 03:05pm PT
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Beautiful pictures Jim!!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Nov 14, 2016 - 03:10pm PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 14, 2016 - 03:16pm PT
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Church....that looks like purgatory or even worse.....Bakersfield!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Nov 14, 2016 - 03:19pm PT
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"Seek, and ye shall find....knock, and the door will be opened to you."
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Nov 14, 2016 - 03:22pm PT
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I dunno, I prefer kneeling and then standing, sitting, then kneeling again, then probably standing again before kneeling again. Then going up and getting the wafer and then kneeling again. That's the kind of church that I like, but each to his own.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Nov 14, 2016 - 03:37pm PT
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Nice to see you back, donini. You heading down this way for summer?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Nov 14, 2016 - 04:15pm PT
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Hallelujah brother!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 14, 2016 - 04:18pm PT
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Yanqui....I'm heading down on 12/31 with Jay Smith...my wife is going down a few days earlier. Jay will stay for the month of Jamuary...we have a project on San Lorenzo. He's also bringing a fly rod and pack raft for non climbing days. My wife and I are staying thru Feb.
Religious/political threads can be beguiling but in the end they are a total waste of time....just a bunch of people pontificating closely held views to others with divergent but equally closely held opinions.
I am taking a personal vow to NEVER even open one here or on any other forum.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Nov 14, 2016 - 04:24pm PT
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Jim, I really appreciate you opening the window to the wonders of the world for those of us on different paths. I have oft fantasized about your little corner of paradise south of the equator.
Some of my worship spots:
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 14, 2016 - 04:37pm PT
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Wow...I could attend your church!
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 14, 2016 - 04:54pm PT
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Great photo share Jim! It's awesome to know that the mountain gods let you survive climbing in all those beautiful places.
I never really thought much about the Sherpa belief in mountain gods, until I camped around 12,000', with a great view of the NE side of Dhaulagiri, 26,795'. I had no problems believing it is a holy place.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Nov 14, 2016 - 08:29pm PT
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ecdh
climber
the east
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Nov 15, 2016 - 02:56am PT
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Nov 15, 2016 - 06:56am PT
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Thx Mr. D
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 15, 2016 - 07:04am PT
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Hallelujah! Thomas Huber rejoicing.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Nov 15, 2016 - 09:55am PT
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Scurlock photo: always mixed feelings looking at this one.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Nov 15, 2016 - 09:59am PT
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^^^ Pretty damn inaccessible looking.
And Psilo, that reflection is pretty cool.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 15, 2016 - 10:00am PT
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Wow, I can really smell the fresh air in those photos. Thanks, all.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Nov 15, 2016 - 10:49am PT
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Thanks everyone!
Susan
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Nov 15, 2016 - 11:47am PT
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"I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, And all the hills moved to and fro."
-Jeremiah 4:24
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Nov 15, 2016 - 12:33pm PT
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He's in the Church of The Traverse, Dingus. Shhhhhhhh......
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Nov 15, 2016 - 01:29pm PT
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Nov 15, 2016 - 01:29pm PT
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Footie
Mountain climber
Sonoma, CA
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Nov 15, 2016 - 02:08pm PT
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Where I was worshiping with my friends last month. A minor offering compared to your amazing collection! But the mountain gods bless us all without discretion.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Nov 15, 2016 - 02:29pm PT
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Did someone say "church"?
I got my church duds on
and there's the church
so I'm going up to the altar
Hallelujah
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 15, 2016 - 04:02pm PT
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cintune
climber
The Model Home
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Nov 15, 2016 - 04:41pm PT
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 16, 2016 - 09:17am PT
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 16, 2016 - 09:50am PT
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Nov 16, 2016 - 10:13am PT
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Church News: Donini for Pope
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Happy Cowboy
Social climber
Boz MT
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Nov 16, 2016 - 10:21am PT
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attended a sermon or two while on vacation
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BigB
Trad climber
Red Rock
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Nov 16, 2016 - 03:53pm PT
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falling.....off the first page bump
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Nov 16, 2016 - 08:15pm PT
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Wow!
Wonderful to see so very many Cathedrals of the Mountain G*ds all on one thread. Great gifts for the eyes.
All I can say is, "Amen, thank you."
feralfae
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 16, 2016 - 08:27pm PT
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Jim Brennan that mountain road video is priceless.
I'd walk before I'd ride in that truck!
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Nov 16, 2016 - 08:35pm PT
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Jim Brennan that mountain road video is priceless.
DMT
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 16, 2016 - 09:01pm PT
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Thanks for your inspirational photos folks.
I know where the Mountain Gods hang out.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 17, 2016 - 12:10pm PT
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This how the "climbers occupy Supertop Forum" movement works. You add to, comment on, or just bump climbing content so that it shares the front page with the garbage.
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 17, 2016 - 05:19pm PT
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Nov 17, 2016 - 05:52pm PT
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Nov 17, 2016 - 06:04pm PT
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I've had a fondness for this area since I was 11.
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 19, 2016 - 08:39am PT
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Lone Pine
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2016 - 08:45am PT
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Remember tomorrow is Sunday.....make a habit of posting on this thread every sabbath to both fulfill your spiritual needs and keep climbing related content on the front page.
***A note from the "climbers occupy supertopo movement."
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Yeti
Trad climber
Ketchum, Idaho
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Nov 19, 2016 - 01:20pm PT
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 19, 2016 - 02:28pm PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2016 - 02:47pm PT
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A beautiful mountain cathedral unfortunately adorned with a crown of thorns also known as the cables..
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 19, 2016 - 02:59pm PT
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I think the cables are great. They allow a group of people to worship and appreciate our church who normally would not. The Church of the Mountains is for all.
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 19, 2016 - 05:27pm PT
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Edited 11/20/15
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Nov 20, 2016 - 07:38am PT
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Awesome photos all, count me as a believer!!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 20, 2016 - 07:43am PT
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Great Basin
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Nov 20, 2016 - 09:36am PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2016 - 11:11am PT
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My spirituality has moved from "animist" to "mineralist" ......these are two of my current favorite " granite goddesses."
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carlos gallego
Ice climber
Spain
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Nov 20, 2016 - 12:34pm PT
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Alps. Aiguille du Dru.
Alps. Piz Badile.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2016 - 12:38pm PT
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Another mineral goddess....this one of the basalt sect. More reasons for being a mineralist....they're always there for you, climbing them is the fun and appropriate way to worship them and they answer your prayers just as often as those other gods do, which means you don't have to waste valuable climbing time on your knees.
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Nov 20, 2016 - 12:56pm PT
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Donini, why are you paddling across a lake with a mummy you dug out of a glacier?
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Nov 20, 2016 - 01:14pm PT
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Man, some of these pictures make me want to eat meat (not fish) on Friday!
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Nov 20, 2016 - 02:49pm PT
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Instamaic camera shots from when we went to worship in 1980
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Nov 20, 2016 - 03:08pm PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2016 - 05:16pm PT
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Nice Jim. Thank the heavens that the Church of the Mountain God's has worldwide services on a daily basis.
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CondorXLT
Mountain climber
Irvine, Ca
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Nov 20, 2016 - 07:33pm PT
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 20, 2016 - 07:35pm PT
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Contrary to rumours, I've done my best to spread.
There are some mountain god abodes in Idaho.
But perhaps the river gods get more attention.
And on some Idaho Rivers, you get a lot of chances to worship.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2016 - 07:39pm PT
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The river gods....a slippery slope Fritz, a slippery slope...damnation awaits.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 20, 2016 - 07:46pm PT
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Donini! Indeed those river gods are fickle & demanding, but sometimes are appeased with a dram or two of Nerve Tonic.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Nov 20, 2016 - 07:53pm PT
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Mountain Gods<-->River Gods...the Mountain Gods are very uplifting and the River Gods are very downcutting...
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 21, 2016 - 07:41am PT
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 21, 2016 - 08:03pm PT
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Religious thread bump!
On an exploratory drive to the north of Barilochi Argentina, in terrain that could have easily fit into South Idaho, this cloud capped strata-volcano looked pretty holy.
Volcán Lanín
Above Bariloche, the Frey group also looked worthy of worship.
But, the big river churches of Argentina & their parishioners also called out to me.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 22, 2016 - 05:38am PT
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Nov 22, 2016 - 08:39am PT
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Psalm 121:1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 09:01am PT
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Nov 22, 2016 - 10:06am PT
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Church of the Lost and Found
📸Jeremy Ross
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Nov 22, 2016 - 11:41am PT
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Nerve Tonic? LMAO
Awesome photos, thanks to all.
Someone wiser than me once said:
"I'd rather be in the mountains thinking about God,
Than sitting in church thinking about the mountains."
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 22, 2016 - 05:02pm PT
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A Holy Place:
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 23, 2016 - 07:59am PT
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Nov 23, 2016 - 04:38pm PT
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Nov 23, 2016 - 09:19pm PT
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today I went to worship at a new catedral just an hour west of here. my first graben service.
the opening sacraments were sandy. really sandy. and rife with rat pellets. the rock was, well, wet brown sugar cube consistency. but the preacher! the preacher!
many epithets and cathartic Ave-RoCK! salutations of our savior ensued immediately upon initial ascent. rope-grooves were worn. challenges to one's personal relation with our lord and savior Loose Wingate were met.
as far as divinity, beyond the power of the Pastafari, the truth of the Totem spoke in actions.
Observable superhumanity.
Dog Bless!
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Nov 23, 2016 - 09:24pm PT
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 23, 2016 - 10:13pm PT
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Thank you fellow followers of the Mountain Gods!
All your posts are uplifting to my heart, spirit, & soul.
(However that recent Brave Cowboy post makes me want to join his desert phallus worship sect!
However!
Let's not forget those mountain churches in the Wind River Range.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Nov 24, 2016 - 03:58am PT
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Denver CO
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Nov 24, 2016 - 05:38am PT
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Nov 24, 2016 - 09:56am PT
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"Get thee up into the high mountain."
Isaiah 40:9 CHARLES SPURGEON
Each believer should be thirsting for God, for the living God, and longing to climb the hill of the Lord, and see him face to face. We ought not to rest content in the mists of the valley when the summit of Tabor awaits us. My soul thirsteth to drink deep of the cup which is reserved for those who reach the mountain's brow, and bathe their brows in heaven. How pure are the dews of the hills, how fresh is the mountain air, how rich the fare of the dwellers aloft, whose windows look into the New Jerusalem! Many saints are content to live like men in coal mines, who see not the sun; they eat dust like the serpent when they might taste the ambrosial meat of angels; they are content to wear the miner's garb when they might put on king's robes; tears mar their faces when they might anoint them with celestial oil. Satisfied I am that many a believer pines in a dungeon when he might walk on the palace roof, and view the goodly land and Lebanon. Rouse thee, O believer, from thy low condition! Cast away thy sloth, thy lethargy, thy coldness, or whatever interferes with thy chaste and pure love to Christ, thy soul's Husband. Make him the source, the centre, and the circumference of all thy soul's range of delight. What enchants thee into such folly as to remain in a pit when thou mayst sit on a throne? Live not in the lowlands of bondage now that mountain liberty is conferred upon thee. Rest no longer satisfied with thy dwarfish attainments, but press forward to things more sublime and heavenly. Aspire to a higher, a nobler, a fuller life. Upward to heaven! Nearer to God!
"When wilt thou come unto me, Lord?
Oh come, my Lord most dear!
Come near, come nearer, nearer still,
I'm blest when thou art near."
...The mountain tops are just a shadow of the Almighty!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 24, 2016 - 10:01am PT
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A nice day in August to look at Les Grandes Jorasses! Brrrrr!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Nov 24, 2016 - 05:37pm PT
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Isa in the alpine flowers
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Nov 25, 2016 - 07:34am PT
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This church doesn't always require shirts or long pants to participate
Although you sometimes need to dress up for the occasion
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2016 - 08:55am PT
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My morning offering. I hope for forgiveness....caught myself getting OT on another thread, won't happen again.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Nov 26, 2016 - 09:12am PT
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It's all a dream of course...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 27, 2016 - 07:54am PT
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Sunday morning call to prayer....get out the mats and get down on your knees.
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 27, 2016 - 12:01pm PT
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DM88T
climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
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Nov 27, 2016 - 12:41pm PT
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Nov 27, 2016 - 12:54pm PT
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All I can offer right now is a reverent bump.
get out the mats and get down on your knees. LMAO.
Thanks all for such classic photos
The best recent thread on ST.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Denver CO
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Nov 27, 2016 - 02:04pm PT
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Nov 29, 2016 - 08:41am PT
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Nov 29, 2016 - 08:53am PT
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Nice Thread, Jim Donini!
For what it's worth, jesus spent very little time in the synagouges (church buildings of that time.) He was usually on the hillsides, mountain tops or sailing across Galilee. Cheers, lynnie
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 29, 2016 - 05:35pm PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 29, 2016 - 06:39pm PT
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Seriously nice photos coming this way....keep on worshipping!
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 29, 2016 - 07:09pm PT
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Denver CO
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Nov 29, 2016 - 09:56pm PT
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Boulder Flatirons in heavy snow conditions.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2016 - 03:16pm PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Nov 30, 2016 - 03:18pm PT
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same day, haystack
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Nov 30, 2016 - 05:35pm PT
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Wow, you got me on that one, donini. I don't recognize anything from Patagonia. Pakistan maybe?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 30, 2016 - 06:27pm PT
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Some chosspile, in nice light.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 30, 2016 - 07:25pm PT
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In the early 1980's drought winters, I did my best to bag some winter ascents of Cascade summits.
Mostly, the mountain Gods caught me in the act, & blew my sorry ass off of their summits.
Lower Cooper Spur in January early 1980's, when there should have been 10' of snow. The high winds & snow hit that night.
And the North Face of Hood & Cooper Spur from the same location.
However, in another early January, early 1980's venture into the Cascades, we apparently were found worthy by the Gods that rule Dragontail & Colchuck & bagged the Northeast Face of Colchuck in perfect conditions.
Along the way, I finally realized an alpine fantasy & enjoyed that Godly creation, spindrift, much like our departed hero Doug Tomkins enjoyed in this 1970's Chouinard poster. After a couple seconds of enjoyment, while my soul sang "HALLALEUAS," I noticed the spindrift was rapidly building up between me and the snow on a vertical bulge, where I was desperately trying to sink my axe into solid snow above. The Mountains Gods soon winched me up, & all was well.
Nice views from there of alpenglow on those other blessed peaks, all with their own mountain gods, with frozen Colchuck Lake at lower right.
Pretty nice view off SW to Rainier from up there.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2016 - 08:50pm PT
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It's Patagonia yanqui....off of the Marconi Glacier. Two FA's I did with Greg Crouch. The central tower is "Torrecito Tito Carassco" and on the right is the north pillar of Cerro Pollone that we named " A Fine Piece."
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Ok thanks, donini. I think I remember a thread by Crouch over your route "A Fine Piece". Looking at Rolo's guide it seems there was very little action in the area before 2010, but it's been getting more attention the past few years.
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jfr
Mountain climber
32N 117W
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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did a lot of worshiping this summer :)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 1, 2016 - 05:44pm PT
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Some seriously beautiful pictures being offered up by the parishioners....the mountain goddess thanks you.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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I've been saddened to see most of the pictures, as the vast majority of the "cathedrals" don't go free. Thus, they are inferior, merely faint shadows of what "church" should be about, and their "gods" reside in weakness.
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Churches are to convert sinners into the saved, Jim.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2016 - 07:16pm PT
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Pantheism, Buddhism, Animism, Islamism, Judaism, Christianity et al, are birds of a feather.....human constructs with no real underpinnings. Mountains are real and splendid to the eye, truly deserving of our attention.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2016 - 07:27pm PT
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Who says you don't get warm, sunny days in the Bugaboos.
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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truly deserving of our attention
But they don't go free, so they can't ever be superior.
Bouldering. Free-soloing. Free-climbing. Those are the only things deserving of our attention, as only those are superior and expressions of the pinnacle of the sport. Slogging up mountains isn't even climbing. That's hiking, perhaps roped hiking.
Yawn.
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DM88T
climber
Dave Tully SanDimas,California
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occasionally roped supplicant
Jim B, I also lay down and close my eyes in church.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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I found a few more mountains worthy of worship in my archieves.
I've worshipped more than a few in my lifetime.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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DM88T: looks like we took damn near the same photo from approximately the same location...
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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I'm thinking that the real reason Donini goes to these fantastical places is to challenge himself with seeing how close he can come to capturing the moment in a snap.
Screw all that climbing stuff, the real prize is coming back and sharing these most out-of-mind, outrageous photos. I bet they even impress Jim himself, "Dang, I really did make it there!"
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sometimes yer prayers are answered...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 10, 2016 - 06:25pm PT
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It was real winter up there today... the exit moves on this one always get your attention....
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Dec 10, 2016 - 07:06pm PT
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Lots of climbers get schooled on this one:
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Dec 10, 2016 - 09:33pm PT
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x15x15, where is this?
And to contribute, a few of my own:
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Dec 10, 2016 - 09:47pm PT
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Thanks. I should have guessed based off the first two pictures. That's a stunning finish. I was hoping it was something within my paygrade, but I guess it will have to wait a year or six.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2016 - 07:36am PT
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2000 ft. crack lines abound.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 11, 2016 - 09:23am PT
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This awesome thread is
APPROVED!
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 11, 2016 - 09:47pm PT
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Dec 11, 2016 - 09:49pm PT
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Are them crack lines sport equipped Donini?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2016 - 09:55pm PT
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Blowing my cover Rick....yeah, a blue camalot every ten meters.
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Alpinist63
Mountain climber
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Dec 13, 2016 - 12:14am PT
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chapels, churches and cathedrals from the north
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Alpinist63
Mountain climber
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Dec 15, 2016 - 11:18pm PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2016 - 07:34am PT
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Still unclimbed 3,000 ft. face.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Dec 16, 2016 - 09:54am PT
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with the right eyes, it's easy to find a place of worship near you
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 16, 2016 - 04:44pm PT
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Farzin
climber
San Diego, CA
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Dec 16, 2016 - 09:05pm PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 18, 2016 - 05:25am PT
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full value yesterday.....
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 18, 2016 - 07:02am PT
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Today's place of worship....let us play, not pray.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Dec 18, 2016 - 02:55pm PT
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One must find salvation where one can i find my inspiration
and get my rejuvenate on
hiding from the traffic,
here in small rock heaven.
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Alpinist63
Mountain climber
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Dec 18, 2016 - 11:48pm PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 19, 2016 - 07:36am PT
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Ahhhh Randisi but my point is that mountains are real and magnificent and deserve our respect and attention and gods are nice little human constructs.....like Santa Claus.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Chill!
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Yeti
Trad climber
Ketchum, Idaho
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In the Mangy Moose
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Yeti,
Nice photo!
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Saugy
Mountain climber
BC
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^^that looks like reality bath, Jim..Was just reading something about twight..
It was -20c at first light today, along with an 80k NE outflow..
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 11, 2017 - 10:15pm PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 12, 2017 - 02:02am PT
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Nice. i wish we had a like button.
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 12, 2017 - 04:45pm PT
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Thank you Tradman.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jan 12, 2017 - 04:53pm PT
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Great shot Ed. The juxtaposition of the valley and peaks is beautiful.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 12, 2017 - 05:03pm PT
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Nice pics ye fellow worshipers of mountain cathedrals! I'm working on a new route on San Lorenzo in Patagonia....pics to follow!
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Jan 12, 2017 - 06:35pm PT
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a two hour midweek post-work study sesh
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 12, 2017 - 06:59pm PT
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Great shot Cowboy and thanks Stahlbro!
guess i'll just stick to photos....
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Jan 12, 2017 - 07:15pm PT
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thanks Ed. you share the gospel something good with your imagery.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jan 12, 2017 - 07:29pm PT
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Sometimes you just have to sit and wonder...
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 12, 2017 - 10:25pm PT
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 22, 2017 - 10:51am PT
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Donini, your first post, third image shows a near triangular peak, where and what? thanks in advance.
still waiting those new route pics,
ed
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 22, 2017 - 04:20pm PT
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 22, 2017 - 09:30pm PT
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Thank you looks easy, and MAN have you posted some great stuff!
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 23, 2017 - 03:48pm PT
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Jan 23, 2017 - 06:47pm PT
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I thought OP was an atheist(?)
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 23, 2017 - 08:53pm PT
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Inside a small chapel of the church.
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 23, 2017 - 10:53pm PT
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DM88T
climber
Dave Tully SanDimas,California
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Jan 30, 2017 - 11:49am PT
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Jan 30, 2017 - 12:24pm PT
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Gladsheim, home of the Aesir
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Shot I took a coupple days ago of a party from Quebec on the right side variation of The Last Gentleman. We were on the left variation.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Feb 21, 2017 - 06:43pm PT
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We did the chimney.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 23, 2017 - 12:50pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 23, 2017 - 12:52pm PT
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UFF DA!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 23, 2017 - 12:54pm PT
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Hehe... yes, a God to be feared...
Though the photograper's name is Even Safeshore...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 23, 2017 - 01:14pm PT
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He should change his name to Egil Havsørn!
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Feb 23, 2017 - 01:43pm PT
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Mr. Donini, Righteous thread sir! To all who posted up, my humble thanks for the bounty of pleasures offered here.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Feb 23, 2017 - 01:48pm PT
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Nick Danger, that reflection shot is PHENOMENAL!
Disregarding that creepy alien bug face inside the rectangle, anyways. ;)
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YYZ
climber
Alabama
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May 11, 2017 - 08:38am PT
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I'm a bit late to the party...services. One of my sanctuaries.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 11, 2017 - 08:31am PT
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Brethren, let us bow our heads together and bump one another.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Oct 11, 2017 - 09:21am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 11, 2017 - 09:25am PT
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Oct 11, 2017 - 10:30am PT
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Thanks for posting that picture Reilly!
Stetind has a special place in my heart, and on my leg in the form of a tattoo.. =) I've stood on that flat summit three times. Pure magic every time. The clouds are often resting just below the summit plateau, so when you climb on top of it, all of a sudden, after a cold, wet and windy climb, you find yourself on a warm, sunny, calm and quiet football field in the sky.
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Saugy
Mountain climber
BC
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Oct 11, 2017 - 06:17pm PT
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Getting acquainted again with my mountain God after a brief absence..
First light on the summit of Slesse
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 11, 2017 - 06:47pm PT
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Wally, varsågod. I’m headed there next summer. Got my eye on a new route to the right of Sydpillaren. What do think of my naming it “Syd Vicious”?
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Oct 11, 2017 - 10:26pm PT
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That's a great name Reilly!
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Saugy
Mountain climber
BC
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Oct 13, 2017 - 05:29pm PT
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Jim, we bivied on the summit so this pic was taken before we began the rappels which start behind my partner there.. you're looking at the South peak of Slesse
The bivy was quite comfortable, ended up sleeping in
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