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crøtch
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Jan 30, 2017 - 11:14am PT
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CH airing it out! Climb on, brother.
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adenparker
climber
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Great day at Woodson today. We checked out 'Starface', what an amazing route! It's a new favorite of mine. Only did the right variation, we'll have to try the left one next time..
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sd-nick
climber
San Diego
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Yea dude Starface is rad. The center line is awesome too, real clean little dimes.
Cool feature
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say... just a bump... neat stuff here...
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adenparker
climber
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Just curious..anyone know what this thing is? I came across it while wandering around near Laker Girls and can't find info on it. It's not often you see a sport climb at Woodson...
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Doug Tomczik
climber
Bishop
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That looks like Coco's Cruise. Although I only remember one lead bolt on it...right about where that rust stain is next to the present first bolt. It's pretty weak that someone retro bolted this. From my perspective the original bolting felt right at home for woodson and shaped my fond experience of the climb.
Also, the left arete is pretty good. I top roped it and it seemed much harder.
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adenparker
climber
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Ah cool. Yeah I was surprised to see it bolted. Looks fun though!
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Karl Mueller
Trad climber
Boulder CO
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Mother Superior, November, 1984. My farewell send at Woodson before leaving my then life long home in San Diego for a career in Geology.
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theAntiPaul
Ice climber
Niwot
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^^^^
Remember that all too well Karl, begged you not to solo it and almost puked watching.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Way to go Karl! - Grug
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Awesome solo, especially with the old skool shoes. That thing is a beast when you are roped in, let alone a solo.
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Friend
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2017 - 11:47pm PT
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Awesome photo Karl!! What a milestone achievement. Do you have any particular memories of that day, or leading up to it?
The photo is amazing, and yet it doesn't even begin to do justice to the position you are in. RAD!
Anyone else climbed that thing sans cord?
I wonder too. Man that can't be a very long list..
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Johannsolo
climber
Soul Cal
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Feb 11, 2017 - 07:01am PT
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Matt Beebe I believe also soloed MS.
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Karl Mueller
Trad climber
Boulder CO
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Feb 11, 2017 - 10:49am PT
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In response to Friends query, yes this was a special day. I grew up climbing at Woodson and had just finished a graduate degree in Geology in 1984 and was leaving San Diego to start a career. I was fit and had a burr under my saddle, wanted to do something fitting for the occasion. So I soloed Mother Superior. This was waaay out of my comfort zone, a once in a lifetime tick. Friends with me at the time thought I was nuts and frankly I sorta was. This was just inside my envelope of ability. But I had done it successfully many times, so had the moves wired. Mother Superior had additional meaning to me because Woodson was where I learned to hand and fist stack offwidths, bringing them into the realm of possibility. Greg Cameron used to arm bar up this thing like some kind of sunday stroll along a beach boardwalk and I could only watch in awe. So fun stuff, part of my youth and a fond memory, not to mention 60 pounds and 32 years ago. I can hardly walk up Woodson now, much less climb there.
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adenparker
climber
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Feb 13, 2017 - 09:47am PT
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Fun night session spent in the Masters of the Universe area the other night. Fell off some slabs but managed a few mantles.
I remember reading a pretty great story that Ron posted a while ago of BVB slowly cranking this thing out. I kind of had the same experience! At least we had the luxury of a pad on the ground.
Also..there was lots of chalk on Blind Faith. I have a feeling it was just people touching the holds though. What an inspiring and terrifying climb!
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Feb 13, 2017 - 10:01am PT
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Just so you know, Karl, I never soloed Mother Superior. The upper part is what always scared me -- past the offwidth. That was a good tick by you!
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Friend
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2017 - 10:20am PT
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Karl thanks so much for sharing that recollection. That was amazing and really struck a deep note. You described it so well. I love your comment how MS was outside your comfort zone, but obviously you were deeply inspired. Too cool.
Also inspired by Grug arm barring MS, Aden's mantle madness, and so many others. There's a lifetime's worth of challenges on that little hill and always all kinds of quiet rad efforts going on, off in the chapparal, as folks stroll by on their way to the potato chip rock.
Here's a shot from this weekend. Had a "burr under my saddle" for this one myself.
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nathanael
climber
CA
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Feb 13, 2017 - 10:38am PT
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WOW. just watched the video friend. damn.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 13, 2017 - 11:08am PT
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Karl said
In response to Friends query, yes this was a special day. I grew up climbing at Woodson and had just finished a graduate degree in Geology in 1984 and was leaving San Diego to start a career. I was fit and had a burr under my saddle, wanted to do something fitting for the occasion. So I soloed Mother Superior. This was waaay out of my comfort zone, a once in a lifetime tick. Friends with me at the time thought I was nuts and frankly I sorta was. This was just inside my envelope of ability. But I had done it successfully many times, so had the moves wired. Mother Superior had additional meaning to me because Woodson was where I learned to hand and fist stack offwidths, bringing them into the realm of possibility. Greg Cameron used to arm bar up this thing like some kind of sunday stroll along a beach boardwalk and I could only watch in awe. So fun stuff, part of my youth and a fond memory, not to mention 60 pounds and 32 years ago. I can hardly walk up Woodson now, much less climb there.
Rad.
This thread is good this year!
Friend- badass shot there!
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