telemarker Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 (edited) I mean, c'mon! I know The Nose is a popular route, but give me a damn break! I think we need to petition for a permit system soon. Edited March 2, 2006 by telemarker Quote
telemarker Posted March 2, 2006 Author Posted March 2, 2006 That giant flake looks like a boot! It sure does...and that's one king sized pendulum, eh? Quote
Johnny_Tuff Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 Dammit, I was trying to bait some snarky know-it-all into smugly informing me that that was Boot Flake (dumbass sports climber)! Quote
curtveld Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 Looks like a bunch of ants under a magnifying glass...heh, heh, heh... Quote
willstrickland Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 How many exposures on that frame? I think my Elan7E will do 8 or 10 per frame, that looks like 10-12? And hey, is that an eagle on that legde to the left? Quote
ketch Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 I mean, c'mon! I know The Nose is a popular route, but give me a damn break! I think we need to petition for a permit system soon. Why petition for a permit when you can competition for how many pepes on the same route? Quote
telemarker Posted March 2, 2006 Author Posted March 2, 2006 How many exposures on that frame? I think my Elan7E will do 8 or 10 per frame, that looks like 10-12? And hey, is that an eagle on that legde to the left? By God it is! Prolly flew up from Texas or somewheres. Quote
telemarker Posted March 2, 2006 Author Posted March 2, 2006 I mean, c'mon! I know The Nose is a popular route, but give me a damn break! I think we need to petition for a permit system soon. Caption: Our party of 16 couldn't decide who got to do the King Swing, so what the hell, we all just lead it. Quote
archenemy Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 That giant flake looks like a boot! It sure does...and that's one king sized pendulum, eh? for swingers Quote
corvallisclimb Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 that route is bleached from the hoards of people Quote
Mos_Chillin Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 That sucker's gonna blow one of these days Quote
corvallisclimb Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 has anyone freeclimbed this yet? I dont know if yours was a serious question, if so... Lynn Hill in 93 Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden in 05 Quote
mattp Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 I believe all "free climbs" have utilized the famous (chipped) Jardine traverse. I read this in several sources last year. I believe it takes off just before the Boot Flake, and traverses left to gain the crack system shown at left in the photo above. phoito here Quote
Johnny_Tuff Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 That's the "Grape Race" variation, yes no? On the one hand, it's kind of funny that freeing that beast is predicated on using a bunch of chipped grips, although, given that much of the climbing is on pin scars anyway, it's perhaps moot. Perhaps one could score some bonus points by doing a Huberbaum-style "man-powered rappel" and swing to bypass the chippers. I dunno; there's a damn lot of hard climbs out there what're chipped anyway. Drop in the bucket, perhaps. Quote
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