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hobo
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PDX
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 18, 2007 - 11:08pm PT
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Who did the FA of this thing? I cannot find it in the guide. Also, how often do people lead this thing?
Thanks
Alex
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nate23
Trad climber
c-ville, virginia
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Aug 18, 2007 - 11:12pm PT
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tred it this spring. thought it was hard to do anythig but layback until the very end. Seemed like a few big cams should get you up it? It was very hard for me to go straight in because it is very steep and the left wall is vertical and tempting.
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hobo
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PDX
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 18, 2007 - 11:26pm PT
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Yes. We were on it today, wanted to know who did the FA.
Thanks
Alex
Werner????? Do you know?
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 18, 2007 - 11:30pm PT
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Chris Faulkinstein
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 18, 2007 - 11:55pm PT
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Hmmm, at first I thought this thread might be about some ET that had recently taken over SuperTopia, and was posting all sorts of unpleasant and unneeded nonsense. Glad that it's about climbing after all, though maybe not the most pleasant of climbs...
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hobo
climber
PDX
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 19, 2007 - 12:01am PT
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Cool, thanks. I debated walking over there and asking, but thought this might be faster. It was.
Alex
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 19, 2007 - 12:04am PT
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Come by any time Alex.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Aug 19, 2007 - 12:52am PT
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are you sure Werner???? Me thinks it was Cilley.
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 19, 2007 - 01:04am PT
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I ain't for sure except that Chris went there very early, way before Cilley's time.
Where the fuk are Warbler? You know this answer?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Aug 19, 2007 - 01:20am PT
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there was a time "before Cilley".....??!?? Unholy.....
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Aug 19, 2007 - 01:39am PT
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Jaws
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 19, 2007 - 01:47am PT
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What???
I'm on my way .......
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Aug 19, 2007 - 02:56am PT
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To do Space Invader straight in, and proper, you have to use Leavitation. The first half is the nasty size that is too small for your knee. That thing is heinous. While practicing on TR, we setup a line, attached to the bottom of the climb, cause if you pop, you're going to swing out HARD and FAST and slap the boulder behind you. It would be ugly. I got to witness someone pop out of the thing and hit the end of this leash, right before smacking the boulder. It was violent, but so f*#king hilarious the way it rag-dolled the guy.
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nate23
Trad climber
c-ville, virginia
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Aug 19, 2007 - 06:58pm PT
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i got my butt kiccked all over. couldnt get my knee in - then it was too big for my knee. the only really cool trick that seemed to work was at the end where i was steep laybacking then popped the palm of my laybacking hand in while still laybacking and reached behind it to establish a hand fist. Quite the learning experince as they call them.
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J. Werlin
climber
Cedaredge
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Aug 19, 2007 - 07:56pm PT
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Photos?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Aug 19, 2007 - 08:53pm PT
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Isn't that up at Donner, Space Invaders?
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Aug 20, 2007 - 01:50am PT
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Space Invader is a couple hundred yards down from the Awahnee parking lot.
I have more pics, but as far as accessible pics, this is the best I can do. This is Blaine Harmon on a TR burn of it (after a few). Easy to tell he's tired, as he's in a layback position, working off a handstack, working to get the knee in.
Maybe someone has a side profile of this thing...?? My shot doesn't EVEN begin to convey how steep this thing is.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Aug 26, 2014 - 12:14am PT
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Aug 26, 2014 - 12:37am PT
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batguano
climber
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Aug 26, 2014 - 04:46am PT
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Sweet. I did Space Invader in '06. I inverted and stacked up to the top, then ye olde pivot to the armbar/chickenwing top out maneuver. Fun stuff, classy route. Good times.
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