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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Jan 26, 2019 - 09:11pm PT
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back to the movie.... just saw it in Berkeley with my daughter. Great film IMHO. But if your non-climber girlfriend lets the line run through the grigri when lowering its climber's fault for not putting in a stopper knot. Just saying....
Now I just hope you guys will get on with making babies and give up this free soloing stuff. Your point made and then some.. :)
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jaredg
climber
california
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Jan 26, 2019 - 09:17pm PT
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I have to admit I wondered if the OP was on the production team or something. But I keep coming back to the thread to see the new tidbits
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Rattlesnake Arch
Social climber
Home is where we park it
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2019 - 02:13am PT
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Thanks guys. I'm just rooting for the team. Its such a good movie...
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Sula
Trad climber
Pennsylvania
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Jan 27, 2019 - 10:18am PT
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I certainly think Free Solo should win - and I predict it will.
If it does, to hell with notions about who should be on stage for the presentation. Alex should be there, and if he is it will be one of the best moments of the event.
(Which may not be saying a lot, since the Oscars ceremony is mostly a long series of "Say, aren't we just about the most wonderful humans anywhere?" moments.)
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 27, 2019 - 10:23am PT
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Yes If you are in the room when the win is announced - Storm the stage, be in front of as many of the elite few, the crush during the announcement & the need to have smooth efficient production for TV, if it is not highly regulated, might allow you to make it onto the podium.
From what is the push to get the win & given the side-lining of the competition.
As well as the evidence of the money being spent in all sorts of other arenas,
Everything points toward an Oscar win.
(I have family in the game/publicity plus speciaL SAUCE getz-ya-da-win)
THAT COVER of The Current of ROCK&iCE ! That Special Sauce
Whether that is a good development for Climbing, Big "C"
given the debauchery of the inclusion of plastic-pulling in the strange stage that is the Olympics is a highly debatable issue.
The idea that the Entertainment/globe will be introduced to Rock climbing, by "Free Solo"- A cordless near one-time event brings the debate's value up in importance....
Especially if you happen to be a breeder/have impressionable Yootz
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Jan 27, 2019 - 09:10pm PT
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At the risk of being exposed as one of the few people left in the world who still reads paper magazines, I just want to mention that Alex and his story made the cover of National Geographic for February 2019!!!
That's much better than the Wheaties Box! The new pics posted above (frome Gnome).....would sure like to see more video of that stuff. Don't ask me why....it's the art of man. Will the climbers edition come out? There's probably a pretty big market still for that DVD or download.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Jan 28, 2019 - 01:06am PT
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The February 2019 issue ...
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Armon Fortani
Mountain climber
pleasanton,California
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Jan 28, 2019 - 07:50am PT
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I have to give Alex credit for not being scared of shit!
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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Jan 28, 2019 - 03:32pm PT
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Amazing photo.
yes amazing photo, but somehow remind me different climber on different route:
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Armon Fortani
Mountain climber
pleasanton,California
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Jan 29, 2019 - 07:31am PT
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Nope definitely him. You can tell by how he was wearing red when climbing and had blue pants on.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Jan 29, 2019 - 07:58am PT
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congrates mikey!
'tis a sweet shot
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 29, 2019 - 08:10am PT
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Sorry, for all the hype for Free Solo, etc.
Get thee behind me, Satan.👹
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 29, 2019 - 08:12am PT
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It's NOT the "Ultimate Climb"
Alex has NOT done it yet nor does he know what it is yet ....
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Rattlesnake Arch
Social climber
Home is where we park it
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 29, 2019 - 02:12pm PT
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Awesome cover, Mikey...
Did you shoot that from across the valley?
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