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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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"of course not...why would he solo anything without a camera crew around to capture the moment?"
Why indeed? Without an audience Mr. Potter is fairly unremarkable. I wonder when he'll pull himself together...
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James
climber
Leavenworthless
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Pretty cool solo but the best part is hearing Dean talk sh#t on the internet. Now, that's sick.
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Mees
climber
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good to see the armchair mountaineering contingent
is alive and well. Way to go Dean!
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atchafalaya
climber
Babylon
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Check out the Film "Eiger Solo" of Leo Dickinson's ascent in 1981. Some incredible footage, it took him days. Wilford soloed it too, along with numerous other euros.
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Hey M-noballs
Didn't your get booted from the Park Service for surffing porn on NPS time? guess you didn't want an audience. . .huh? pulling yourself together I think. . .DF
Mounted man 1091 dude, the only time you ever see any pu$$y is when you look in the mirror after a shower
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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"Didn't your get booted from the Park Service for surffing porn on NPS time?"
holy toledo, you mean we're not allowed to do this?
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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oakie wrote:
and Crow says: quahk quahk (tanslation: climb DA Dean)
Too bad for Dean it was knott instead a Raven - an ominous bird of yore - who croaked: "Nevermore!"
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Wow! This has become a "Dean" hate thread! Bummer. Seems DP can't do anything to make people happy, eh? But, then again, maybe that's not his point, is it? Just pointing out that when he does something and makes a little noise to support himself, you guys bitch - when he does something on the down-low, you guys bitch. Then you bitch at DF when he says something kind for a friend. Buncha haters, I say!
I think it's a cool ascent and descent. I enjoy hangin' with the Deans and both have been nothing but cool/kind to me.
What's up, DF? Ooooah!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Well, Ueli did it in under 3 hrs., but in winter, which is when it gets the closest to the sort of conditions it used to have in the summertime.
http://dev.alpinist.com/doc/web07-08w/newswire-steck-eiger-record-again
I was there a few weeks ago and it was unbelievably dry-- basically a semi-chossy rock climb. Took the train up to Jungraujoch and walked below the face one rest day afternoon. There was virtually no rock fall--
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!! You tell 'em, Bullwinkle Dean!
As participants in a sport with no real value and pretty limited audience, I think we really ought to be edifying each other, not tearing each other down. Anybody who talks smack about Dean has never had the opportunity to know him. If they did, they would know that there is nobody more passionate about his climbing than Dean Potter. Like Randy, I've been fortunate enough to hang around with the two Deans, and they have always been cool to me. Who else do you know dedicated enough to work an unclimbed crack in his bare feet so he could use toe jams to finally succeed? That's gotta hurt, man.
It is a fundamental premiss that Young Bulls' bollocks swell to the size of grapefruits when sitting behind their computer screens. Hey you detractors of Dean - why knott come down to the El Cap Bridge this fall and tell him yourself, face to face? [If you can stand that tall] You don't see him hiding behind anonymous internet user names.
I've been amazed at the transformation of the Eigerwand due to global warming - the summertime pictures you see of it these days bear no resemblance to what the lads climbed in 1938. The First and Second Icefields are gone, as is the White Spider. So Dean F., can you please explain what makes this "free" solo of Dean's different than previous unroped solo ascents? Is it that he used no ice tools and crampons? Do you know if he wore rock shoes? Ha! "Semi" choss? How about a crumbling heap of rubble?
Cheers,
Pete
[see you mid-September, eh?]
And what can you say about Dean? Some guys can get girls to take their clothes off and let you take pictures of them naked, but most guys can't.
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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WTF is up with the hating? Let a man live his life, he's doing amazing stuff.
Sensationalism is a by-product, not the reflection of spirit. Geez.
LOL, Bob!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Dr. Piton only writes in the third person - perhaps you should consider switching pronouns?
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Hey Nef, Hey Pete,
Just in a slandering mood this morning, getting ready to go to the Valley. . .see you guys at the Tree. . .DF
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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You have to ask yourself, how is my posted reaction to somebody's climbing accomplishment related to my personal feelings toward that person.
I mean, if somebody you respected climbed the Eiger solo in 3 hours and then jumped off, would you post differently?
Anyway, i don't know Dean well enough to judge him. Seen some visionary stuff to respect and felt like he made some mistakes. Visionaries always do btw.
Wonder if he set the "car to car" record by solo/flying?
PEace
Karl
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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oh, so much h8 in this thread i'm gonna hotlink it to boldering.com.
settin' a sw0le example, asshats!
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jstan
climber
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Progress Report:
So far the data has shown that there is tremendous release of energy upon collision of .shit with antishit approximately as predicted by Al, but strangely no decrease in the amount of .sh#t. It appears .shit is a conserved quantity. However we can't be sure of the precise nature of the interaction because, in this case, the material is travelling at translight velocities.
In our next report we will describe our efforts to build something useful, now that we have such large quantities of material with which to work.
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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You can either look for the positive or look for the negative in a person or their accomplishments.
When you look at the positives you make life more pleasurable for your own selfs. If you don't you're a goddamn stupid shiteating c*#ks@cking motherf*#king as#@&%e.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Way to go, Potter
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Fet - hahaha Nice!
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Bazo
Boulder climber
Ky
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"oh, so much h8 in this thread i'm gonna hotlink it to boldering.com.
settin' a sw0le example, asshats! "
Yeah man...nearly B.com level hate.
And that's saying a lot..
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