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Apr 24, 2024
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This was one of my best onsight flashes back in the 1980s. The classic of the day, put up by the best of c…
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May 12, 2023
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Humans are tool users….
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Dec 5, 2021
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I am pretty sure that is me on the bike, I recall that proto-offroad bike, scrapped together from spare bik…
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Aug 15, 2021
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amazing.
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Aug 15, 2021
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Mark's effort on the second ascent--before he had access to Jardine's secret weapon, cams-- is amazing, but…
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Aug 5, 2021
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One of the best. I got “stuck” just over the lip, arms outstretched pulling sidepulls. Couldn’t let go to…
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Aug 5, 2021
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Think I might have gotten the first flash of this route, did it right after steiger’s guide was published,…
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Jul 15, 2021
Asia
> Pakistan
> Baltoro Mustagh
> Trango Towers
> Grande Voyage (5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b WI4 M3+ A4+ Steep Snow X)
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The summit heights are not much different but this photo was taken from a higher vantage point, so heights…
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Jul 15, 2021
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Yoho Man to the right, also v5ish.
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Jul 15, 2021
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I think the confusion comes from the fact that Rick Cashner also did a variant to Blue Suede Shoes, but I r…
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Jul 15, 2021
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I think the true variant avoids all the Blue Suede Shoes holds, but doesn’t use the arete either.
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Jul 15, 2021
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When I first did this variant to Blue Suede shoes, It was still all covered with moss. As I was living the…
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Apr 28, 2021
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Odd. Slapshot was a standard back then. No Holds Bard was considered harder, they were both rated B1+ bac…
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Apr 23, 2021
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Re: the bike. Not me! I was working as a rigger for Earl Wiggins on that film project. Earl was the rigg…
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Mar 8, 2021
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Eric Bjornstadt named this route "Middendorf's Folly" in one of his guide updates--we didn't really name it…
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Mar 8, 2021
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I really have no recollection of this route. I do recall a trip to Redrocks with Steve Byrne, we did some…
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Jul 18, 2020
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There was no “working the moves” as suggested by Rusty above. Cole and I swung leads up the 10 pitches est…
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Jul 18, 2020
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One of my favourite 5.11’s , out of the way, a bit obscure, but fine moves the whole way.
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