Anyone like to see big things take a plunge

Post by **Steve** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:36 pm

Trundling rocks can be fun if done in a safe setting, but the real fun is tree trundling. Well its not really trundling but you do get to knock over big dead trees. Like trundling it might not be very pc, several critters call dead trees home, but it can be exciting. Best tree trundle was on the way down from T-Wall, Jill and JB should remember that one!

Post by JB » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:57 pm

Yes, that was the best tree trundle ever. When you can't climb, you knock stuff over.

If we trundle everything from the top of the ledge at fortress will Fortress then be a Traditional/Bouldering area?? COOL!

Post by **kato** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:35 pm

What, no video?!!

Post by **TradMike** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:06 pm

If I get to the death tree first I'll take a video and post it.

Post by **Steve** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:04 pm

Trundling trees can be hazardous to your health, be careful out there you merry trundlers.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/ne ... 981895.htm

Post by **rockstar** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:26 pm

it fucking sucks to be under rockfall with nowhere to go. last month i was attempting to solo the sea of dreams on el cap. while at the 6 or 7th belay a party above on the north america wall was in the diorite and started dropping rocks. just sitting in my portaledge all i could do was to put on my helmet and lean into the wall. then the party got their haul line trapped behind a loose microwave sized block. to go on they had to retrieve it. on the radio they contacted me and said they would drop a pine cone so see if i was in line with them still. i caught it in my hands while sitting in my ledge. i told them to pull the line in the morning and i would get the fuck outta there right then and there. cool to watch shit hit the ground from a distance though.

Post by **TradMike** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:29 pm

I had a close call at Seneca a couple weekends ago. A good size rock missed me by inches while on lead well above gear.

A few years back while going to bivy in the woods in Yosemite for the third night in a row I noticed a fallen tree. The exact same spot I slept the night before.

Post by **Steve** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:11 pm

Being under rockfall sucks...being under rockfall that was purposefully trundled really sucks.

Labor day weekend at Seneca a guide got whacked in the leg by some rockfall over at the Southern Pillar. They packed him out and and he was airlifted to the hospital. He was on the ground when the accident happend so the rescue was eased a bit in that respect. It was way cool watching the chopper come in and land behind the disco center, made for a great photo op. Seneca is a squirelly place when it comes to rockfall.

Post by **squeezindlemmon** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:16 pm

Steve wrote:Seneca is a squirelly place when it comes to rockfall.

Yep, while climbing Pleasant O, we left our packs at the base of the climb. When we got back, it smelled like Red Bull everywhere. Apparently, rock fell on Jared's pack and smashed his red bull cans and leaked on everything. It smelled awful for more than a week.

Post by **captain static** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:52 am

J-Rock wrote:Yesterday J.J. trundled a couple of refridgerator sized blocks from a ledge 70 feet up. It was impressive!

I was getting ready to clean the last pitch of a route in the Winds when such a block came off, hit the ledge I was on, & then took out a bunch of pines at the base of the talus. It took a while for me to stop shaking and start to clean the pitch.

On a lighter note I got to watch some chainsaw/tree work get done @ Miguel's. A lot more exciting than in the video