First One Day Ascent of Zenyatta Mondatta

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Terry

climber

Spokane

Apr 18, 2007 - 10:47am PT

Ammon - proud send. Props to ya all.

BCD - I can't post what I'd like to say - so just shut up. As one poster said, Ammon has no reason to spray.

Only 'met' Ammon once but quickly found what kinda guy he was - We were climbing the Nose and arrived at the bivy on the tower just as sun was setting. Our leader was shivering in the wind in short sleeves and Ammon, who is bivied up above to the right sends a fleece jacket on down on a tag line to him to use until we get the pig hauled up with the warm gear. We placed a present in the pocket without telling him and sent it back up. I still remember the WOOOP we heard later that night when he discovered it - The thoughtgulness he showed inspired me to try and live it out more myself, especially when I learned from my partner who he was and what he's accomplished. Impressive that he'd bother with us 'noobs'

Once again, way to go Ammon and keep the 'spray' comin'!

jeff leads

Sport climber

Apr 18, 2007 - 10:47am PT

Awesome send boyz!!

MisterE

Social climber

RimDweller, AZ

Apr 18, 2007 - 10:53am PT

Proud Send! Cool how you hooked up with a great team - very serendipitous.

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, Ca.

Apr 18, 2007 - 01:14pm PT

Awesome. I like too how things pulled together for ya, Ammon. Almost like it was meant to be. Congrats to all three of you!

Ammon

Big Wall climber

El Cap

Topic Author's Reply - Apr 18, 2007 - 06:17pm PT

Haa haa, thanks guys! That was a fun one. Oh, Tim... that wasn't last year but two years ago, in '05.

And thanks Terry. I didn't see you guys as noobs at all, though. I just saw a fellow climber without something warm on and it got cold fast. It's happened to me many times and I was happy to have helped.

Thanks for the gift, that was priceless. I still tell that story around the campfire sometimes. Make sure you say hello if you see me around. Cheers!

Minerals

Social climber

The Deli

Jun 3, 2008 - 09:39pm PT

No Obama on El Cap!!! Guess he can't climb like Ammon...

Captain...or Skully

Social climber

Idaho

Jun 8, 2008 - 09:59am PT

Oh, Minerals, relax....not an issue....though some GW clones up there. Just look at the Nose fiascos. I'd like to check ZM out, no push, howsumever, not my style. Vertical camping is more like it, for me...

the kid

Trad climber

fayetteville, wv

Jun 8, 2008 - 10:08am PT

nice send guys..
very sic...
i soloed it in 95 after my divorce and spent 8 days very puckered up! was super happy to make it to the top.
can't really imagine doing it in a day...

the pitch above the lighting bolt roofs took me 8 hours! bet you guys did that pitch in 1...
cool beans man..
ks