John Frieh Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Roll call cake eaters! This: vLpRydQ0jFY is playing this week only at the Cinema 21 Theatre on NW 21st @ 7 pm only (so no whining about it being on the wrong side of the river). Cash in that kitchen pass (or bring your wifee ), come drink some and watch buff Germans climb an el cap route really fast. I heard pink climbed it once! I vote for either Tuesday (tomorrow) or Thursday. Vote only if you are coming. Whose in? Bill Coe, Ivan, DonnV and Cobra Commander: first round is on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 was that alex riding the green dragon? and john i wasn't aware that the girth pillar was located on el cap XOXOXOXO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 john, you changed your post. i don't mind you calling me a shit head loverboy. anyway never climbed el cap. i just hitched a ride with chongo, needless to say you don't get very for throwin a thumb at another hitcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I heard pink climbed it once Or twice or three times..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheissami Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 If you jokers end up going Thursday, I'm game. I live half a block away...happy to grab beers before and/or after. And, well, gotta love the Krauts... (even if the Krauts did beat the Austrians in EURO 2008 today, wankers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Why are they counting down to start off the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 dudes! I'm in Mazatlan, can't make tues, and want to actually climb something thurs. so have a good time, love to join you folks otherwize. I'll bet thats a kick assed movie for sure. Anyone want to burn some rocky butte laps thus, send me a note. Thanks for the invite John, hey, how about a movie night at your new home some night and people can bring a dvd. I just bought a copy of Erikkson and Higgby freeing half dome, narrated by robert redford. It should be in my mailslot from Chesstlers when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 might could make it thursday - currently hoping my partner will rally from his recent alaska trip and go do liberty ridge w/ me starting htat day though - if not then jefferson, but if my parnters fall through on both fronts i'll just crag thursday and will be in attendance for the sick-film-fest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevino Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 is that movie out on dvd? aka how can i watch it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 sounds like i'm going to mt jefferson thursday ya'll - enjoy yer ersatz alpinismo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I believe Opdycke and company are going Wednesday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Does Jim have company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Sounds like no pub club then...? Team Harro, Shannon and I are going tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 He said "we're"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmncwrtr Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I can't do tonight. Was given a couple extra days on the project from hell due to all that's been going on so must get it done. Thanks to AlpineDave my hands are working again. I want my life back now. And I want to climb!!! Have fun, John! Give my best to Shannon please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheissami Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 So how was it? Sehr gut? Oder scheisse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 I think the movie running time is longer than the amount of time it took them to climb the nose :sleep: Its alright... I think they could have edited out a good portion of it. It should be pointed out that this documentary finished filming before they actually broke the nose speed record... it wasnt apparent (at least to me) from the trailer or the description so I sat through the whole movie waiting for them to fire the thing and then it ends. Something else that wasnt apparent in the trailer/description was they did some filming of the brothers attempting the cerro torre traverse... not so much the climbing (actually very little) it was more sitting around waiting for good weather... it was funny (at least to me) to listen to Dean Potter and the brothers hype how a big a deal/nearly impossible it is going to be to pull it off... guess they didnt know you needed to be a big baller for real And speaking of the chongo and dean interviews made you feel like you had just read a kevbone thread With that said they have some solid footage of them firing off the boot flake, the great roof and some other famous features with ease. Also cool to see some of there speed tactics in action. I'd say its a rental but not sure if/where you could rent it from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Whose in? Bill Coe, Ivan, DonnV and Cobra Commander: first round is on me Any chance you can call your credit card in so we can get the beer flowing cause I'm heading over tonight:-) Clearest description of a movie yet! "And speaking of the chongo and dean interviews made you feel like you had just read a kevbone thread" I'm blowing off family to get there tonight. Maybe I'll meet some sprayers? BTW John, join us: Crackman and Syclone are signed up for belay duty tomorrow night (this is my mental interpretation:-), join in, Troy says @ 4:30, I may make that time - but for sure by 5:30 for me (hopefully sooner). Butte, routes to be determined fy the first person there, I recommend looking for a light grey (thats "grey", not "Ghey") Audi for a tip on location. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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