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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Aug 14, 2018 - 10:35pm PT
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Yay!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Aug 15, 2018 - 02:56pm PT
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It's all Big Wall Theory until you're on the wall.
We expect live posts, photos, and plenty of beer!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Aug 15, 2018 - 02:58pm PT
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Nice trip report, but Yorkshire Valley? good climbing?
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Aug 16, 2018 - 04:59am PT
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If you want to be famous post your updates here. I will never forget the last pitch of Iron Hawk that was broadcast live.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Aug 16, 2018 - 08:22am PT
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Bollocks.
If I'm not completely mixed up here, it would appear that these two lads climbed the first four pitches of Sea of Dreams by mistake, rather than North America Wall.
Wankers.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Aug 16, 2018 - 09:32am PT
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Great mistake to make. Now they have to go back and finish it. :)
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 16, 2018 - 09:40am PT
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Remember the first French team to do the Nose with like 3 liters of water, arriving on top days later with their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths?
Sheesh! How do you mistake the Sea for the NA?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 16, 2018 - 10:12am PT
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Cuz they’re bleedin’ Yorkies! 🤡
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 16, 2018 - 10:16am PT
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Does that mean they wear Tricounis?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Aug 16, 2018 - 10:31am PT
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We were on top by 6pm, a bit over 4 hours after starting climbing and just short of 24 hours after clearing US immigration!
Nice work lads! I love me some Fairview Dome.
Thanks for the share and post up as you boys send!!!
Scott
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Aug 16, 2018 - 10:32am PT
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^^^^Are these "lads" going to link a few pitches of Tempest then pendulum over to LIA? Its quite a swing.
Good Luck guys!!!
TR please!
Cheers!
S....
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Aug 16, 2018 - 10:33am PT
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Started up the wrong route?!!!! Bloody Punters!!!! I love it.
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Aug 16, 2018 - 03:06pm PT
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Ha! Thanks for keeping us entertained. GoGoGo!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Aug 17, 2018 - 09:54am PT
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Heck, should have continued up Sea of Dreams :)
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Jim Clipper
climber
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Aug 17, 2018 - 10:21am PT
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Incompetent or what! Previously answered. Moreover, personally not qualified to answer properly. Still, here goes.
From across the pond, to buggering about on Sea of Dreams. Since you've persevered traveling west, why not spend some time on the Ranch?
I can never tell the difference between your accents. Still, anyone who has come that far to enjoy some high culture deserves a spot of tea. You may find me wrestling V0 pebbles.
a. colonial
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Aug 17, 2018 - 10:41am PT
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Dom, when I first started climbing in the Valley in 1981, all we had was a copy of Roper's little green guide, which contained written descriptions - not topos - to the Valley routes. We would wander around the base of cliffs forever, staring up at stuff that all looked the same to us based on the written description of cracks and corners. My husband once lead the stiff 5.10d crack Mighty Crunchy on nuts and slung hexes, thinking we were on Mojo Tooth, all the while saying "seems pretty hard for 5.8".
At some point I got a guidebook with actual topos and some black and white photos, I still have the Meyers and Reid from 1987. That was an enormous improvement. Still I would sometimes get lost on things. I recall I went to do Kor-Beck on Middle Cathedral with a friend one day. Got up three pitches. Every pitch, we were saying "this doesn't seem quite right". We finally figured we had no idea what, if anything, we were on, and went down. To this day I still don't know what we were on.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Aug 19, 2018 - 10:47pm PT
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This rivals the ascent of rum doodle ,
LOl, So who is Pathfinder? Who is Binder? Funny to hear someone mention this.
Good luck mates.
Its just fun from the ground. I think you will have a fantastic ascent. Cheers!
S...
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Dominic
Big Wall climber
Peak District, UK
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 20, 2018 - 06:09am PT
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Thanks Skywalker - certainly a rum do :-)
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado & Nepal
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Aug 20, 2018 - 01:33pm PT
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Fun trip reports. Keep them coming!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Aug 20, 2018 - 03:50pm PT
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If the lads have climbed as high as the Black Dihedral this quickly, they are doing really well!
Just before you reach the gigantic dihedral of the Dihedral wall, which is followed by the flat area below Wings of Steel, on a round buttress just right of Dihedral,there is a very nasty thin practice crack likely real A4 that ends at bolts seventy feet up or so.
Two lads were climbing it as I schlepped by. "Holy frig, dudes - what on earth are you climbing??!!"
"Isn't this the start of Lurking Fear?" they asked.
"Bloody 'ell, Lurking Fear starts half a mile west of here above that giant buttress you can see!"
I schitt you knott. You can't make this stuff up!
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Aug 20, 2018 - 06:00pm PT
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Cool, have never been to the base of the NA and have not seen a pic of it. Thanks!
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Aug 20, 2018 - 07:00pm PT
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Who is Binder?
My guess is Bruce Binder. Nice guy. Climbed once with him in JT (or was it YOS?). Can't remember.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Aug 20, 2018 - 08:21pm PT
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Nice work Brits!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Aug 21, 2018 - 05:15am PT
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Great stuff!
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ground_up
Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
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Aug 21, 2018 - 02:06pm PT
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Oh Hell yeh !
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Dominic
Big Wall climber
Peak District, UK
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2018 - 12:56pm PT
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Topped out yesterday around noon - that last pitch is outstanding (and quite tricky!), a fitting end to a great voyage.
Pics and final report here
https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/08/23/topping-out-on-na-wall/
Thanks for your company and support over the last week - we've really appreciated it.
Signing off now, until the next Bill and Dom's Excellent Adventure
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Aug 23, 2018 - 02:20pm PT
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Just in case you check back in: Cheers and thanks for the reports. It was a good read/view.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Aug 26, 2018 - 06:25pm PT
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that was fun, thanks for the ride. i've booked a massage in your honor
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Oct 28, 2018 - 02:24pm PT
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A -been waiting & couldn't wait any longer- Bump.
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