Looking for a photo

[Dr_Crash]

I went to Patagonia's Seattle store yesterday. In their dressing room, there is a big poster of a guy who is hanging off a pretty steep face, with a beer in his hand and flip flops on his feet. Do you know that picture? Is it available in print somewhere?

 

Thanks,

drC

[Mr._Natural]

john shermen aka the verm. staged.

[Dr_Crash]

Duh, of course it's staged. Still funny. Thanks for the name.

 

drC

[Mr._Natural]

Duh, of course it's staged.

 

drC

 

you must have never climbed with bp? he sends in flip flops regularly.

[specialed]

Classic photo. I see it everywhere.

[ryland_moore]

Yeah but I doubt Bobby is doing a .13c in flip flops!

[specialed]

Neither is Verm

[Jens]

The Verm at Mt. Arapiles. I've never been to the area but heard it was a 5.13 they staged the pic on.

 

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[EWolfe]

Yep, the beta on the staged photo:

 

Wears his harness under his pants, clipped his shoes to the right (hidden) side, fixes himself to a pin to the right (also hidden), dons the flip-flops, pulls the beer out of his oversized chalkbag ( toothsheaf, if I am not mistaken ), someone above pulls the rope up, and as he swings onto the crux 5.13, a strategically positioned photographer shoots the pic.

 

Here he is actually climbing: approaching a hella scary V6 slippery quartzite move at the needles, SD

[Squid]

Thanks for the backstory- although I have to admit I never realized it had been posed. I just thought he was badass.

 

The world seems a little smaller now.

[Norman_Clyde]

That other photo is of the famed Thimble, first sent by John Gill-- the historic most difficult bouldering ascent at the time. Used to have a parking lot post right in the fall line.

[EWolfe]

I always escaped left to the slot.

 

Couldn't commit.

[Squid]

huh. I heard its only B1.

[EWolfe]

 

You're one of the good ones, Squid-werd.

[specialed]

That other photo is of the famed Thimble, first sent by John Gill-- the historic most difficult bouldering ascent at the time. Used to have a parking lot post right in the fall line.

 

I fucked around on this and thought it was pretty damn hard.

[robpatterson5]

Anyone have that first shot? Cant seem to find it online.

-Rob

[ScottP]

Here he is actually climbing: approaching a hella scary V6 slippery quartzite move at the needles, SD

 

John Gill FA soloed that route (NE face of the Thimble: 11d/12a) in 1961.

[Distel32]

huh. I heard its only B1.

 

it is

 

 

stagedphoto4lyfe

[Dru]

I heard it was only a V4... even if it was V6, there were V7's in Fontainbleau in 1957.

[drater]

I heard it was only a V4... even if it was V6, there were V7's in Fontainbleau in 1957.

 

Highball with an ass-splitting post for a landing?

[Dru]

Well they weren't sit starts anyway.

[GregD]

I bought the poster a few years ago at Redpoint Climbers supply out by Smith Rocks. You might be able to still get it there.

[EWolfe]

Off my wall:

 

 

 

[Dru]

Yep, the beta on the staged photo:

 

Wears his harness under his pants, clipped his shoes to the right (hidden) side, fixes himself to a pin to the right (also hidden), dons the flip-flops, pulls the beer out of his oversized chalkbag ( toothsheaf, if I am not mistaken ), someone above pulls the rope up, and as he swings onto the crux 5.13, a strategically positioned photographer shoots the pic.

 

Here he is actually climbing: approaching a hella scary V6 slippery quartzite move at the needles, SD

 

sure looks like granite to me