Sol Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Trip: Mt Stuart - FA: King Kong - Gorillas in the Mist Direct Direct Date: 9/9/2016 Trip Report: On September 9th I completed a long-term project on the West Face Wall of Mt Stuart: King Kong, AKA Gorillas in the Mist Direct Direct AKA The Joe Puryear Memorial Route - 11d, 900ft. It took multiple attempts over many years and is my most meaningful first ascent to date. This climb was a tribute to fallen alpinist Joe Puryear who died in Tibet in 2010. A lengthy trip report can be found on my blog which recounts not only this ascent but the first ascents of Gorillas in The Mist, Gorillas Direct, and my many failures/attempts in between: Sol Wertkin Blog Quote
wayne Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Way to stick with it! Looks like a wild route. Quote
JasonG Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Yeah Sol! That's really impressive and a great tribute to a fallen friend. Although you're really making it tough for those of us that use young kids as an excuse to not get after it! Quote
Rad Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Sweet! The camp where I worked as a counselor many moons ago had the motto: Courage, Perseverance, Loyalty. You're showing them here. Oh, and Moon Boards are aid!! Quote
telemarker Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Great chronology of a personal journey! Thank for sharing and man, those are some fantastic photos! Well done Sol! Quote
Trent Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Wow!! What a great story; way to persevere! Quote
stevetimetravlr Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 Thank you for taking us along on your journey of adventure. Awesome! Quote
ivan Posted October 24, 2016 Posted October 24, 2016 awwww, why can't dian fossey get added into the memorial? congrats on adding to an already amazing mountain Quote
Sol Posted October 25, 2016 Author Posted October 25, 2016 awwww, why can't dian fossey get added into the memorial? congrats on adding to an already amazing mountain Thanks Ivan! I had to google Dian Fossey, LOL that's funny! Quote
ivan Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 come up the other side, call it "dian fossey's dirty back door?" Quote
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