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Its a great route, you guys ought to do in instead of talking yourself out of attempting it, just because you are nervous as sheep. Bahhhhhhhhhh.

thats what she said..

yeah hey, Joe, you got to do the line to knock it. Otherwise you are just doing a "Grossberg" as on Wings of Steel and taking a dump on someones ropes because you can't get up it yourself. I'm not saying you can't get up it or... well maybe I am.... :kisss:

Thanks Dave! and just want to say it officialy, I was just razzing everybody in fun. Kevbone I love all your bolts dude, I'd clip em twice if I could. No need for anyone to be overly sensitive or try to get in touch with their feelings. We are a Band of Brothers, and all that.

I thought it was just fun and games and at the end we all have a group hug, go sport climbing, and drink Red Bulls. Its my birthday today, and I think thats what I going to do...yep, I'm officialy a old dog, son of a ..... 52 years and it ain't getting any easier.

ok Kevbone, I see. I just thought you might be referring to your Ozone grid bolting and couldn't possibly be denigrating Stone Soup with its occasional fixed peckerhead or bolt to keep ya off a ledge fall or to bypass a blank section, but maybe you were......? Keeping it real baby....this shit is fun....! 8D

i think i actually agree with you on this one joseph.... I just realized that the above had been said before but I couldn't remember to whom, but now its coming to me.........it was said to Warren Harding, Royal Robbins, Jim Bridwell, Yvon Chouinard, Steve Gerberding, Layton Kor, Charlie Porter, Dean Caldwell, Fred Becky, this list goes on. You're in good company Ivan, and know you struck it rich when you get the old guards panties in a uproar! I can hardly wait to get back on that biatch and send it, fawk yeah!

R U talking Ozone or Beacon Kevbone?

I would call Ivans line the pure Direttissima line and everything else exploiting minor lines of weakness. This route take a great line up the middle of the wall connecting small seams and cracks with the occassioanl blank section. Its a classic line with thought provoking placements, and even clipping some of the fixed pieces very challenging. Aunt Bee would be proud.

Hard to believe anyone has previously led Ivans actual line without the requisite pins and bolts and the odd peckerhead and hook move. How would you get pass the 2 bolt ladder on the first pitch? On the 2nd pitch without the bolts and pins,its like no way,you are looking at bad ledge falls. I can't believe that is previously traveled terrain without the fixed gear. I have to stand up for Ivan here, its just to thin and there would be some sign of passing. Barneys Bubble~! and Smoke signals must go either left or right I would think. Thats what I'm talking.

Nice!

What about Aunt Bee? Ivan could just rename it Barney's Bull based on the vague internet recollections... Ha!

Did you say Stone Soup? Here's some photos from today. Really a quality route. I'd bring a hammer for cleaning though. Also a headlamp for placing gear on the first pitch. If only Kenny would have had that beta, he'd still have his tailboner. Good times, thank you Ivan. The first pitch has a few tricky "very interesting" sections but fun stuff. Ivan looking for the umbrella. Ivan starts the second pitch, a little cruxy right off the deck. Ivan nears 3 Tree Ledge and the top of the second pitch. We got rained on pretty hard at this point and the temps were chilly so we bailed. I'm stoked to get back on it and finish it as it looks like great fun ahead for the next 4 pitches! Highly reccommended.

That a wild spot to bivy, very cool!

that was a wierd video...or what

Well, he couldn't have added to many bolts if Kenny broke his tailbone on it! Doesn't the multipitch complete climb take prescedence over a single pitch top rope Kevbone? Hey, I hear you are top roping really well lately. Like the first pitch of the PO Wall had been climbed before Bridwell did it, but I don't see anybody calling it anything but the PO Wall. Any bolts, pins, and other assorted fixed gear should be encouraged on that shitty chossy side of Beacon in my mind since most of us only end up climbing there in the winter in the rain and the wet.

That pile of rocks looks terrifyingly trundlerable. I'm surprised Ivan and Justin could restrain themselves. Which line there is yours Pink? Not Bears, so the Dirty Double?

Wow, that is a beautiful line or what~

but this is what I had my heart set on! Oh well, Stone Soup looks rad, count me in one weekend.

Try and break a dyneema sling by jumping off above the anchors and falling full impact onto the sling. Won't happen. You won't break the biners either, but your back might not like it.

That looks as good as it gets. Nice!

Stout!

Wow, awesome! Way to strike out into the unknown. Those warm weather photos make me wish for summer.

No worries Joe. I got em for when I see ya next. Last day of open climbing at Beacon today, and its snowing at my house. Bummer.

Not good conditions at Beacon yesterday. but still fun for a late eve run. http://www.vimeo.com/19344625 We even ran into Joe! Joe, if you read this I found 2 stoppers and a biner I am sure are yours when we rapped off, as they were not there when we went thru going up.