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Dougald
climber
CO
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Awesome TR and photos. It's great to see someone go do our route, which we thought was pretty darn cool (and perhaps even pretty damn western). I haven't heard of any other ascents, though Paul Gagner and a partner climbed the first three or four pitches to get to a crack system farther right (never finished, I believe). It's possible yours was the second ascent.
Those photos bring back some great memories. We traded leads for the whole climb, and pitch 2 was Chris' first lead ever on sandstone. It was an eye-opener for him. Seems like you had "fun" too. Great job!
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Kartch
climber
belgrade, mt
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yo, is it possible to be gay for just one man? Because maybe your wife will understand it better that way.
I can't see the pictures because I'm at work but I hope their's someone wearing purple shorts that are a few sizes too small.
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poop*ghost
Trad climber
Denver, CO
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butt puckering anchors. better you than me.
nicely done
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Great TR! I didn't know there were TWO Tsunami pitches in Zion. Dougald, did you lead this one, or did Chris author both of them?
There were a few more bolts on Los Banditos than Drop Zone.
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Festus
Mountain climber
Enron by the Sea
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That thing needs a publisher! That's as good a TR as I've ever read, here or anywhere. If it doesn't float above the you know who threads for the rest of the week somebody ought to start yankin' library cards.
I haven't laughed that hard for a couple of present days...plus now I need to go to Zion and borrow a sniper scope to have a good look.
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Prod
Social climber
Charlevoix, MI
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Nice.
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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i just read this whole thing over again.
i kinda wanna go climb in the desert kinda.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Thanks, yo - a marvellous tale. Definitely to be added to the Classic Threads list.
I don't suppose you saw any canoes up there?
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Dougald
climber
CO
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Jerry: Luck of the draw: I got the Tsunami pitch, the hard beaking and hooking traverse two pitches below it, and Thank God Edge. Chris got the hard second pitch and "Was A5, Is A1." Belaying was much more dangerous than leading on the latter, though Chris did have to bathook around a particularly huge and loose block.
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
www.happyninja.com
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OMG a TR from YO!
merry christmas to US!
thank u bro :)
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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I reread the thing twice, waiting for photos to load, the words were that compelling. Thanks for the effort in the writing!
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atchafalaya
climber
California
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Sweet tr, thanks for posting it!!!
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Kartch
climber
belgrade, mt
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Ya know kids you could've just done that 5.8 on Carbunkle.
It would have been a lot less work. It's no Cherry Crack but what is?
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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2007 - 07:37pm PT
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Thanks, peeps!
Dougald, thanks for popping in. Pretty proud route, enlightening in a few spots, ya know? I think the modern beak selection made quite a few moves more secure. And I can't imagine an FA load on some of those anchors. Cheers!
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N0_ONE
Social climber
Utah
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Yo! Thanks for the TR.
Your description of topping out made me feel like i was there. Gotta love weaving through the manzanita and sage with all that rope drag trying not to drag the rope through a cactus. It really sucks though when on rappel and you discover you were unable to miss all cacti.
Thanks again!
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s. o.
Trad climber
academia
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What is this, yo without short shorts? A sweet report and a proud send.
It seem Matt has been busy in zion this fall.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Great TR!
Reminds me I wanna get some more of them african peckers for mixed ice climbing...
-Brian in SLC
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WanderlustMD
Trad climber
Lanham MD
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Great job, excellent TR. My new goal in life is to find one of the Yoda packs, haha!
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TooSlow
Big Wall climber
Calif
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Yo - TooSlow says that is just TooFunny!
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