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jfailing

Trad climber
Lone Pine
Nov 28, 2012 - 04:12pm PT
Just found a link to Masters of Stone 4 that has footage of Kauk sending...

Starts at about 15:30

http://alpvideo.ru/mediadetails.php?key=2fe59ff697295e45dab7&title=Masters+Of+Stone+4

Tons of other awesome footage too, especially young Chris Sharma, Katie Brown and Tommy Caldwell.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
extraordinaire
Feb 25, 2015 - 09:11pm PT
Sheets

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Dec 6, 2016 - 03:53pm PT

Looks like it is getting some action.

Carlo Traversi whipping on Magic Line:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNr52bnDuKf/
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Dec 6, 2016 - 05:36pm PT
How did we ever let this line become something other than the perfect aid climbing crack?!
Sheets

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Dec 6, 2016 - 11:08pm PT

Ya - I thought a bit surprising. He's placing gear on lead too. He's put a bit of effort into Meltdown as well but I don't know how close he is to sending it.
brett

climber
oregon
Dec 7, 2016 - 10:52am PT
Sheets, interesting how Carlo got flipped by his rope despite keeping it over the thigh.

Looks like he stepped through the rope above his piece. Should have kept the rope between his legs if he was going to have a foot right of the crack.
chill

climber
The fat part of the bell-curve
Dec 7, 2016 - 12:40pm PT
I'm always amused by people who comment on videos of some highly experienced climber on an extremely hard route and criticize his technique.
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Dec 7, 2016 - 01:12pm PT
Ron's FA 20years ago proud!
brett

climber
oregon
Dec 7, 2016 - 01:40pm PT
I ain't criticizing, just answering the question of why he got flipped in that fall. You're right, I don't know the best way to do that move. Maybe stepping through the rope is the only feasible move there and getting flipped on the fall is just part of the cost of working that move ground up.
Alexey

climber
San Jose, CA
Dec 7, 2016 - 02:10pm PT
Ron's FA 20years ago proud!

Yes, and also it was a lot of work , time and hiking. He did around 60 times approach to the base of climb [ if I remember correctly] before he sent it.
Mike Bolte

Trad climber
Planet Earth
Dec 7, 2016 - 04:49pm PT
How many quality routes are there that go 20+ years unrepeated? What an incredible talent Ron is.

Who else has been up there to give it a go? Does James know? Given how Keenan cruised Top Gun I wonder if he has taken a burn on ML.
Alexey

climber
San Jose, CA
Jan 1, 2017 - 10:16am PT
Lonnie Kauk did second assent of Magic line just two days before the New Year 2016. His daddy belayed him!
msiddens

Trad climber
Jan 1, 2017 - 01:44pm PT
Such a proud repeat
Edge

Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
Jan 1, 2017 - 03:28pm PT
What an apropos and proud second ascent team.

Obviously gene-dependent; non-Kauks need not apply.
kunlun_shan

Mountain climber
SF, CA
Jan 6, 2017 - 08:46am PT
Short video of Lonnie on Magic Line:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BO24tFzBJMj/?taken-by=lonniekauk
Matt's

climber
Jan 16, 2017 - 08:16am PT
i missed this. Glad to see lonnie got the repeat!!

Another hard yosemite climb that required switching from the sponsor shoes to the TC pros:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BO8Rv19Bdvi/?taken-by=lonniekauk
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jan 16, 2017 - 09:31am PT
The things I dreamed of....

Congratulations Lonnie!
Ben Harland

Gym climber
Kenora, ON
Nov 16, 2018 - 10:28am PT
Now Lonnie's done a proper redpoint

https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/lonnie-kauk-makes-first-full-redpoint-of-his-fathers-magic-line-5-14c-placing-all-gear-on-lead/
Jim Clipper

climber
Nov 16, 2018 - 10:32am PT
makes me want to poach bison for him. talk, talk, talk. mine, not worth much.

Seriously, congratulations, some things require generations...



edit: Sometimes you have to go, and get it. It's not always given to you. If you're lucky it was..., what do you do with it? talk talk talk. seriously, congratulations
aldude

climber
Monument Manor
Nov 16, 2018 - 10:33am PT
Bravo Lonnie !
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