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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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May 31, 2018 - 01:22pm PT
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I'm still laughing
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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May 31, 2018 - 04:34pm PT
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So sweet. Well done, and well written. TFPU!
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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May 31, 2018 - 08:10pm PT
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Ian's right. Jeff's nickname was Scrubby. He went to high school with another infrequent poster on this site (cancer boy). Jeff was kind of insecure but could be a really decent guy when the mood struck him. Case in point: Cancer Boy rapped down from Anchorage Ledge on Mescalito after a ranger truck with loud speakers drove by the base of the Captain warning of a late season winter storm. Regretfully, we rapped off and got to the base just as the rain hit. Jeff was there waiting for us, and without saying a word, threw our loaded haulbag over his shoulder and lugged it to the base for us.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
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May 31, 2018 - 08:41pm PT
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Very nice! Thanks!
S....
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Wow! What a great read - most entertaining and it certainly captures the mood. One of the better TR's in a long time, thanks for posting this.
cheers
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nathanael
climber
CA
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Hahahaha excellent, thank you
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Captain Kirk Bland
Where is that guy these days?
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Esparza
Trad climber
Westminster, CA
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So good... Miss being up there... thanks for a great read :-)
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Bargainhunter
climber
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F*#king Christ, that TR was awesome!
I recall that Scott Burke camp on top of the Captain with a veritable mountain of discarded espresso grounds nearby.
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domngo
climber
Canada
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Jun 21, 2018 - 02:28pm PT
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hehehehehe
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Jun 21, 2018 - 05:06pm PT
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Great story, it was a fun read! It brings back memories of our little epic up there. We didn't drop the food but did run out of water a day OR MORE from the top.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Denver CO
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Jun 27, 2018 - 01:44pm PT
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Would qualify as Supertopo Gold except for the mushroom incident on day three, lol. That is R rated. In the Bridwell interview that was just posted, he says this was the only route he used psychedelics on. Maybe you did the second 'trip' ascent of the PO Wall.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jun 27, 2018 - 03:04pm PT
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Just read it for first time- one of my all-time favorites now!
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BryanE
climber
Minnesota
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Jun 27, 2018 - 06:31pm PT
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Awesome report, TFPU!
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tim_b
Trad climber
Long Beach, CA
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Absolutely brilliant. Read every word and laughed many times.
Oh. And my palms were sweating 😅
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Brilliant hilarious writing, an all time McTopo classic.
Dee ee - that's not E. in the portaledge, is it??
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Thanks - a marvelous tale! I remember Eric and Daryl talking about their adventures on the second ascent.
Any route with a pitch with the witty name "Nothing Atolls" (and others) has to be a good one.
ps It's Burk, not Burke. Don't ask me, ask Leo or Scott.
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cornel
climber
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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Jul 19, 2018 - 04:44pm PT
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Way funny great report! Thanx for posting.
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