Trip Report
Photo Essay - Zodiac
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Sunday January 27, 2008 12:35pm
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OK, now that I have figured out how to post pics here, I would like to share some pics from Zodiac courtesy of Corey Rich and Coreyography (he's good). No narration, just some good photos. Enjoy. Cracko
E.L. "One"
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About the Author
E.L. "One" is a big wall climber from Lancaster, California. |
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 27, 2008 - 12:49pm PT
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That was pretty cool and nice perspective.
There was another party above you taking those photos?
Thanks
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E.L. "One"
Big Wall climber
Lancaster, California
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Author's Reply
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Jan 27, 2008 - 12:57pm PT
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Werner,
That was Corey Rich and company...Justin Bastien and Todd Snyder.
They climbed a couple pitches ahead of us and "dangled" to get most of the photos.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 27, 2008 - 01:00pm PT
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killer, thx for the rainy day stoke.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 27, 2008 - 01:01pm PT
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OK, thanks, that's great.
That's the way to do it to get those great wall shots.
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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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Jan 27, 2008 - 01:08pm PT
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Those are exceptionally good. And even the last couple capture the top-out feeling better than most.
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DMBARN
Trad climber
Modesto
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Jan 27, 2008 - 03:13pm PT
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Hey E.L.
Martin and I practically learned how to climb together starting out at Stoney Point in the mid 80's. I remember getting a call from him while he was on his way up to do the climb (1999?). I remember him saying something about you integrating the climb into a fund raiser for kids/students as you are a teacher?
I can't say enough about Martin and so you must have had a great time doing the climb with him. One of the most gracious people on the planet. My climbing took a major dump when he moved to New York.
Nice work....
Regards,
Doug Miller
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cowpoke
climber
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Jan 27, 2008 - 03:17pm PT
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wow, fabulous!
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Prod
Trad climber
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Jan 27, 2008 - 03:38pm PT
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Very cool thanks.
Prod.
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E.L. "One"
Big Wall climber
Lancaster, California
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Author's Reply
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Jan 27, 2008 - 03:46pm PT
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Hi Doug,
You must have known him when he was into cycling....The Wheelman,
when he lived in Cali. He's heavily into triathalons now and completed his first Ironman a while back. Haven't talked to him for a while and was sorta hoping to draw him out with this post.
Martin was a great partner and we truly shared a dream.
Cracko
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Jacko
Trad climber
Grass Valley Ca.
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Jan 27, 2008 - 06:46pm PT
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Bump, and awsome Photos Bob....Let's book a Valley date..Jacko
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Festus
Mountain climber
Enron by the Sea
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Jan 27, 2008 - 09:55pm PT
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I think Corey Rich took this shot of you too...
although judging by the breasts it could also be Phil Mickelson.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jan 28, 2008 - 08:52am PT
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Bump these frickin great photos!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jan 28, 2008 - 09:10am PT
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Awesome shots. Nice job on the climb.
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L
climber
California dreaming' on the farside of the world..
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Jan 28, 2008 - 10:30am PT
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Great post Cracko--some excellent photos in that montage. And those top-out shots were da bomb.
Now I'm totally having withdrawal pains from not touching real rock in so long....aaarrrggghhhhhh...
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Orion
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jan 28, 2008 - 12:40pm PT
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Wow, that was really awesome.
I like that there are no descriptions, it let's the images speak and you form the tale in your own mind. Lot's of great shots and lots of work done to get them.
Thanks for sharing!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 28, 2008 - 12:43pm PT
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Awesome!!!
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Climbswithtits
Social climber
Fresno
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Jan 28, 2008 - 12:45pm PT
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Great Photos. Thanks for sharing!
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jan 28, 2008 - 12:49pm PT
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Bad to the bone™
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jan 28, 2008 - 01:07pm PT
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Yeah, good trip.
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sweatyballs
Trad climber
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Jan 28, 2008 - 02:27pm PT
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Killer pics! I am scared of the Zodiac (after taking a 30 footer on the first pitch) but want to do it! Good work!
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piquaclimber
Trad climber
SEKI
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Jan 28, 2008 - 02:45pm PT
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Excellent photos! Thanks for sharing your trip.
I especially like the summit double-high-five... good stuff.
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Festus
Mountain climber
Enron by the Sea
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Jan 28, 2008 - 05:10pm PT
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Bump, on merit!
And in fairness to Phil Mickelson, that JT shot could be almost anyone on the PGA tour except Tiger.
edit: Or it could be Fattrad!
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Orion
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jan 28, 2008 - 05:18pm PT
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I just took a second scroll through and there are some really interesting shots of the climbing here. I think one of the best is the old piece of tat with a new piece of tat tied to it that the climber below is about to clip. It really shows another element of climbing that doesn't get portrayed very much from an interesting perspective.
I'm going to keep these shots in mind when I'm talking pictures on my climbs. The taco has taught me two things about climbing pictures now, vary the perspective and take more pictures of the friends you go climbing with.
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E.L. "One"
Big Wall climber
Lancaster, California
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Author's Reply
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Jan 28, 2008 - 06:04pm PT
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Orion,
Thanks for noticing that. After my partner Martin brilliantly led the Nipple pitch, I took the lead on the "Mark of Zorro" pitch which was incredibly steep, and with a lot of fixed mank.
I remember Corey Rich hanging in space and snapping shots as I peered up at that rusty old old rurp with a newer sling slung around the knotted sling of the rurp. What else to do but clip and go !! That particularly ancient piece got you through the steep stuff and onto the upper headwall. I'm thinking that rurp had to be left by the other Porter on the first ascent !!!
Cracko
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Mike.
climber
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Jan 29, 2008 - 07:20am PT
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Buncha great shots.
Nice job on the root. Thanks for posting, E.L.!
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Big Kahuna
Ice climber
Hell Hardest climb I did was getting out of bed.
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Jan 29, 2008 - 09:58pm PT
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Awesome! Nice send great pic's
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Robb
Social climber
It's Ault or Nunn south of Shy Annie
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Jan 29, 2008 - 10:22pm PT
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Brought back a lot of memories I haven't felt for many years. Excellent job guys!
Zod, class of '82
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WanderlustMD
Trad climber
New England
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Jan 30, 2008 - 11:57am PT
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I remember those shots from the mags! Nice to the rest, as well as some backstory.
Cheers!
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SamSeal
Trad climber
Harrison, New York
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Bob! Doug forwarded me this thread. It is great to see those pictures again, brings back some great memories. I've got your email now, and will shoot you an update. Lots going on. /Martin
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Stanley Hassinger
climber
Eastern US
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Thanks for the great post! Any chance the NPR story is archived somewhere? I'd love to have a listen.
SH
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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That was great- I liked the wire on the bolt shot best
murf
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Zander
climber
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Looks nice up there! thanks for posting.
Z
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salad
climber
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just saw this.. fantastic shots!
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Kartch
climber
belgrade, mt
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That was sweeeet!!!
I wish Patagonia still made those ugly caps. They were never popular with the ladies but they functioned perfectly.
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Cracko
Trad climber
Quartz Hill, California
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Stanley,
Tried to get the NPR audio recordings but could never track down Jason Parr. Don't know if he still works for NPR. Also don't know if they ever aired it.
Martin,
So good to hear from you !! I got your email and will be responding as soon as I get my sh&t together !! And...I don't want to hear about you feeling old at 50. Damit! I just turned 55 and I'm gonna get up the Captain this year again come hell or high water. I think you need to join me. Much safer than getting hit by cars while cycling around !!! Hope all is well with you and look forward to talking.
Cracko
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Cracko
Trad climber
Quartz Hill, California
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Kartch,
Those Patagonia hats are the bomb!! Fit under a helmet like no other hat. Feather lite and they really breathe. Still have mine but need to find another. Does anyone else make anything close ??
Cracko
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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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bump
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hossjulia
climber
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Thanks for the bump Mziebell.
Finn has been trying to talk me into doing some aid. Never have. If I keep looking at these killer TR's, just might happen. I could smell the granite.
AWESOME!
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Mike.
climber
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Mar 18, 2008 - 08:42pm PT
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Lemme know what's up, Cracko...
= ]
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Mar 18, 2008 - 09:33pm PT
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Groove...That was My 1st El Cap rt. I still think it has some really beautiful features. Thx all!
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Orion
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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May 27, 2008 - 06:19pm PT
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Bump
because this is one of the best photo TR's of big wall climbing on this site!
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Northern California
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May 28, 2008 - 11:14am PT
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Some of the finest climbing photography I've ever seen. Well done. Your composition is so much better than the typical gratuitous posed stuff. Brings back the memories...
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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May 28, 2008 - 01:04pm PT
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awesome - those pics hit like a ton-o-bricks...
wow
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Cracko
Trad climber
Quartz Hill, California
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Apr 13, 2009 - 11:15am PT
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Sorry, but done with all the recent OT "bitchfests", so bumping my own thread !!
Cracko
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Pate
Trad climber
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Apr 13, 2009 - 11:29am PT
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great tr. photographer did you guys right!
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno
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Apr 13, 2009 - 11:38am PT
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Too many damn photos!!! This thread almost crashed my computer - it was *actually* smoking as I pulled the plug from the back of it. Now that it's cooled down and restarted, the OS won't load, and I'm certain it erased all the files on my drive and my monitor will no longer power on. I hope my car's OK. It was in the garage, after all, when I clicked the link to this thread... You'll be getting a visit from the NSA and Homeland Security soon, buddy!
Nice TR! :)
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Northern California
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Apr 13, 2009 - 11:55am PT
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Thanks so much!! Those are great photos that really capture the true character of that climb!
Zodiac was my first wall - I did it the summer after finishing high school back in 1994. Those photos bring back so many parts of the route that I'd long since forgotten - the scary blank sections, the wonderful discovery of a #1 cam placement, the learning to use hooks, careful scrutiny of a fixed copper head (hmm... do I trust this thing?), all that great stuff!
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Cracko
Trad climber
Quartz Hill, California
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Apr 13, 2009 - 12:21pm PT
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Nefarius,
As "edgy" as I am these days, your post made me laugh!! I guess that is the value of all these Fing "OT" posts on ST these days! Thanks
Cracko
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Apr 14, 2009 - 08:20am PT
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Right on I scored and found a great thread to start my day...loved how the pictures told the tale. Nice work!
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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May 26, 2009 - 10:29pm PT
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Nice pictures.
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Oxymoron
Big Wall climber
total Disarray
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May 27, 2009 - 05:12am PT
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Good stuff, Bubba.....Thanks
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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May 27, 2009 - 08:39am PT
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How awesome sh#t like this gets quickly relegated to the back pages is a mystery to me. Currently the top post is "Clash of Civilizations" post number 423 or so....F&$X@!!! we can read the F&$X@ news that clash sh#t with Arab and Israeli Iraqi news is all over it. You can
t take a dump without seeing it on the bathroom wall. Never see this kind of quality on the regular news and rarely even here though.....
Thanks for the bump, can't believe I missed it first go round!
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Double D
climber
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May 27, 2009 - 08:54am PT
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Wow, great photos! They really give the "feel" of what it's like up there. Hats off to Corey!
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perswig
climber
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May 27, 2009 - 10:01am PT
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A+++.
What a great mix of perspectives, could taste the grit.
Thanks for the bump.
Dale
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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May 27, 2009 - 12:27pm PT
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Another bump.
What's this monkey business? Looks like an A5 move.
Thanks for posting this awesome trip report.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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May 27, 2009 - 02:44pm PT
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Besides the one Gunkie posted above, this is one of my favorites:
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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May 27, 2009 - 03:46pm PT
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great photos, Zodiac- most fun I ever had on a route. Hope to see my partner on that route ,John Fowler this weekend in the Valley, been a long time.
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PhotogEC
climber
In front of my computer
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Bump
Love this pic:
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BriGuy
climber
black hills, south dakota
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zodiac kicks ass
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Thanks for bumping this thread.. I totally missed it last year.. seing it for the first time today.. really great photos...
mentioned NPR.. mentioned Corey Rich...
This was a great set of photos..
Thanks
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Awesome photos.
Please look down, from the top, that old #4 Black camelot and look closely for fractures. I found mine riddled with hairline fractures after reading about them in a thread a few years ago. Retired 3 ol style Camelot's immediately.
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powen01
Trad climber
Louisville, KY
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Brilliant TR. BUMP.
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PhotogEC
climber
In front of my computer
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Jul 10, 2009 - 11:43am PT
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Another bump, just because I like it.
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Pate
Trad climber
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bump. so good.
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rrider
climber
Mckinleyville, Ca
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incredible. I like the one of the guy testing the ancient rurp, and the two prior shots. The grim look in their eyes, the off-balance stretches with a heavy rack. Helmeted focus timeless as the Illiad. Magic.
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Feb 16, 2010 - 11:47am PT
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Great shots!
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Feb 16, 2010 - 09:25pm PT
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great pics, thanks
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Feb 18, 2010 - 09:29am PT
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Wow, some great pics...No words need to be written, the pictures speak for themselves .
thanks for the bump...
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BriGuy
climber
black hills, south dakota
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Dec 23, 2011 - 04:29pm PT
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Zodiac still kicks ass
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LuckyNeck
Trad climber
the basement of Lou's Tavern
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I been cruisin' this site for years and I just now found this TR. I feel like I been cheated.
Awesome.
The last 7 photos in particular, outstanding.
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