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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 15, 2019 - 05:10pm PT
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^^ Insufficient.
More like:
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Feb 15, 2019 - 05:11pm PT
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selling to Russian, Korean and Japanese climbers, for instance, who can speak a bit of English.
That's a great idea. I am communicating with people all over the world with the translator built into Facebook. Consider an e-version of your book where someone could cut and paste text into an online translator. Then you will start to see things like Polish winter ascents of El Cap, lol.
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klaus
Big Wall climber
6th and Mission
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Feb 15, 2019 - 05:38pm PT
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One more way to make El Cap and the Valley more crowded.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 15, 2019 - 06:20pm PT
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^^ An unfortunate byproduct, but yeah, for sure.
Certainly the purpose of the book is a how-to guide, but there are many entertaining tales by many climbers from all over the world, though the book is admittedly somewhat El-Cap-centric from my perspective [obviously] and Eye-talian-centric from Fabio's perspective. And I think you-all will enjoy the slightly irreverent brand of Dr. Piton humour.
But still - El Cap is the Centre of the Big Wall Universe. The “Big Stone” is where great climbers [and not-so-great climbers] of the contemporary era have come to initiate or refine their big wall skills. Modern big wall climbing was invented here, and today nearly all new big wall developments originate in Yosemite.
2-4 indeed, but it's cheaper by the 30-box, eh?
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Feb 15, 2019 - 06:36pm PT
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here's a sample title
"Pathetic and useless: what you should not do on an el cap bivy"
hahahahahahahaha
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E
Ice climber
mogollon rim
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Feb 15, 2019 - 06:40pm PT
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how about a couple of verses of " king of the load "
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E
Ice climber
mogollon rim
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Feb 15, 2019 - 06:43pm PT
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" gets up and breaks out the porn "
bwahahaha
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 15, 2019 - 06:50pm PT
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Both of those Big Wall Songs are in Appendix E! And E can't take credit for "gets up and breaks out the porn" - that's a Shipoopoi line! And what about the Shipoopi Classic, "Hokey Pokey"? Give us the verse, Steve!
So yup, you get the lyrics to both "We're Pathetic and Incompetent - the Real Nose Song" and "King of the Wall"
But we have a few unfinished songs, maybe you-all can help:
"Strangers on the wall, exchanging sh#t bags,
This one's kind of full, I need another,
La da da da da...."
and we still need to finish "Clusterf*#ked" to the tune of AC/DC's Thunderstruck:
"I was caught ... in the middle of a big wall climb .."
CLUSTER!
" And I knew, there was no help, no help from you ..."
CLUSTER!
Erik had one from long ago, what was it, E? Another unfinished Big Wall Symphony. Ha! So much fun, it sounds better the more you drink!
Tad: I'm not sure yet. Camp is sponsoring us, and I suppose is kind of in charge of the distribution. I am guessing Amazon?
And as for Jim Clipper's request, hell yeah - you don't want to see my ugly mug any more than necessary.
She'll teach you how to jug the Froggy way, external fixator on her leg, and all!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Feb 15, 2019 - 06:54pm PT
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Proud Dude!!! Cheers!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 15, 2019 - 07:33pm PT
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PTPP: The Look.
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capseeboy
Social climber
portland, oregon
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Feb 15, 2019 - 09:05pm PT
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But Doctor Wall, how will it go? For God's sake, Just Pass The Pitons Pete.
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Chippychopperone
Social climber
SLC, UT
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Feb 16, 2019 - 09:09am PT
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Excited to see this. Put me on the list for one
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 16, 2019 - 11:32am PT
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 16, 2019 - 12:23pm PT
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Ha!
Just like Victor Kiam of the Remington shaver, I like Piton Beer so much, I bought the company!
WTF
I think we are using one of the photos that you took of me placing heads on an A4 pitch on Jolly Roger.
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Feb 16, 2019 - 02:10pm PT
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Hey Pete, Probably coming to the valley next fall. As for getting books on MEC shelves I am not there anymore and would just recommend calling head office in Vancouver to find out who the buyer is for books. Hope all is well and I am really looking forward to getting a copy of your book when it comes out.
Cheers,
Doug
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OnsightOrGoHome
Trad climber
Fair Oaks
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Feb 16, 2019 - 07:39pm PT
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Should be a good book, but will it come with a CD of musical performances by PTPP himself for newbies to listen to while inching up the wall? :)
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 16, 2019 - 07:47pm PT
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No CD, but you get the song lyrics to five if my Big Wall Songs.
Just like Tom Patey in One Man's Mountains. Who could forget Onward Christian Bonington?
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E
Ice climber
mogollon rim
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Feb 17, 2019 - 05:36am PT
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"deaf, dumb ,and blind kid sure climbs a mean big wall "
is that the song ?
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 17, 2019 - 07:55am PT
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^^ That's the song! Who came up with it?
Ah yes, I had forgotten the taped-down talon hooks for "pro".
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Ice climber
mogollon rim
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Feb 17, 2019 - 01:56pm PT
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