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Title: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: Brad Young on May 28, 2009, 08:48:43 AM: He had a great time. Lurking Fear through bears at the base, afternoon thunderstorms and hard climbing. He's a very happy person right now.

Massive congratulations!!!

EDIT: I should add that he's still in the Valley, having a rest day. He said that a full trip report will follow.
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: salad on May 28, 2009, 09:00:08 AM: That is HUGE! I was getting a little worried after hearing of some rockfall in that area. Congrats Munge!!!
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: squiddo on May 28, 2009, 09:33:52 AM: Sweet, massive congrats!
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: F'ueco on May 28, 2009, 09:59:38 AM: Choss! ;D
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: Brad Young on May 28, 2009, 10:24:21 AM: Yeah, I heard about the rockfall too. I asked if they'd taken canned beans...
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: squiddo on May 28, 2009, 10:32:31 AM: BRAD! That's too funny.
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: mynameismud on May 28, 2009, 11:17:52 AM: Congrats Munge.
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: mungeclimber on May 29, 2009, 01:00:40 PM: just got back to the house. still processing what just happened.

the rock slide was massive and only about 700' from us. I got pics of part of the dust blow. slightly wiggy.

TR forthcoming still
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: F'ueco on May 29, 2009, 05:22:56 PM: Congrats, Mungie... Looking forward to the TR and pics. Stop by for beers at GB next Tuesday! :)
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: Jake M. on May 30, 2009, 09:23:52 AM: Hey Munge,
Awesome work and congrats- can't wait to see photos. I can only assume I contributed greatly to your success by climbing with you in the valley last month...

Good job my friend.
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: mungeclimber on May 30, 2009, 10:54:23 AM: Quote from: Landshark on May 30, 2009, 09:23:52 AM
Hey Munge,
Awesome work and congrats- can't wait to see photos. I can only assume I contributed greatly to your success by climbing with you in the valley last month...

Good job my friend.

you know it. all my friends climbing with me contributes to the upward momentum.
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: F4? on May 31, 2009, 06:32:03 PM: I guess every dog does have his day. Who was yer partner mungie??
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: mungeclimber on June 01, 2009, 09:34:15 AM: Quote from: F4? on May 31, 2009, 06:32:03 PM
I guess every dog does have his day.

?

Gomz
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: squiddo on June 01, 2009, 10:20:36 AM: its F4 so you have to factor in the noise
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: F4? on June 01, 2009, 11:32:50 AM: Have to give Mungie a ribbing since he's been talking about it for some time.

Congrats! That off-sets the one check that qualified you as a sport climber...
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: mungeclimber on June 01, 2009, 03:29:08 PM: Ansel Evans pic from the Valley of the dust cloud...

(http://www.elcapreport.com/sites/default/files/EC%20rockfall%2052609.jpg)

Video...

that ain't thunder...

http://www.vimeo.com/4917718
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: mynameismud on June 01, 2009, 05:36:37 PM: That had to be fairly trippy, all that coming down while you were up there.

Did you have some weather while on the wall?
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: salad on June 01, 2009, 10:52:17 PM: gnar gnar munge. frickin great job!!!! super stoked for you!!
Title: Re: Munge Has Climbed El Cap
Post by: mungeclimber on June 02, 2009, 08:13:16 AM: Quote from: My Name is Mud on June 01, 2009, 05:36:37 PM
That had to be fairly trippy, all that coming down while you were up there.

Did you have some weather while on the wall?

way trippy stuff. it helped to still have to haul the pitch ya know? physically just work out the freakyness.

the weather happened same day/just a little after the rock fall when we were trying for thxgiving the sky started spitting, up we went, then down, up, set up the ledge then fixed the pitch then it started coming down more serious for several hours. weird that evening was the best sleep I had the whole time on the wall. this was the good ledge at the base of the corners just above the ned's mantle pitch. hung the porta ledge off the crack on the right wall. pretty sheltered really. the good bolt looked like it was in the middle of the run off from the corner if it got running. after reading nanook's trip report I wasn't real psyched about sleeping in the run off.