wayne Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 Do people solo anymore or is it considered idiotic these days? Here are the ones I know of... Charles Bell on Willis Wall(if he actually did it). Peter Croft on Traverseing the Southern Pickets.(Was he Solo? , Which of the peaks did he do?) Quote
rayborbon Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 Croft soloed the Bad ass Beckey route of Slesse and the Stuart Range in a day. I see people soloing from time to time... Mostly on rock routes at a crag but impressive by my standards of no good standards by any means Quote
rayborbon Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 On this note again rope soloing it must have been but what about Pete Doorish's solo on Mt Garfield Quote
Matt_Anderson Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 I think Doorish also rope soloed a route on Dolomite tower on the North Face of Mt. Baring. Holy shit. matt Quote
Colin Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 Mt. Garfield = THE HAZARDOUS ENIGMA You cannot consider yourself an alpinist until you have ascended the HAZARDOUS ENIGMA and gone to a Slayer show! [ 03-21-2002: Message edited by: Colin ] Quote
rayborbon Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 How about a Danzig show in Munich Germany 92 backstage with White Zombie then? Quote
Colin Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 Also, HAZARDOUS ENIGMA ascents are only considered pure if you wear jean shorts. Quote
rayborbon Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 I bet Fred was naked with 2 chicks in each arm on the summit Quote
pope Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 quote: Originally posted by rayborbon: I bet Fred was naked with 2 chicks in each arm on the summit Two chicks? What, is old Fred slowing down? That guy used to have a half dozen or more: three or four fine babes for mundane chatter, massages, belay duty; a couple gals to keep the Gatorade coming at those thirsty belay stations; and three or four to keep camp in order. Quote
klenke Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 "Great Solo's in the Cascades"? I once saw Han Solo up on Outer Orbit. Quote
erik Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 w ridge of stuart is a great solo...... is that okay i didnt really mean not to stray with my post but........ Quote
Country_Jake Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 The first time I ever climbed Three finger jack and Mt. whashington, I went on a spiritual jurny and climbed both peaks... I didn't tell anyone where I was going and wasa gone for four days... just f&%$in' off revelling in my own insanity... but it was the funnest climbing trip i'v ever been on... I think that solo missions feel the most rewarding when accomplished... Quote
Retrosaurus Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 quote: Originally posted by rayborbon: I free soloed Britney Spears Twice!! It was free and you only did it twice?! Quote
David_Parker Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 My solos have been mostly in the Olympics. They offer spiritual walks through lush forests on the approach, challenging yet safe routes (no glaciers for the most part) and awesome views from the summits. Solos are about the journey, not the summit! I highly endorse them if you've never done them. It's difficult yet inspirational to place yourself in a situation where there's nobody talking to you for an extended period of time. You really get to know yourself in a different way. Everything becomes much more clear in a simplistic way. I did a 3 day kayak trip in the south sound last year. That was fun too. Quote
Climzalot Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 Glacier Peaks Frostbite Ridge makes a good solo outing. Cant beat the views and surroundings. There is a bit of glacier travel, but crevasse danger is ultra mimimal if you stay on the ridge instead of heading up the Kennedy. Quote
ScottP Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 The Tooth to Chair Peak. I can't say I have done it all in one trip, but the ground in between the two is a pleasant scramble (except for that short, forested bit on the W/NW side of Hemlock Peak). Quote
scot'teryx Posted March 22, 2002 Posted March 22, 2002 I soloed Mt Pilchuck once I wore all cotton and had a camp trails pack. Quote
allthumbs Posted March 23, 2002 Posted March 23, 2002 I soloed Candy Burkhalter...a very climactic experience. Quote
wayne Posted March 23, 2002 Author Posted March 23, 2002 FREE THE SOLOIST'S!!!!!!!!!!My new cause Quote
plexus Posted March 23, 2002 Posted March 23, 2002 Tomyhoi Peak three years ago. I backpacked to Yellow Aster Butte faster than I thought I would (thanks to the voracious flies) and got bored counting the weekend warriors near the tarns. So my little hike ended up as a bagged summit. It's fun when you suprise yourself . Quote
mattp Posted March 23, 2002 Posted March 23, 2002 Solo climbing can be a great experience. In fact, I would say that some of my most memorable climbs in the Cascades have been those that I undertook by myself. It is a wholly different experience from climbing with a partner. I haven't done as much of it in the past few years as I used to, but I am sure that there are plenty of climbers who do. But they are more likely to be doing it for their own private experience and less likely to report their accomplishments than are other climbers. Quote
Bug Posted March 23, 2002 Posted March 23, 2002 W ridge of Stuart goes a hundred different ways unroped. North Index with a rope. Chair. Tooth. W ridge of Prussick. w ridge of Baring (airy hike). My next free solo will be the direct route up the west face of Dragontail. Quote
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