Michael Reardon/new R&I

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

For those who haven't read it, this guy onsight-free-soloed Romantic Warrior (9p, 5.12b) at the Needles. Sickness.

 

While it's truly a stunning accomplishment, he must be called on the carpet for sporting the bleached-blond rocker mane, a definite fashion no-no (note that the Doctor sports the stylish shaved head). It occurred to Dr. Flash Amazing, though, that Reardon's sassy locks may serve as some sort of heat sink to keep his presumably enormous brass balls cool during his soloing exploits, perhaps via some copper tubing running up his spine. Discuss.

Edited November 29, 2005 by Dr_Flash_Amazing

[Billygoat]

Nah, I think he's nutz.

 

The hair indicates it and the plastic animals and womens knickers he carries around on his various exploits proves it.

 

Great fun tho. I fully support him and his antics

[JensHolsten]

Hmmm...I don't know if I believe this claim. Maybe my mind is too closed to realize the possiblity of such a feat, but damn...I just dunno.

[EWolfe]

(note that the Doctor sports the stylish shaved head)

 

Yeah, I'm going bald too.

 

Quite an accomplishment, 80's-style notwithstanding.

[Distel32]

has thou forgotten the shaved head neckbeard tag time of distel, circa winter '03-04? so far behind

[olyclimber]

His latest jackass stunt has really raised the bar. Just goes to proof what badass climbers those Califorianians are. He's my hero.

[bigwalling]

a jackass is your hero??? Yoda teaches to use the force against jackasses. We should seriously get some more crazy icons! Do it admin!

[olyclimber]

no, you're the jackass. he just does jackass stunts.

 

here is a new icon especially for you wigballer:

[bigwalling]

That is not new... you are light! I already know I'm a jackass!

[matt_warfield]

Reardon is also the one who free solo'd almost 300 routes in Joshua Tree in one day. He did some easy ones but also many 11's and 12's. Also a very impressive achievement!

[RuMR]

Hmmm...I don't know if I believe this claim. Maybe my mind is too closed to realize the possiblity of such a feat, but damn...I just dunno.

 

jens, even bachar is backing him...i'd think it'd be pretty hard to fool that guy...

[olyclimber]

The Sammy Hagar haircut will be back. Reardon is just ahead of his times.

 

Check out the adrenaline soaked world of free soloing in Return2Sender: “It’s like being in a giant, eightfoot egg shell,” Reardon said. “It’s a way to zone out the rest of the world. If you worry about what’s outside that egg, though, that’s when you’re in trouble.”

 

So its eggs, not balls, that allow him to do this. Pretty amazing...and Romantic Warrior looks like a beautiful climb.

[DirtyHarry]

You can get away with looking like Sammy Hagar when you climb that hard. People just say you're ahead of your time and shit.

 

... and the Red Rocker sucks balls big time, BTW.

[billcoe]

The guy is somewhere above amazing.

 

It's some breathtakingly sick and incredable shit.

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

So its eggs, not balls, that allow him to do this.

 

It's perhaps no coincidence that the Mexican slang for "balls" is huevos, which also means "eggs."

 

Ai, ai, ai!

[iain]

Ai, ai, ai!

 

Isn't this the start of an Ozzy song

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

"Ai, ai, ai at the Moon"?

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

His latest jackass stunt has really raised the bar.

 

How is onsight-soloing a route like that just a jackass stunt? That's a standard-setting achievement right there, and one that will probably not be eclipsed any time soon. Jackass stunts were more in the Dan Osman realm; taking giant whippers and climbing flowing waterfalls with ice tools and a snorkel, that type of shit.

[BillA]

I didn't really care about him until I saw Return to Sender, then I discovered the most annoying human being I've ever had the mispleasure of listening to spray. I never knew that someone could be so fucking terrible, I wanted to claw my ears out.

[sexual_chocolate]

Hey don't speak of jackassisms as if they're a bad thing. Dan Osman was funny as hell, and seemed to have fun and be pretty damn inspired too and also.

 

As was the movie.

[olyclimber]

Those are Sir Reardon's words, though he was referring to the opportunity to exhibit his backside to movies viewers across the world. And as if anyone of us would reject such an opportunity! And what about the leaving of the panties? All his climbing is a jackass stunt, thats why we all admire him...even you haters...you wish you could sport that hair, climb like that, and talk that smack.

[matt_warfield]

Those are Sir Reardon's words, though he was referring to the opportunity to exhibit his backside to movies viewers across the world. And as if anyone of us would reject such an opportunity! And what about the leaving of the panties? All his climbing is a jackass stunt, thats why we all admire him...even you haters...you will you could sport that hair, climb like that, and talk that smack.

 

hey, maybe gymrat was right earlier in Spray. Reardon is the quintessential Californian climber. How can Washingtonians possibly compete!

[alexbaker]

how do you know bachar is backing him? did you talk to bachar?

[soulreaper]

True or untrue, jackass or not, at least he's (probably) out climbing and not in here with us seeing who can split the hair the smallest with all this asinine fluff.

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

how do you know bachar is backing him? did you talk to bachar?

 

Good point, he probably just made that up. It's in fucking the article, boy genius. Visit the library.