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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nice alpine gusto guys!! And way to pull out that camera. Thanks for posting up.
Hoooo Man JB, I didn't know that you did many of those big tapping routes. I did the fifth ascent with Mason Frichette from Boulder just after Eric Weinstein and Glenn Randall in 1977.
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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We didn't have a camera...
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Thanks for the inspirational TR SWeeeet and congrats.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Great job on the climb, and great TR. You guys are ready for Alaska or Baffin, now.
-Jello
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Dave Tapes
Trad climber
Silverado CA
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Jeff, I seem to remember wearing mountain boots on the climb and taking a pair of crampons and a ice axe. We didn't have to use the ice gear but I recall leading some kind of 5.6 slabs in the pouring rain, in mountain boots! We topped out late in the day and spent a cold wet night on top. By the time we got down we were soaked to the bone.
DW
ps Jeff when are we going rideing!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Here's my old green Meyer's guide topo annotated by Eric Weinstein. The 'scarry' [sic] note written in wiggly letters next to the headwall pitch is my favorite notation. When I did that pitch, no placement on the entire headwall was capable of holding a hard fall. Things are a bit different these days.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Thank you, Steve. In reply, here's a photo of Eric, taken by Dave Nicol in 1975 or 1976.
Edit: I'm fairly sure that Eric was first to free one of the pitches on the Trip, but don't know which one. An undercling or layback?
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kuan
Sport climber
CA
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Mike,
You effin' badass. Let me buy you a celabratory beer next Tuesday, when the beer is cheap...
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Wow, this thread refuses to die for how many posts it has. So, if jb did the third in 197? and Steve Grossman did the fifth in 1977, I wonder where my ascent fell in the numbers? My buds and I did it in Feb. of 82 or 83. I can't quite remember. Does anyone even keep track past five ascents and does anyone even care. Being a lesser climber that doesn't get out much and is reliving any past glory, however insignificant, I'm somewhat curious. Flail away boys, My ego can take it.
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