Mediocre climbing accomplishments

I spent three months living and working in Yosemite and didn't climb a thing

Only years later did I begin climbing.

I don't know if that counts as mediocre or just sad

No disrespect intended, but I edited your response to remove the middle sentence.

I spent three months living and working in Yosemite and didn't climb a thing

I don't know if that counts as mediocre or just sad

My reaction to your post is: living and working in the valley is anything but mediocre or sad  

The best rock climbing weather I ever had there was in January, 3 weeks of sunshine, no climbers anywhere. Crisp, dry bluebird conditions.

Mike Weiss and Jeff Lowe were there to climb the Tears, but we all just went rock climbing because the ice wasn’t forming.

I got arrested for taking a shower in the girls’ dorms, where my gf lived. Got charged with “Defrauding an innkeeper”, but I had struck it rich and could afford a lawyer, Rex Spaith, and he got the charges dropped

Mediocre climbing accomplishment 

Austin Donisan wrote:

I've never gotten "thumb pump" (apparently I don't know how to handjam like a normal person)

wtf

teach me your ways

charles price wrote:

Winter? U were hard UP. LOL

See u do have the soul of a rock climber lol. C4 was a good way to get a partner in the day. but now (just I cant trust of my injury ) 

But have met wonderous climbers

That is like freaky cool. wrong stall ROFL.  in the winter for me was JT. although hated it. JT rock whether winter or even summer has always made the tips of my fingers raw ROFL

Maybe 15 years ago, Kevin Jorgeson spent a day off with me and Rusty at Sentinel Boulder. A day off from the Dawn Wall project. He was nice to have spent HOURS  helping us on this problem. V0 Lol. Chris McNamara gave a presentation at the rock ice mountain club so I gained his signature.

• Chris Sharma cheered me on and said "nice send" in the gym one time
• I've free soloed 5.3 in crocs
• I one-sessioned my hardest boulder to date with a debilitating hangover (nearly puked on the drive there)
• I sent a meaningful years-long project slightly drunk... immediately after taking a shot of gin
• Did a king swing through an arch in a gym after hours
• Climbed 2500 vertical feet in a gym in a single session (autobelay, for those curious)
• Found a PG&E waterway near a crag to inner tube down through the mountains with a perfect walkway back to the top

I got off route driving to Eagle Peak with Chris Sharma, but we rallied and sent the drive

Isaiah aka Zay Foulks wrote:

Mr. Lennox,

Your / Roadie's PO Wall story is one of my favorites of all time.

I might actually have the original TR page saved (with pictures) on a device somewhere...

Same for me! It’s definitely the funniest big wall story I’ve read. Bugs, bears, what goes on in some minds on a wall, etc. I have the story and pics saved, and read it again just now.

I didn’t make the connection between the Mtn Proj Mr. Lennox and Roadie’s partner though, until you mentioned it Isaiah.

I led this 5.6 crack on gear that I cried on the first time I led it. 

I rapped a huge multipitch in my leather chacos. 

one of my proudest solos was Old ladies rt @ Seneca.   Pretty sure they call it 5.1 but its Seneca and you Know how Sandbagged that shit is ;)  Soloing to the top of South peak is just darn cool even if it is 5.1

Mike J wrote:

Now I wanna read this legendary trip report too! Please share!

Here’s a link to the story. There are 11 photos that disappeared when Supertopo shut down and turned off photo links. If you want an original complete copy, DM me.

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=3092259&tn=0&mr=0

Terry E wrote:

Here’s a link to the story. There are 11 photos that disappeared when Supertopo shut down and turned off photo links. If you want an original complete copy, DM me.

Pacific Ocean Wall tr

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=3092259&tn=0&mr=0

Roadie was such a great story teller!

I got lots of them. . . 

My manager has pooped at the highest and lowest points in the contiguous US. Whitney & Badwater Basin. That came out yesterday, as poop stories doo among climbers.

Desert Rock Sports wrote:

 That came out yesterday, as poop stories doo among climbers.

That should really come out most every day consistently.

Desert Rock Sports wrote:

My manager has pooped at the highest and lowest points in the contiguous US. Whitney & Badwater Basin. That came out yesterday, as poop stories doo among climbers.

I want to know if they actually pooped at the real high and low marks or just near? Because both those spots are pretty well-trafficked. I've dropped a deuce NEAR both but not right on the summit of Whitney or low point of Badwater. 

Basically geological survey marker or it didn't happen. God bless.

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