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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 21, 2017 - 05:35am PT
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Dear Julie,
Oh dear, Julie, what hast thou writ?
The Peanut Gallery: The 50 Greatest Climbing Achievements...By Americans in the Last 25 Years
JULIE ELLISONJUL 19, 2017
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The 50 Greatest Climbing Achievements...By Americans in the Last 25 Years
Julie “Peanut” Ellison is the Editor at Large for Climbing. She often gets worked up about things she reads on the Internet and then falls asleep mumbling to herself about it. The Peanut Gallery is her monthly column.
With so many notable ascents in 2017, I thought it would be appropriate to take a look back at climbing history and compile the biggest achievements in our sport. Then I realized that between global alpine, trad, sport, bouldering, big wall, ice, and competition achievements, there were way too many first this's and biggest that's to make a truly comprehensive list. But I made one anyway. Here's my subjective, snarky, and not very factual ranking of the greatest climbing achievements by Americans (and one Canadian) in the last 25 years.
50. Chris Sharma sends La Dura Dura (5.15c), March 2013.
He sent it after Ondra for the second ascent. While it might be the hardest rock climb in the world, you know what they say: Second place is the first loser.
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Honest and accurate compilation by a Trouble Maker at Large.
I enjoyed it.
Thank you,
Jon
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 21, 2017 - 12:47pm PT
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Thanks for the link.
I have a hard time singleing out a particular favorite of the sarcastic digs.
Julie and Vitaly should work together on an synopsis/article of modern climbing or a trip report at some point. That I would enjoy reading.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 21, 2017 - 01:16pm PT
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Those of us with lower IQs like it.
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Burnin' Oil
Trad climber
CA
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Jul 21, 2017 - 02:41pm PT
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Yup. Made me laugh.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jul 21, 2017 - 02:58pm PT
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Vy can't vee chust climb? und ya!
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ec
climber
ca
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Jul 21, 2017 - 04:41pm PT
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a waste of web space...
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 21, 2017 - 07:37pm PT
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Just more proof that climbing magazine sucks. They've been on the decline for years,
With quality forums such as Supertopo, how can the climbing magazines possibly last for much longer?
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Jul 21, 2017 - 08:38pm PT
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Very entertaining. Thanks, Julie.
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Jul 21, 2017 - 08:44pm PT
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Good stuff.
LOL :)
EDIT: I thought that this thread would get more response. Perhaps it has too much climbing content for this audience?
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