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Brad Young

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #40 on: January 20, 2015, 07:42:15 AM »
But a TR is a first ascent, it's just not a very good one. It's not a lead, and thus not a "real" route, but it is an ascent.

And where, as here, it's done accidentally (they thought they were on a different, already existing route), and the climbing is pretty poor (lots of that sun-baked looseness) and not worth bolting, it should probably stay that way.

Your memory of the route is pretty good, although the difficult part is significantly more than three moves.

We'll call it then "A Play in Three Acts."

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #41 on: January 20, 2015, 08:13:25 AM »
It can be argued that a TR is perhaps a better ascent since there is less trace left behind.  I really see a TR as a perfectly acceptable form of ascent especially if there is a viable way to get to the summit.
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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #42 on: January 20, 2015, 10:27:01 AM »
More pics!

Noal leads the 5.7 section on p5 up into what clink is calling the cockpit - complete with kiddy pool.





Noal assumes a brutal drill stance in the cockpit





Noal climbed up and down about 10 times to get the bolt in...





Then he did some burly (and slimy) moves to get past the bolt and into the next section...





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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #43 on: January 20, 2015, 10:56:48 AM »
outstanding!
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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #44 on: January 20, 2015, 12:21:59 PM »
Sweet
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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #45 on: January 20, 2015, 12:52:31 PM »
Thanks for taking and posting photos John.  I had no idea I had my shoes clipped to my harness.  The selfie photo of the three of us is my favorite. It really caught the mood of the day.  Did the ones of Jon following the flare turn out O.K?

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #46 on: January 20, 2015, 02:20:14 PM »
Thanks for taking and posting photos John.  I had no idea I had my shoes clipped to my harness.  The selfie photo of the three of us is my favorite. It really caught the mood of the day.  Did the ones of Jon following the flare turn out O.K?

No problem. Jon took quite a few of them. The one of him following wasn't very good - needed to be back further - not underneath. Maybe if I'd had an inner tube to float in the kiddie pool :)
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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #47 on: January 20, 2015, 05:34:06 PM »
"A sunbeam of truth needs to shine upon the subject of top ropes being considered a first ascent. Top ropes as first ascents, are worse style than rap bolting"-Geoff Norris 1/20/2015  
beer in hand.

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #48 on: January 20, 2015, 06:12:20 PM »
Proclamations do not a rule, make.


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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #49 on: January 20, 2015, 06:13:54 PM »
Fetuses and top ropes, unborn.

Here is fetus soap, use to get clean feeling after a hard day of top roping virgin rock.

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #50 on: January 20, 2015, 06:16:00 PM »
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Proclamations do not a rule, make.

Nice one Yoda. May the force not the farce be with us.
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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #51 on: January 20, 2015, 06:21:05 PM »
To be or not to be? The question is, how do you chop a route that isn't there?

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #52 on: January 20, 2015, 06:37:46 PM »
I will pass on the soap, thank you.

The guy is well, sometime when not in a online permanently archive situation and I have a beer in hand, ask we what I really think.

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #53 on: January 20, 2015, 07:14:58 PM »
WE are being archived? Oops.


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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #54 on: January 20, 2015, 08:56:06 PM »
And by the way, I sure hope the name of the route (when it is done) is going to be Rituals and Magic. That's a great name.

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #55 on: January 20, 2015, 10:04:38 PM »
It's The Labyrinth.
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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #56 on: January 20, 2015, 11:38:26 PM »
First I sniff my boot, and absorb it's tectonic powers.

Then, the magic smell is delivered after the sacramental mcbiscuit is consumed.

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #57 on: January 21, 2015, 06:00:31 AM »
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First I sniff my boot, and absorb it's tectonic powers.

Then, the magic smell is delivered after the sacramental mcbiscuit is consumed.

Take out ritual? How 'bout dine in?
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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #58 on: January 22, 2015, 06:46:29 AM »
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And by the way, I sure hope the name of the route (when it is done) is going to be Rituals and Magic. That's a great name.

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It's The Labyrinth.

Labyrinth may end up describing the lower section. Rituals and Magic is a great name(as is Shake and Bake). Whatever it gets stamped, Aaron will be the one to sign off on it. He calls the deep chimney with dim light "The Chamber".

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Re: Rituals and magic.
« Reply #59 on: January 22, 2015, 09:28:02 AM »
Labyrinth may end up describing the lower section. Rituals and Magic is a great name. Whatever it gets stamped, Aaron will be the one to sign off on it. He calls the deep chimney with dim light "The Chamber".

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