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Weenis
Trad climber
Tel Aviv
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Dec 24, 2009 - 01:46pm PT
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I dredged around and found this shot. I took it with an old Kodak Pony camera that I got at a rummage sale. This may have been 1980, I'm not sure.
Check out the shoes; how we would glue leather on the ankle areas.
Peace and love on this fine day.
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Dec 24, 2009 - 01:49pm PT
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Sneak Preview of something special to come soon
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
Panorama City, California & living in Seattle
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Nice. So who's the oldest dude to have done it? Has Hudon done it?
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Has Werner done it?
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James
climber
My twin brother's laundry room
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Apr 26, 2013 - 01:08pm PT
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Here's a link to my blog, where I wrote a bit about the Lightning Bolt.
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Apr 26, 2013 - 01:50pm PT
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Nice Slo Mo vid Sac, the climber makes that rig looks so easy. Easy pie.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 26, 2013 - 04:14pm PT
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Sorry, let me clarify a few things from the blog entry...James, are you saying you erased the lightning bolt? And than someone else drew one?
Personally, I think original drawing was/is part of C4 history, and a big part of that boulder problem in particular. Erasing original drawing is kind of retarded IMHO.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 26, 2013 - 05:59pm PT
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Vitaliy, your opinion is maybe worth more than mine because you still climb.
No my opinion is not worth more than yours. Everyone has the right to express their opinion.
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Apr 26, 2013 - 06:01pm PT
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So what, there's an iconic chalk drawing on a famous boulder problem in camp four. If this get your panties in a bunch, you might want to rethink and loosen them a little. I guess you are hoping to get an at-a-boy or something by posting your chalk erasing story.
At a boy. Go get em tiger...
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orle
climber
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Apr 26, 2013 - 06:01pm PT
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Those who take it upon themselves to chop the bolt at least should do it ground up and not on rappel.
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Prod
Trad climber
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Apr 26, 2013 - 06:48pm PT
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Anyone ever down climb that rig?
Prod.
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Lurking Fear
Boulder climber
Bishop, California
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Apr 27, 2013 - 11:24am PT
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James,
Just because the magic has left the bolt for you, don't presume that it is gone for everyone. My first attempts of Midnight Lightening was in 1984. I just went back about a year ago to try it again. Seeing the lightening bolt was very inspiring to me, and brought me back to those attempts with John and Ron at the base with me. I know your actions were as symbolic as the lightening bolt is for me, but I question your motives if you write about it on your blog and then link it to here. Symbolism can be very powerful, and you shouldn't presume to understand the symbolism for others.
Respectively, Andrew
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