MisterE
Trad climber
White Van
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 3, 2007 - 06:41pm PT
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Anyone know what the actual date was in '57?
My Ament History book doesn't specify, only that it was between March 31 and "late June" ( the before and after entries).
We all know it was a Sunday, goody two-shoes went to church instead..haha!
Gonna have a party on top for the 50th.
Note: If it IS a Sunday, church donations will be required before ascent, in honor of Yvonne....
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Hey, the Mace in on Cathedral Rock which is well named.
Can't think of a better church. I prayed on top and then again before jumping back across the void!
Peace
karl
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john hansen
climber
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Nov 12 1958 according to Danial Duane's "El Capitan" (historic feats and radical routes)
Confirmed in Roper's "Camp Four"
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MisterE
Trad climber
White Van
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2007 - 07:11pm PT
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Damn. The Ament book says 1957...
Might not have to worry about it conflicting with Sushifest if that is true.
Thanks,
Erik
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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mm Kamps, of course!
I try to climb everything in a state of active meditation. Always take at least a moment on top. Always avoided the jump on that one.
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john hansen
climber
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Did this change somehow from the FA of the 'Nose' to.. Mace, or have I lost my mind?
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MisterE
Social climber
White Van, AZ
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2007 - 08:38pm PT
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Luckily for me, you have lost your mind?
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john hansen
climber
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My mind just went naturally to the 'Nose'... cali boy...
So this route was done before the nose. Who did the FA?
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MisterE
Social climber
White Van, AZ
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2007 - 08:56pm PT
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Very Nice. Dave was thinking a Josh repeat of the slackline and sushi.
Maybe Josh shuttling sushi on the slackline. Bring your own soy sauce.
Yummy.
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MisterE
Social climber
White Van, AZ
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2007 - 09:01pm PT
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Date, please? Anyone?
And if it is around 4-20 it is going to be rough...
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MisterE
Social climber
White Van, AZ
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 4, 2007 - 07:02pm PT
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ITS ON!!!!
Josh is going to repeat his (unrepeated) slackline walk to the mace, Nature is doing sushi, and a good time is guaranteed to be had by all!!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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IT'S ON! I'm filling a haul bag full of sushi goods and getting it to the top. Macemaki anyone?
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Mar 12, 2007 - 09:12am PT
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shameless *bump*
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MisterE
Social climber
White Van, AZ
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 12, 2007 - 10:08am PT
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Coming up in April...
Who wants to join us?
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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close to 20 people shared the summit of The Mace to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of this tower. The Mace was the first technical rock climb established in Sedona.
Josh and Clay (clayman) set up the slackeline. Pennsylenvy hauled up a pig with a gas grill, tofu dogs, real dogs, marinated elk stakes and makings for margaritas. I brought up sushi - which included uni, smoked salmon, seared tuna tataki, ikura, tobiko, masago, kona kampachi.
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Rumor has it, it was a zoo up there. Complete with all the goodies Nature noted in his post. That wasn't SushiFest skimmings was it? Who was the fella that took two hours to cross the slackline?
Looking forward to seeing more photos and the video.
~Susan
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Greg - nice shots! And a happy 20th ascent of The Mace to you!
I looked up and you were gone. Ya'll's didn't get any sushi!
What an awesome event. I honestly believe that T.M., Bob and Dave would be honored. It's still too bad ol' Yvon found himself in church instead of on top of the first spire in Sedona ascended via technical rock means.
Sooze: I did need to borrow a bit from the SF supplies. It turns out Josh Cross told a few extra folks about the event. But he was kind enough the point out they should bring $15-$20 so it'll all get replaced (and I probably made a few bucks). Along with the frozen stuffs I ordered mainly for SF I got some fresh uni and the fresh kona kampachi (see the poor charlie thread) specifically for this event.
One thing I heard yesterday that killed me. As I was topping out and hauling my pig I heard a party on the last pitch. Sound travels well through the cracks. The woman who was seconding was grunting through the crux (typical for that crux). She had a lot of great "comments". The best was "Uhhhhh.... IIII caaaaan't Uhhhhhh wait until the next 50th". LMAO
More photo's to follow (in a new thread!).
In the second shot of Greg's you'll notice a kid around the age of 10(?). He and his mom and dad did the climb. Some really neat people up there.
Now... off to practice my slackline skilz - I gonna walk this thing! *gulp*
Locker edit: As great as my sushi was I have to say the treat for me yesterday were the tofu dogs Pennsylenvy cooked up. I told the crowd "I'm hungry and i'm not making sushi until I get some tofu dogs!" I ate three.
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Brutus of Wyde
climber
Old Climbers' Home, Oakland CA
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I THOUGHT that was uni I saw all over the route in Greg's first photo! sorry I missed it!
how are the holds now on the step-across?
Brutus
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