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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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There used to be a tee shirt that said something to the effect that
'' Climbing is hard, but it's easier than growing up !''
This thread definitely proves it.
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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I have been wondering about the nature of the hooking on this route, or the endless others that could go up right next to it.
You know that people are taking whippers. I am curious how much damage this does. Example being how long will the hook moves last. Even hooking on a good edge starts to get pretty worn after a while.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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It has to happen, to even the best thread. Eventually they all get overwhelmed by the mass of idiots crushing to get onboard.
The best of threads? You think these threads just now turned idiotic?
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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DMT,
I just know that there were a lot of falls on both the FA and SA. How many were caused by breaking the placements? It only takes one, ya know.
It is just that hooks wear on the rock. They put a lot of pressure on a tiny point. From the talk of all the whippers Ammon took, I wonder how many were due to ripping off hook placements, and how it might have gotten harder. I am sure you have seen hook moves that have gotten dished out by a lot of travel.
A route like WOS might only be able to stand a small number of repeats. No kidding. If it is hooking little crystals, some are gonna blow.
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squishy
Mountain climber
Sac town
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just bring some tin foil up there and make some time bombs, gawd you guys have small balls, ammon is the sh#t...
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Dead Bears Don't Wear Plaid
oh, sorry! wrong thread,..
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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A route like WOS might only be able to stand a small number of repeats. No kidding. If it is hooking little crystals, some are gonna blow.
By all accounts, the same might be said about most routes on El Capitan. The rock on them is in considerably different physical condition than on the first ascent. The Shield being perhaps the poster child.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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The Spy Who Sh#t On Me
The Chronicles of El Capitan: The Crying, The Bitch, and the ButtLoad.
Meet the Shitters
Crap Away
How to Train Your Anus
3 Men and a Dukey
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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By all accounts, the same might be said about most routes on El Capitan. The rock on them is in considerably different physical condition than on the first ascent. The Shield being perhaps the poster child.
That is not what I mean, MH. Sure, the Shield got the crap beaten out of it, but breaking off hooking features leads directly to new holes. The more repeats, the more holes.
Not really a judgment on the route, just a guess.
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Da_Dweeb
climber
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I just noticed this little gem, written by Duane Raleigh for Rock and Ice.
http://rockandice.com/component/content/article/37-tnb/1519-tnb-slander-slabs
Also interesting, Jeff Vargen mentioned that an interview for the film took place with someone "in disguise" who answered one of the route's longest standing questions. I wonder what that might be.
Further, some incredibly handsome devil with a penchant for victorian era swag just contributed $25.
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Hummerchine
Trad climber
East Wenatchee, WA
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I also read the book recently, and it really is quite good. Not sure what I was expecting, but it's a quick and fascinating tale of an epic climb. Worth every penny of the 97 cents it ran me on Amazon.com.
And the forward by Warren Harding is CLASSIC!
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Da_Dweeb
climber
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Hummerchine, I'm looking at the foreword, and I realize I missed out on this particular bit of history. Who was Warren J. Harding? How does he fit into all of this?
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Wings Of Repetition.
Wings Of Dead Horse.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Somebody shoot that ignorant Dweeb.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Harding "dated" Richard's mom a couple of years after the WOS FA. And for a couple of years as well. As you all know, Harding was really losing it horribly at the end. Richard and Mark did not know Harding before then, so Harding did not have any direct personal influence on their Harding-like ascent.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Harding "dated" Richard's mom a couple of years after the WOS FA. And for a couple of years as well.
It took 2934 posts before we finally get to the gud stuff?
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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The most unused wall hammer in the world, courtesy of fatty.
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squishy
Mountain climber
Sac town
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"Slander Slabs"
? totally ghey, we can come up with way better names for your articles...
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