Colin Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Hey, thanks for all the good vibes, guys! I'm sitting in the library at the moment - just printed out my schedule and about to start classes again (1.5 weeks late...). Ugh. Glad to hear there's interest in a slideshow. It's pretty hard not to take awesome pictures in such a spectacular range, so hopefully I'll have some good ones. What Mike neglects to tell you guys is that I didn't send the New Year's party because I was sick and wanted to get healthy. The New-Years-Party-Marsigny-Parkin-Ferrari linkup is what I really wanted to do, but I wasn't strong enough. I guess I need to train more, like Freddie does. He's headed to Scotland soon, so he's practicing getting shitfaced every night and climbing hard every day - impressive stuff. Have fun the rest of your time down there, Mike! Hope you and Kate and Jim and Tom both get the window you need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric8 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I heard he did it leashless too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Hey Eric. I dunno if that was humorous or not? Yes, I did it leashless, although I don't think that makes it any more difficult. In my limited experience waterfall climbing leashless, it doesn't seem any more pumpy than using leashes. I'll use whichever system I think is easier actually, which really comes down to a discussion of whether wrist leashes are more of a pain in the ass, or tethers to your harness are more of a pain in the ass. I've been experimenting with leashless tools and tethers recently, and I think it worked quite well for this climb, although I can't decide yet which is overall a better system for alpine climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric8 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/631541/page/1#Post631541 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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