Raindawg Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Not long ago, and not wishing to brag, Dwayner and his buddy pope accomplished what many considered the impossible: the first ski descent of the West Face of Grand Central Tower at the Peshastin Pinnacles. No "freshies" here! Short 'n sweet! Biggest problem was dodging the plethora of mostly unnecessary metallic hardware. P.S. No sandstone was injured in the process of this descent. Unfortunatemately, a belays wuz necessary! Tight turn! Finishing off toward a sandy finish with an original move learned from pope's former (and bitter) gurlfren, Donna Top-Step. (The poles placed in front are planted at the base to facilitate a forward flip at the finish.) Nice job, Dwayner! Quote
skykilo Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Sick. Rappelling on flimsy tele gear, no less. I bet Ross would've been into that.... Quote
Dechristo Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) Not long ago, and not wishing to brag, Dwayner and his buddy pope accomplished what many considered the impossible: the first ski descent of the West Face of Grand Central Tower at the Peshastin Pinnacles. No "freshies" here! Short 'n sweet! Unfortunately, none of your photographic evidence correlates to your claim of a full ski descent. The acknowledgment of this claim cannot be granted. Biggest problem was dodging the plethora of mostly unnecessary metallic hardware. Those are gates. As a side-note - next time, it is recommended you tie-in using more than your Nalgene lid loop. Edited April 30, 2008 by Dechristo Quote
olyclimber Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 P.S. No sandstone was injured in the process of this descent. I'm fairly sure the sandstone was quite embarrassed to have partaken in this event. Quote
Dechristo Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 You should expect a letter from the sandstone's lawyers (Sedimentary, Quartz, and Feldspar, LLC). Quote
Bug Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Please be careful to remove all plastic shavings you may have left on the bolts and elsewhere. Quote
Raindawg Posted April 30, 2008 Author Posted April 30, 2008 How many bolts on the anchor? Too many. I know what you're implying, mister, and it only shows your lack of knowledge of my perspective. I ain't opposed to all bolts, just most of them....they got their place, but as permanent alterations, they should be RARE (and safe). Sport climbing, for example, is the very opposite: drill at will with little regard for anything else. Quote
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