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10b4me
Social climber
Lida Junction
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Mar 30, 2019 - 08:54am PT
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Had a rope and considered using it to descend at one point...which means that he probably had a harness and rap device...unless he was considering a dulfersitz. Free Solo means ropeless - the full measure of commitment!
As Werner said, it's the difference between being on a suicide mission, and being intelligent.
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Mar 30, 2019 - 12:31pm PT
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Yeah, but he put TICK MARKS (the horror) on the holds which is an obvious aid, ergo it was a aid (down)climb.
Joking obviously. What a bad mutherf#cker.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Mar 30, 2019 - 04:26pm PT
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I approve this climbing.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Nutty
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Mar 31, 2019 - 10:10am PT
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Stunning, good thing the weather held!
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HeschMonster
Trad climber
Morro Bay
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not surprised about the rescue...also, how the hell is this only on 25 posts or so?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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He built cairns so as not to get lost during the descent and navigated upward by both route-finding instinct and his memory of a guidebook description he’d pored over in the weeks leading up to this moment—but forgot at home. -From The Article
Forgot the topo at home! Such a freakin rookie.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Forgets guidebook and harness. This guy!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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bump for he did it and we didn't
glad he made it harder than it needed to be into the bargain
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Cryin' Mary Jimmie!
Godspeed.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Apr 10, 2019 - 07:13am PT
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What do you all think of this comment by Rolo:
Jim’s mastery is unquestionable, but whether this level of risk taking is or not the best expression of the art should be up for discussion.
BAd
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