PullinFool Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 A place to reminisce about the project or awesome trip. The hidden cliff that you haven't told anyone about, or amazing peak. Maybe a frozen fall back in January... The best I felt this last year was getting through the roof on Iron Horse at Index, munging in the dihedral for a bit... I hadn't been on it for 4 years, and never got through the roof before. Hah! The old man's still got it! WooHoo! Quote
PullinFool Posted December 27, 2002 Author Posted December 27, 2002 Whoops! On toprope, mind you - gotta love The full Saggitarius for the "Toprope Heroism" ! PF Quote
willstrickland Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 This is pretty sad actually because I failed on everything significant I got on. But, three moments stand out. The day I was probably climbing my best was bouldering in Camp4 when I finally floundered up the top-out of Don't Make Me Kick Your Ass (V-awkward)on the Columbia boulder. 10 ft of climbing, wow. Second moment was two days before the first. I ripped a hold and took a headfirst and backward dive out of the 3rd pitch chimney of Reeds Direct, slamming into the wall and tearing the connective tissue that runs between the ribs when my cams crunched between the wall and my back. Then I got back on the pitch and finished it. Third: After a 3 1/2 month layoff from climbing , and in absolutely perfect conditions (50degrees, dry) I managed to pull the sloper-fest Millipede problem at Horse Pens 40. They call it V7, felt like V5, but it's rare that Alabama has 10% humidity and 50 deg, it was like cheating, I also had exact beta from the FA who was standing next to me. I failed on everything else that I considered challenging including alpine, trad, wall, and bouldering. Quote
MTnative Posted December 28, 2002 Posted December 28, 2002 (edited) climbing Granite and Whitetail Peaks in the Absarokas last summer...mmmm Edited December 28, 2002 by MTnative Quote
Bill_Simpkins Posted December 28, 2002 Posted December 28, 2002 Free soloing on some unknown cliff in upper Yosemite in June. Was more like easy bouldering, but it was high up and exposed. We climbed Shasta in 7 hours the day before and drove all the way too Yosemite and were too lazy to get all the gear together for a climb. We just wanted a taste of that granite! It was really relaxing. First time to Yosemite. Quote
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