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Boissal .
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Jan 14, 2015
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Small Lake, UT
· Joined Aug 2006
· Points: 1,541
He's on P28, took me a bit of time to figure out from the topo. Looks burly!
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brian burke
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Jan 14, 2015
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mammoth lakes, ca
· Joined Nov 2013
· Points: 165
that pitch looks heinous. the concept of it bing 'only' a 12.b offwidth is insane. these dudes are on a different planet.
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Joseph Churchman
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Jan 14, 2015
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Bend, OR
· Joined Jun 2014
· Points: 0
Looks like he's reloaded and going for it...cmon KJ!
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Morgan Patterson
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Jan 14, 2015
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NH
· Joined Oct 2009
· Points: 8,945
I suspect when I have to leave work in two hours the action is really going to start up...
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Warbonnet
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Jan 14, 2015
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Utah, India and Cambodia
· Joined Nov 2013
· Points: 630
Brian Prince wrote:I think it's 12b and he just doesn't care... but we'll see! What a sweet looking feature though.. Cool to see how different they both climbed it. Brian, was thinking the same thing re: how they both climbed it different ways. Like most good climbing teams/partners, each has his/her own "speciality" (thin cracks, off-widths, friction, etc.), the sum of which gets the team up the route. Don't know these guys well enough to know who is best at what when the going gets thick or one another's 'speciality' is best used. (Maybe there is no difference; they sort of own their own space). Does anyone know?
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PaulMudd
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Jan 14, 2015
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Las Vegas, NV
· Joined Dec 2014
· Points: 5
there is a reason rock climbing is not a spectator sport...still cool to see though! : )
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Mike Stearns
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Jan 14, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined May 2007
· Points: 1,607
I enjoyed the fist bump when he finished.
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Gold Plated Rocket Pony
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Jan 14, 2015
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Colorado
· Joined Jul 2007
· Points: 96
Did they just finish pitch 28?
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Morgan Patterson
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Jan 14, 2015
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NH
· Joined Oct 2009
· Points: 8,945
KJ get 29 clean that go? fell asleep for a minute...
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Morgan Patterson
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Jan 14, 2015
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NH
· Joined Oct 2009
· Points: 8,945
Gold Plated Rocket Pony wrote:Did they just finish pitch 28? They just finished 29 if KJ got that clean...
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Mike Stearns
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Jan 14, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined May 2007
· Points: 1,607
Yes, he styled p29 a second ago. He looked pretty relieved by his body language. Camera doods are repositioning and TC was reracking some stuff.
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Johnny Y
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Jan 14, 2015
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California
· Joined Nov 2012
· Points: 1,383
Mike Stearns wrote:I enjoyed the fist bump when he finished. It gave me so much stoke that I want to get out to the valley and climb right now. Can't wait for the moment at the top!
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saltlick
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Jan 14, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Mar 2009
· Points: 475
Is this totally new terrain for them? TC is moving like I do when I'm on-sighting 5.8 - downclimbing, resting a lot, re-chalking, ticking holds... Edit: or maybe he's waiting for the cameras to re-position. Again, just like I do...
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Leify Guy
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Jan 14, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jul 2013
· Points: 367
saltlick wrote:Is this totally new terrain for them? TC is moving like I do when I'm on-sighting 5.8 - downclimbing, resting a lot, re-chalking, ticking holds... Edit: or maybe he's waiting for the cameras to re-position. Again, just like I do... Either way, watching it makes my hands start sweating as though I'm the one having to down climb to chill out before committing to a move.
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Monty
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Jan 14, 2015
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Golden, CO
· Joined Mar 2006
· Points: 3,520
saltlick wrote:Is this totally new terrain for them? TC is moving like I do when I'm on-sighting 5.8 - downclimbing, resting a lot, re-chalking, ticking holds... Makes you wonder how "12b" it really is huh?
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NTH
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Jan 14, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Dec 2014
· Points: 0
saltlick wrote:Is this totally new terrain for them? TC is moving like I do when I'm on-sighting 5.8 - downclimbing, resting a lot, re-chalking, ticking holds... Edit: or maybe he's waiting for the cameras to re-position. Again, just like I do... i think he's actually having trouble figuring out this sequence... pretty sure they have never climbed this stuff before as a pitch, maybe they sussed out the moves on toprope though.
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Boissal .
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Jan 14, 2015
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Small Lake, UT
· Joined Aug 2006
· Points: 1,541
Monty wrote: Makes you wonder how "12b" it really is huh? +1 on that. 12b onsight for someone who just sent a pile of 14d pitches doesn't sound too terrible but he's not making it look particularly straightforward...
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Glenn Schuler
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Jan 14, 2015
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Monument, Co.
· Joined Jun 2006
· Points: 1,330
That looked scary as hell!! This is so cool to be able to watch it like we're all hanging out at the bottom of the crag.
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Leify Guy
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Jan 14, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jul 2013
· Points: 367
Monty wrote: Makes you wonder how "12b" it really is huh? I think they're on pitch 30 now, which would make this a 13a... but I could be wrong
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Brian Prince
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Jan 14, 2015
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reno
· Joined Mar 2010
· Points: 2,727
So amazing to hear he sent it. Just awesome. Trying to watch in class..
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