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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Sep 20, 2007 - 03:13pm PT
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JB is and will always be THE MAN!
I went to Body and Soul with Steve Schneider to give it a go in 1986....
I went up and gave it a good go and chickened out @the roof. Steve went up and punched over the roof and got about 20' above, pumped out, whimpered loudly and took a massvive 50' fall! Then he chilled for a long time, went back up there and sent it! A very impressive day...!
That's what rock climbing is all about!
KS
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 21, 2007 - 12:31pm PT
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They say ev'ry man needs protection.
They say that ev'ry man must fall.
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall.
Dylan had it right and the same goes for JB and the Kid. Trial by fire is what climbing is about for me. You receive from alpinism that which you are willing to offer. Until your spirit has repeatedly blown your mind away on the sharp end, it is hard to appreciate what goes into these wild and airy gems. I never dream of sport routes........
Great job Lucho and James for keeping the flame burning brightly while you walk through the Museum of Thrills and Spills. You just never know what you what you might find out there but it will leave an impression on you that lasts. Pay attention to the pitfalls and trapdoors but don't miss the displays!
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Sep 21, 2007 - 10:14pm PT
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Great story and pics. I gotta say though, that the trads I learnt from called hooks "blatent cheatin'*" and "poor form*"...
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(cleaned up a bit for the PG-13 crowd)
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 21, 2007 - 10:21pm PT
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Trad will slowly be buried and die.
Sport climbing will rule the future.
Until in a far off time it will again come out of the ground a slay that soul killer .........
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Sep 21, 2007 - 10:37pm PT
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Sep 21, 2007 - 10:47pm PT
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hehe...what is trad?
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Sep 21, 2007 - 10:54pm PT
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On-sight, ground up = trad. Aid or free or mixed.
Free is da' best, I think.
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Mimi
climber
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Nice shot JB. The General, Stonemasters 1988 (July).
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Check Lechlinski out!
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Mimi
climber
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JB, I was wondering who the belayer was. LOL! Not even concerned. Mike must've figured Kurt wasn't going anywhere.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Just reading that "swole" my sense of fear!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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That is a proud shot!
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lucho
Gym climber
San Franpsycho
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Thats a great photo John! So you guys use to rock pink draws? and blackout, 11a haw?
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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11a all the way...but you already know that Lucho!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 22, 2008 - 11:22am PT
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The classic Bachar Move/Mood rating system! 5.11a, all the way!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 30, 2009 - 03:25pm PT
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Spiritual Bump!
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Oct 30, 2009 - 03:32pm PT
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This is a great TR.. proud climbing....
thanks fo rthe bumb, guy!
Cheers
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Oct 30, 2009 - 06:36pm PT
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makes me sad to read Jb's post's and know that the master has left us for good...
kurt
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 30, 2009 - 07:21pm PT
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Me too, Kurt...But his spirit still moves the climbing world and we are very fortunate to have as much of him here on the ST as we have had. We are the keepers of the flame.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 22, 2017 - 05:26pm PT
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"The hardest thing to stand is the Blackout" David Bowie
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