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Michael Hjorth
Trad climber
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Apr 13, 2009 - 06:01pm PT
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OK thnx, Lasti.
We did the Perryriss around the corner as well. I almost wetted myself then, trying to stuff knots in as addition to the two bolts. And by thinking about the first ascent in, what, 1908?
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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Apr 13, 2009 - 06:08pm PT
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Oh yes, Perryriss!
That's a nice line for sure... And to think not only the date, but the story...
Legend has it Oliver Perry-Smith climbed the much sought-after Perryriss alone. So his peers didn't believe he did it. To prove he got up the thing (what would you say? vertical to 5 degrees overhanging big hands to fist?) he climbed it again, alone and wrote his name in chalk all over the wall for all to see.
Not as elegant as sneaking a bicycle up the summit of a tower whose first ascent he snatched from his buddies during the night before their attempt, but just as entertaining.
Lasti
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Michael Hjorth
Trad climber
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Apr 13, 2009 - 06:15pm PT
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Hm, possibly my memory fails me: We didn't have any fistsized knots, so maybe it wasn't on Perryriss I tried to use them.
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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Apr 13, 2009 - 06:20pm PT
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No No No, it definitely was... Just meanders and tapers a bit.. a lot. Right around the corner to the left. If I remember well you start with a bit of scrambling to the top of a big block and then away you go. Or not as it were, 'cuz that thing's HARD. Anyway most cracks in that region have round edges so I guess maybe I remember the outside, not the depths of it.
Did you climb a lot in the area?
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Apr 14, 2009 - 01:40am PT
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Apr 14, 2009 - 02:12am PT
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Apr 14, 2009 - 02:23am PT
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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Apr 14, 2009 - 11:14am PT
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Hey Todd,
I've seen them there pictures some place other than here. Some place W I D E.
Nice ones though.
Lasti
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Apr 14, 2009 - 08:45pm PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 21, 2011 - 06:39pm PT
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Long past time for a good bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2012 - 10:37pm PT
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Thanks for the link Allen.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2012 - 12:16pm PT
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Bump for a babyhead...
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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BUMP!
So Steve doesn't have to.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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In 1973 I was given a Czech 'coffee table book' about the Czech Sandstone Rock Towns. A real curiosity at the time.
The photos are mainly black and white landscapes and the quality ain't that good, but there are several climbing photos that reflect the spirit of the place.
I have canned the three below, apologies for the poor quality, ut my scanner is truly shite and really they didn't look this bad until I reopened them after saving.....
Steve
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2013 - 02:55pm PT
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Bump...
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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May 26, 2014 - 09:53am PT
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A well deserved BUMP.
Lasti
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 3, 2014 - 09:11am PT
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Deserves another...for wayne burleson.
GET PSYCHED!
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