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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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This project is pretty neat, but if it could take on some 5.8s, too, that would be great. Some Legacy Climbs for us Legacy Climbers.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Fully inspiring!.....makes me wanna do some sit ups, put down the cheeseburger, and go climb some 30' climbs in Indian Cove in 105 degree + weather......pretty much;...i love the rock climbing......it's does cover most all our needs, wants, desires, and dreams. Thanks to Sasha, Jon, and Largo;....keeping the psyche real and fully caffinated! great pics too. As for any shinanigans that go on at the crags;....that stuff is nothing new;...it's been going on since the beginning of time......it keeps things lively and give us foder to spray around the campfire. As we get older, it's less about the insignificant hair splitting and more about getting out, having fun, being happy and healthy, loving our lives, friends, family, and the awesome opportunities we have (literally) at our fingertips. Love it and appreciate it all!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Met Jon Cardwell back in 2004 when I was repping for Evolv. He was just a young kid with lots of stoke and I was an old kid with much of the same. Fun to see the extension of his career being expressed here!
Responding to some of the contextual stuff in this thread: though this whole Legacy gig may seem to a lot of us old hands like a slickly packaged marketing and promotional shtick, -- which it is, by my lights, it'll probably be seen sometime in the future, if not now, as having done quite a good thing by getting out in front and establishing high standards for preserving and developing the resource.
The fact that the targets are routes which require quite a lot of cleaning and as such have been largely overlooked, underutilized jewels in the rough so to speak ... I'll say this is a key justification for the approach.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Hey John,
NBC National News had a short clip on the waterfalls of Yosemite with a mention of the Misty Wall all free with the pictures on this thread. I wonder which story was on the story board for NBC first?
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2017 - 12:44pm PT
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It's said there are no absolute facts in love and war. Perhaps the same is true in climbing - at least in any substantive (beyond data) way. But accuracy in details is essential for good history.
A good point was raised: Why not shift attention to some moderates? Makes sense.
Not sure about the Nightline footage of the climb. From what I heard, ABC was doing a feature on the falls, which are raging like Kingdom Come, and they requested some Misty Wall footage to dramatize the effort. Just a few outtakes from what I heard, but I didn't catch the show so I don't rightly know.
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Matt's
climber
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Jun 19, 2017 - 09:30am PT
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I was wondering what the fixed lines between the bircheff-williams and central pillar were a month or two ago...
Mixed feelings about leaving stuff fixed within arms reach of possibly the most popular 5.9 in the Valley, but also maybe it was just for a day. Respect for getting it done.
According to my friend who did central pillar of frenzy last friday, there are still fixed ropes going from the top of p6 all the way to the ground.
Are these the adidas ropes, or someone elses?
best,
matt
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 23, 2017 - 09:23am PT
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Bump for a great thread!
What is respected and what lasts in climbing is quality of effort.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 20, 2018 - 09:51am PT
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 20, 2018 - 10:24am PT
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Screen shots from premier showing in Yosemite of Free Solo.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 04:31pm PT
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If I were able to climb at this technical difficulty level, I would be all over Misty Wall. I love that area over by the falls- need to actually get to the top of Geek Tower at some point. I have fond memories of an aborted mission with Jay Wood in the winter some years ago. That position up right with the falls raging is glorious.
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