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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Great shots. That footage of hauling hurt my f*#king back just watching.
JL
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Mega_COOL!
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WBraun
climber
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Hahaha LOL
That was great. Saw something there in your aid technique, so cool.
I learned something new, thanks ..............
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Very nice documentation!
Way to go man!
A+ TR
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there bubble boy, say.... wow, real choice stuff here...
thanks for the share...
say, i am just getting through the first batch...
*are you sharing more about the helmet camera, just in case i missed something...
thanks again for this wonderful share... :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, my my bubble boy, say, i just read that you read FIVE books up there...
say, feel adventurous some more and buy up my jake smith ranch series and read the four novels (fictions) up on your next climb...
http://stores.lulu.com/neebeeshaabookwayreadjakeanddonate
*oh my.... not just to push for a sale mind (me and advertising just don't seem to match up well)... but:
i'll guarentee you've never read anything like this series before.... :)
*worth a good challenge, at anyrate.... ;)
*say, keep up the great photo work and happy climbing, and god bless... :)
happy reading, too.... ;)
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Brian
climber
Cali
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Great photos Zak, but I can't get the video to run for some reason... Hope the rest of the season in the Valley treats you well. Gimme a ring when you head south (I'm nursing a bum shoulder, so I don't think I'll be up in the Valley in August).
Brian
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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Holey sh!t dude, looks like you know how to keep entertained
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland: what's not to love?
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27?!
And the hollow dark rock pitch - that helmet cam will throw the butterflies into your gut just sitting at your home desk.
Great stuff - some of the long exposures at night are just incredible. Thanks for putting that all together and sharing.
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adam d
climber
CA
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excellent!! great photos
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Gobee
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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I LIKE it!
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BBWolf
climber
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Epic.
"I keep wondering if I like this....then I start wondering what's next."
All too familiar man. You took the words right out of my mouth.
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salad
climber
Escondido
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woot! way ta go T, super cool as usual!
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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outstanding pictures and footage. Do the painted toenails help with the climbing?
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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Great stuff Son.
regards Tom
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Mr. Tour V,
The photos = tremendous
The climb = stout
The solo = a testament to the human spirit, self-overcoming, an inward journey that hopefully brings a fresh perspective to the terrestrial.
congrats!
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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(Insert pathetic gear question)
Is that an USHBA ti wall hauler rigged as an adjustable daisy? Looks cool and I imagine has less wear than the buckle kind. RAD stuff!!!
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GoBig
Big Wall climber
beakland
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Thanks for the water stash on mescalito. It made the suffering much more enjoyable. Hope we didn't disturb your beauty rest with our night time antics. Nice send
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dave goodwin
climber
carson city, nv
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great job Zak.
i met you this year in June. I was one of the two Dave's that saw you starting Mescalito. Looks like you had a great time. thanks for the pics and video.
peace
dave
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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LOVE THE BEAT BOX SOUNDTRACK!!!
Cool pics and Video!!!
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NMClimber
climber
New Mexico
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That is why I come to SuperTopo! Well done and thank you!
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bubble boy
Big Wall climber
T100
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2009 - 04:25pm PT
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GoBig - nice work on the 'lito... hope you didn't mind my razzing you guys... "so, you must be gettin tired...." as the second night approached, etc. i started up with 20 (yes, twenty) gallons thinking i'd do something much harder, so forced myself to drink and went as slow as possible.
Werner - i'm sure you've seen the 2by4 blocks stacked with cams and bros, you probably invented it. must be refering to my use of the hammer to "clean" a cam placement on p5 of the straw... the camera didn't pick it up, but i remember saying something like "not sure about the ethics of this" as i tapped away the edge of the flake - slamming in an arrow would have broken off far more rock if not the whole flake, but there you have it, i used the hammer to bust off an inch of a thin flake so i could get a micro cam behind it.
gear question - those are ushba basic ascenders. somewhere there's a thread in here where Kate describes their use. same rig, but i use'd quicklinks between the ascender and 'biner. a bit bulky, like when the piece you're testing pops theres now an ascender in addition to the piece hitting you in the helmet, but i love the system and will never spend anoth 40 bucks on (yet another) set of yates adjustable daisies (the rest of their stuff rocks).
helmet cam question - it's a pov 1.5. pretty sweet system!
thanks for all the positive responses! (we're all going to die!)
-zak
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salad
climber
Escondido
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alright thread. thats far enough. get yerself back up the front of the line...
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BriGuy
Trad climber
SL,UT
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super excellent zak!, awesome video, thanks for taking the time to shoot the hooking sections, that was cool!
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mr8615
Trad climber
Brevard, NC
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Awesome TR! Great photos and video. How did you go about securing your slr/tripod setups while shooting remotely and/or long exposure? Nicely done.
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yo
climber
a tied-off Tomahawk™
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Ahoy Shortest Straw!
haha
Awesome TRs man, thank you.
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Nice! How'd you like the Straw?
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Gene
climber
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Bubble Boy,
Props to the Happy Hooker of the Shortest Straw. Fun stuff. Looking forward to seeing more.
gene
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Boise....
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My Bud Spaz told me about the Straw, they chopped a lead line & had to do some antics to work it out.
Good job, Man, it looked kinda Real on that one.
Sketchy!
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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That was a really cool perspective. One I have yet to see. Great video footage and editing on the Straw vid.
It is cool to see how others search out the next move, feel for loose stuf, make the next move and what not.
That was fun to see you climb.
Thanks
T2
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
crimping through the start of the Generator
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Wow! that put me right back in there, in solo-space. I love the cackle of relief at Peanut Ledge. Nice footage.
Thanks!
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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nice beat box...dig the 2x4 with fat cam trick
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Briguy,
Lets get on the straw together this fall!
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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One of the best TR's for sure.
Prod.
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NFB
Mountain climber
Wilson, Wyoming
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Aug 11, 2009 - 01:05pm PT
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AHOY SHORTEST STRAW!!!!! AHOY DOWN THERE!!!!! Proud, Thanks for the water on Bismark, we had a much-needed water party. HOLY FARGIN HOTTT. Hope we did'nt keep you up. The second night lead to some funny albeit delirious moments of uncontrollable monkey calling and laughter.
Thanks also for the great video! the hooking pitch was scary even to watch, sucked me right in there. Awesome.
OOOOOAOAOAOAOAUUUUGH
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JuanDeFuca
Big Wall climber
Stoney Point
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Aug 11, 2009 - 02:39pm PT
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How does the pulley rig you used work? Can you describe it?
Werner what did you learn?
What a great video.
Juan
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JuanDeFuca
Big Wall climber
Stoney Point
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Aug 12, 2009 - 01:48pm PT
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bump so
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Dirka
Trad climber
SF
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Aug 12, 2009 - 03:24pm PT
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Bump!
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MattB
Trad climber
Tucson
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Aug 13, 2009 - 02:19am PT
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Sweeeeeeet video on the straw!
Somehow I was more scared watching the hooking pitch in your video than I was actually hanging on those same edges....
Dang I wish I could remember what we climbed together... maybe just hanging in the valley, though. And TradBrad! Bringing back some super fuzzy memories.
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Aug 16, 2009 - 10:38pm PT
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Zak, that was awesome dude! Was that 24 or 25 hook moves, WTF were you thinking? : ) REMEMBER KIDS this is a trained professional, so don't try this at home. Incredible footage, sometimes scary to watch, and I loved your arrival at peanut ledge.
Congrats bro, you da man!
Doug
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Griff
Social climber
Felton, PA
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Aug 16, 2009 - 11:37pm PT
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You should sell that hookin' video to Sesame Street. Get the preschoolers off plastic.
Very Cool!
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