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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 29, 2009 - 03:36pm PT
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I still say this route is the most fun you can legally have in the mountains without an inordinate fear of failure or death.
Check out the Brit's stylish button-down apparel!
The best belay in the world?
Cue the timpani! Let the thunder commence, we're outta here!
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Jun 29, 2009 - 04:00pm PT
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Nice!
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jun 29, 2009 - 04:26pm PT
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I have fond recollections of that route from, umm, 37 years back.
Roger Briggs:
A less fossilized Chiloe, climbing up toward a nasty storm.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jun 29, 2009 - 04:28pm PT
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SA-WEET!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jun 29, 2009 - 04:38pm PT
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HA! I didn't get to climb it "until" I was fossilized!
What a great pinnacle that thing is. One of the most spectacular anywhere!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jun 29, 2009 - 05:15pm PT
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'Tis a gem of a climb. But now, probably lines
to do it!!!!
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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Jun 29, 2009 - 05:19pm PT
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that is a true classic. must be done on a weekday though. i'd do it again (and again).
ever since my first trip 'out west' i've wanted to climb its neighbor the sharkstooth more than anything. its become my arch nemesis, 3 attempts thus far and my best attempt yielded a downclimb bail from about 30 feet up the first pitch.
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:02pm PT
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*BUMP*
Thanks, that was great!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:08pm PT
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A real classic! The best single pitch 5.8's are in the Gunks, but the Petit Grepon is right up there with Irene's Arete as the best multi pitch 5.8.
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:15pm PT
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Listen here Donini...
I didn't bump this under appreciated climbing thread just so you could get all grumpy on it.
Sheesh!
TRY to be more positive OK?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:24pm PT
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drljefe, is there any treatment for my problem, any at all? I'll try anything....ANYTHING!
You just don't know what it's like to be grumpy. You can't taste your food, people shun you, dogs cower. The horror,,,the horror...the....
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:29pm PT
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Hmmm I Dunno the Petite may be better than Irenes I mean the scenery is pretty darn good at Sky Pond.....and well the climbing is just fun....
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:33pm PT
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I wanna do this one !
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:36pm PT
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Doninininini,
It's really clear, didn't you get the memo? You do Le Petit Grepon, and you are cured, that's what the thread is all about! Apologies to Oryx.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:44pm PT
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Peter,
What a relief! I'll sleep well tonight.
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Byron
Ice climber
Uxbridge, MA
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Did it last year during the week. Nobody had been up there because of a pile of unseasonable snow--we expected to be closed down when we got to the base. We found conditions dry and we had the whole place to ourselves--no afternoon weather, either. Sometimes you roll a winner. Pitch after pitch of beautiful rock on a sunny day in a fantastic setting. A perfect day.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Euro sez.."that is a true classic. must be done on a weekday though. i'd do it again (and again)."
True. We did it on a weekday and had side by side routes to ourselves. Although there was a team getting spanked on the Shark Thingy to our right.
Maybe we can put a Get Some Joy In Donini's Face Fund together...
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