Oops

I call BS on this story...too unbelievable for me. Don't care if R&I took the bait.

So sad. It wasn't just a rack, it was a birthday gift!

Soft Catch wrote: So sad. It wasn't just a rack, it was a birthday gift!

It wasn't a birthday gift, it was white privilege. :)

Josh Rymer wrote: You said he had a red shirt, as well dark hair and a beard. Was it this fella by any chance?

What?! Did you just pick out some dude with a red shirt and beard to blast as a suspect? I'm sure the culprit only wears red shirts...Can't believe your post of some redshirt guy got 12 thumbs up.

Can we for real start a post to donate some cans to this kid? I will gladly

This is a troll. I’ll give this guy a double rack if it isn’t.

Catherine Davis wrote: Can we for real start a post to donate some cans to this kid? I will gladly

im not saying the story isn't true, but by BS meter is registering and requires more evidence before i donate gear....

What day did this happen?  And approximately what time?

Wow that’s nuts! Hope you find him somehow!

David Appelhans wrote:

What?! Did you just pick out some dude with a red shirt and beard to blast as a suspect? I'm sure the culprit only wears red shirts...Can't believe your post of some redshirt guy got 12 thumbs up.

Don’t know if you’re being facetious, but this guy (Mike) was a brief reddit climbing meme. Some folks frequent both forums.

Chris Fedorczak wrote: https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/rack-stolen-mid-climb-by-stranger-climbers-stranded-wtf/?fbclid=IwAR0-H9mcoYZ1xj4Y33UbkRI5YFidQoGbbSI9RqPye4GcPhGBk1RzqouAZP0

I found this "News" flash from Rock & Ice extremely disappointing. The author simply read this thread and published an eye catching subject line. There is not a word of extra information more than what we could gather from this thread ourselves.  Why not just post a link to this thread and call it a day?! 

The victim's number has been posted since day one. Did they even try to call him to seek more information? I'd be embarrassed with this low level of reporting quality if I were the magazine. 

As for the case itself, I feel that if more details about the individual are provided, given that it might not be a huge pool of climbers who feel comfortable to free solo a 5.6 multi-pitch, and if the story is spread wider among the community, it is not impossible to lead to the culprit. I feel for the young climber.

curt86iroc wrote:

im not saying the story isn't true, but by BS meter is registering and requires more evidence before i donate gear....

I feel that for sure

This shouldn't be "call me" it should be "call the police officer in charge of this case who took the police report"...

How did you finish the climb and rap off the flatiron, after your gear was stolen?

Hobo Greg wrote:

Says in the original post that they met another party tagged along.

Whoops yeah your right. Need to work on my reading comprehension...LAUSD school system dun' learned me good

Hobo Greg wrote:

Says in the original post that they met another party tagged along.

Can this other party confirm on here so we know it is not a troll job

Dr. VARMENT wrote: That is a massive rack for the 1st!

i always thought it makes more sense for new trad climbers to have the bigger racks... safer that way.

Mei (pronounced as May) wrote:

I found this "News" flash from Rock & Ice extremely disappointing. The author simply read this thread and published an eye catching subject line. There is not a word of extra information more than what we could gather from this thread ourselves.  Why not just post a link to this thread and call it a day?! 

The victim's number has been posted since day one. Did they even try to call him to seek more information? I'd be embarrassed with this low level of reporting quality if I were the magazine. 

As for the case itself, I feel that if more details about the individual are provided, given that it might not be a huge pool of climbers who feel comfortable to free solo a 5.6 multi-pitch, and if the story is spread wider among the community, it is not impossible to lead to the culprit. I feel for the young climber.

Tbf the only 5.6 is the first slabby runout pitch, which is super classic and rite-of-passage-ey, but most soloists skip it I think on actual climbs of the First. 

But anyway I wrote all this and agree with everything you said anyway so I'm just being pedantic.

erigre wrote:
Too much bullshit... and R&I posting this with no verification, wtf?

This bothers me the most.  It sounds like they made no effort to contact Alex.  I mean, if this is real he should readily answer a PM to get in touch.

Shay Subramanian wrote:

Tbf the only 5.6 is the first slabby runout pitch, which is super classic and rite-of-passage-ey, but most soloists skip it I think on actual climbs of the First. 

No they don't.