Trip Report
El Capitan, Zodiac, a rite of passage
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Tuesday June 21, 2011 8:58pm
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Karl Baba
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About the Author
Karl Baba has lived in Yosemite forever and loves you! |
Comments
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eKat
Mountain climber
Less than a second shy of 49 minutes
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Jun 21, 2011 - 09:47pm PT
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Well. . . YAY!
TFPU!
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Tozo
Trad climber
East of West
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Jun 22, 2011 - 07:19am PT
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Wow! quite a story and nicely written. sounds like you're on the right track for healing. keep it up!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Jun 22, 2011 - 07:54am PT
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thanks for the TR, glad you guys are ok.
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Jun 22, 2011 - 07:56am PT
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Well done Bro!!!
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xtrmecat
Big Wall climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Jun 22, 2011 - 08:07am PT
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Karl, It is a very interesting thing you and Zodiac have going. I am so glad you got the adventure you sought, and lived to tell about it.
I followed the story in the threads, remained in the background, let things heal, and watched.
Your adventure on this route is a level up from my own, and it has been giving me fits also. But my issues are minor compared to yours. You seem to have prevailed, a much richer person from the experience, and Riley got some too, but that is another TR and route and man.
Congrats on another full value adventure, and thank you so much for sharing it with us. Happy healing you old wise one.
Burly Bob
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Land of God-less fools
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Jun 22, 2011 - 08:58am PT
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Thanks for the report. Glad you didn't get racked worse!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 22, 2011 - 09:16am PT
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Karl,
You write very well. Especially well seeing as how it is no-hands!
Please edit my name out of the TR (wink/smile) - I'm not worthy.
Riley is :-)
Heal well!
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Weld_it
Trad climber
Chatsworth
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Jun 22, 2011 - 09:16am PT
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FACT: RADNESSSSSS!!!!
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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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Jun 22, 2011 - 11:21am PT
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Nice writeup Karl. Have a blast with the music composition! It's hard to make time to get up to speed on that stuff. Ableton looks like you can do some amazing things.
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Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Jun 22, 2011 - 11:23am PT
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Amazing how it all ties together- all the climbs.
How Zodiac has literally shaped your life.
A work of art Karl...
Great stuff..
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jun 22, 2011 - 11:39am PT
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B.A.M.F.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Author's Reply
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Jun 23, 2011 - 09:10am PT
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It would be nice to post this TR directly but i don't have the time to redo it for ST.
I did it in Golive 6. Anyway to save the file so that the links and images load when pasted into Supertopo?
Peace
Karl
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Gene
climber
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Jun 23, 2011 - 09:46am PT
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Baba O'Riley!
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fattrad
Mountain climber
GOP Convention
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Jun 23, 2011 - 09:50am PT
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Great TR Karl, thanks for the details.
The evil one
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Jun 23, 2011 - 06:28pm PT
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SWEET TR. Lil banged up!
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Author's Reply
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Jun 28, 2011 - 12:49pm PT
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Sometimes I just like to bump myself
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scottpedition
climber
Just south of one Valley or the other
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Jun 29, 2011 - 01:13am PT
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Nicely told Karl; thanks for much for sharing your story. Hope you continue to heal up. (Oh, and it's classic that you're snapping shots of Riley while standing there with an unset broken arm mid-bail.)
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Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Jun 29, 2011 - 01:19am PT
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Ya- he was still snapping pics
Madness....
One tough mofo
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Ottawa Doug
Social climber
Ottawa, Canada
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Jun 29, 2011 - 02:14am PT
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Hey Karl,
What an amazing trip. You guys were both pros during the retreat, something many people, myself included, would have trouble emulating. It is much easier to be tough when you don't have to be. Glad you guys "had it" when you needed it! Hope to see you this fall.
Cheers,
Doug
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jun 29, 2011 - 09:35am PT
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Palin/Bachman Bump
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mariaji
Social climber
Tucson, AZ
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Jul 18, 2011 - 11:35am PT
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Beautiful and sublime!
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