dougd Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 It doesn't happen often, but when I have trouble staying motivated, I need look no further than guys like these for inspiration to keep going... http://www.climbing.com/news/donini-and-lowe-plan-nose-in-a-day-attempt/ d Quote
matt_warfield Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) For true inspiration and a lot of pucker, go do amongst many others The Dorsal Fin (10d sandbag!!) in Little Cottonwood Canyon UT (George Lowe) in 1965 shoes and with 1965 gear. Edited March 1, 2013 by matt_warfield Quote
dougd Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 I still have my old fire's, you want to lead it for me Matt? Seconding sandbagged 10d is my only chance man. d Quote
matt_warfield Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) This is way before Fires and EBs and maybe even blue swede RRs. History buffs (or just the older folks) on this site will understand. The Dorsal Fin and climbs like it before the advent of sticky rubber and flex shoes rather than stiff soles were A BIG DEAL. El Cap in a day for these two is a done deal. Edited March 2, 2013 by matt_warfield Quote
dougd Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 El Cap in a day for these two is a done deal. Agreed, the smart money would be on them to succeed. To see them doing this at their age really helps me work harder. I ran into Donini once. He was guiding for Exum and he and a client were chilling on the summit of the Grand Teton when I topped out. I'll never forget the looks I got when they realized I did not have a partner. Especially the client... Jim just kind of grinned. He was doing a lot of cool stuff in Alaska during that time and we talked about that. I had a 60m rope in my pack and so combined with theirs we were able to do the double rope rappel from the anchors a short walk off the summit. That was a good day. He's a stout dude. It's good to have him still going strong. d Quote
Buckaroo Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 F that gettting old stuff, I'm going in for a new stem cell body next week. Quote
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