climbing during an earthquake

We just had a tiny earthquake in the northeast, but it was the first earthquake I ever felt. So, anyone ever been climbing and felt an earthquake? Any good stories?

I was climbing during the earthquake a few hours ago. I didn't feel anything, but there was some random rockfall at one point which is common in the area.

I was on the cliff at the Gunks and felt nothing. One of my colleagues down in Fishkill, NY left a message on my phone asking if I was ok. He said our office was evacuated as a precaution. No damage as far as I know. Just enough wiggle to make folks wonder "what the heck?"

I was actually leading a climb. Weather was great and things were going pretty well. I was about 40 feet up and had another 30 to go to the anchors. I placed a # 1 about 8 feet ago. I was looking for another spot to place some gear since i was entering the crux sequence. Just when I reached for my yellow mastercam i felt off balance. I thought i was having a vertigo of some sort. It started to feel hard to hang on and all i thought about was my last piece. I looked down and noticed my rope swaying a bit. I hurried to place the yellow mastercam but I fumbled it started to slip off the hold.
This story is a complete fabrication, but it was what i wanted to hear from someone!!!!!!!

damn you. That's what i've been looking for too. Somebody some where HAD to be climbing something when it happened, or have had prior experience climbing during an earth quake, and i wanna hear the story damn it.

Spiro wrote: It started to feel hard to hang on and all i thought about was my last piece. I looked down and noticed my rope swaying a bit. I hurried to place the yellow mastercam but I fumbled it started to slip off the hold.

Nice, got my mouse all sweaty.

Pictorial evidence of the damage caused by east coast earthquake:

This is a true story.
Back in the 80's (before Friends)Tom Cosgriff and I were doing a 5.10 hand and fist crack climb called Outer Limits on the Cookie Cliff in the Yosemite Valley.
I was in the process of leading the first pitch. I was over half way up with my hands and feet in the crack with a piece of protection about 10 feet below me when the entire cliff started moving,swaying,rocking and rolling! We heard rocks falling in the distance.
Miraculously the hexes that I had placed below me remained in place. The whole experience felt a little odd but I really wasn't all that freaked, so I finished leading the pitch.
Tom and I were a bit concerned by the rock fall and decided not finish the climb so I rappelled from the top of the first pitch.
When we got back to camp-4 we found out that the trimmer/quake had caused some large rocks fall and some hikers were hit on the Mist Trail on Half Dome.

Spiro, you are hilarious, that is EXACTLY what I was imagining! Thanks for the real deal Olaf.

i really thought we would have more stories...it had to cross all our minds. enough computer, going to climb!!!!!!!