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Barbarian
Trad climber
all bivied up on the ledge
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 12, 2008 - 11:54pm PT
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Was going through some stuff in the garage and came across this from 1980. Thought I'd post it in hopes of pushing the political posts down a bit.
Forty out
from a #4 stopper
pounding heart is all I hear
Partners fear
sizzles
up the cord
EB toes scream
Sweat stings the eyes
I dip powdered courage
watch the dust float east
on a Pohono breeze
Smeared rubber on the left
crimper to the right
Rack bells ring
as I ooze to tenuous balance
and follow a trail of dimes
that wanders forever
to good a hand
and a 7 hex
At last I can breathe
Solid locks run
thirty feet
to the ledge
Set the belay
Equalize
Clip
“Off!”
I peel the shoes
And take two sips of plastic water
“You’re on!”
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
up Yonder (the edge of Treason)
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Sep 12, 2008 - 11:57pm PT
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That's it, man. The essence.
All else is extraneous bullshee.
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jamesellis
climber
Bremerton, Washington
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Sep 13, 2008 - 01:47am PT
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Thank you.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sep 13, 2008 - 01:55am PT
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That, Is Extremely, Special ! Yo....Lynne
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Sep 13, 2008 - 01:58am PT
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It's better w/pics, dude. But it's cool anyway...mostly.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 13, 2008 - 02:10am PT
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I think you got it, man.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Sep 13, 2008 - 02:11am PT
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Next, iambic pentameter.
SuperTopo poetry fan. :-)
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
up Yonder (the edge of Treason)
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Sep 15, 2008 - 08:04am PT
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Bump in verse
Maybe you rehearse?
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