Spencer's Film (Red River Ruckus)
Man, I have never seen a flipper that huge! That Andrew is flippin' crazy! I think some of those biting lady bugs must have gotten him, drove him crazy or something. No one in their right mind would do such an act.
So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing-- Zep
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing-- Zep
i haven't seen the vid, so I'm not sure about how clear it is where the back flip is being performed took place. Is the owner of the Lode into climbing videos? Really doubt it. Maybe if enough fuss is generated from this he will here about it though?
As mentioned a lot crazier things have been put on climbing videos and no negative access issue has arisen from those. I don't think this type of thing will become common just because it was on a video, not even taking the giant whippers w/o backflips is all that common. I've seen it done 2x in all my trips to the lode. I'd say that an accident caused by everyday forgetfullness (finishing knot, gri-gri, double back harness) poses much more threat to the climbing access at any privately owned crag compared to a rarely performed stunt like this.
As mentioned a lot crazier things have been put on climbing videos and no negative access issue has arisen from those. I don't think this type of thing will become common just because it was on a video, not even taking the giant whippers w/o backflips is all that common. I've seen it done 2x in all my trips to the lode. I'd say that an accident caused by everyday forgetfullness (finishing knot, gri-gri, double back harness) poses much more threat to the climbing access at any privately owned crag compared to a rarely performed stunt like this.
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Percy Gerutty
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tomdarch...
lovely arete on gear..why hadn't i thought of that?
that is a to do this spring. a friend of mine lead everybody needs friends on gear a while back....as well as groupd therapy...haev you checked out the gear on group? not a nice thought.
although, anohter friend (kevin) just soloed group last year. I was "belaying", and he didn't tell me he was going to do it until he was over halfway up. For whatever wierd reason, I kept him in the Gri Gri the entire way.
lovely arete on gear..why hadn't i thought of that?
that is a to do this spring. a friend of mine lead everybody needs friends on gear a while back....as well as groupd therapy...haev you checked out the gear on group? not a nice thought.
although, anohter friend (kevin) just soloed group last year. I was "belaying", and he didn't tell me he was going to do it until he was over halfway up. For whatever wierd reason, I kept him in the Gri Gri the entire way.
Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.
It's going to be rad! Also, Spenc edited the flip down to a three-second segment. You cannot tell where it's done. Spencer doesn't take his art lightly. He's an amazing young guy. A lot of people wouldn't have given a shit about it.
Also, if he sells a certain number of copies, he's gonna replace the draws at the Lode. He already has a deal with DMM. Spencer rocks!
Also, if he sells a certain number of copies, he's gonna replace the draws at the Lode. He already has a deal with DMM. Spencer rocks!
Jesus only knows that she tries too hard. She's only trying to keep the sky from falling.
-Everlast
-Everlast
That's great of spence to contribute back (assuming he doesn't have to sell a million copies).
And saying he doesn't take his art lightly maybe one of the top five understatements of February. Anyone at Miguel's the night his head cam "disappeared"....beware an angry Spence and mag light.
And saying he doesn't take his art lightly maybe one of the top five understatements of February. Anyone at Miguel's the night his head cam "disappeared"....beware an angry Spence and mag light.
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I'm sorry I brought it uppigsteak wrote:tomdarch...
lovely arete on gear..why hadn't i thought of that?
that is a to do this spring. a friend of mine lead everybody needs friends on gear a while back....as well as groupd therapy...haev you checked out the gear on group? not a nice thought.
For liability reasons, I strongly advise you not to do it. Speaking purely hypothetically, I imagine that it would invlove 'soloing' through the monos (with the death boulder behind you) up to the good horizontal, placing a small cam or two there. I can't remember how much your feet are above the ledge when you're toeing into the 'Mickey Mouse' face - but you're pulling the wierd balance crux back to the arette with your feet about a foot or so above where the gear could go. The rest is easy, but I can't remember if you can get any gear in until the anchors. Could there be a stuffable 'undercling' up on the top-out slab?I'm still confused by the whole UK grading system, but it would be a fairly easy 'hardest move' with a really bad subjective grade. I'm pretty sure it would be a 'really scary, but moderate' super-classic if it was in the Peak District. Then again, it wouldn't have bolts, and I'd never have even considered leading it! I'm still amazed by how many similar features there are when I watch Hard Grit, then go down to Southern Illinois. The rock doesn't have much of the 'grit' factor, but it sure is shaped similarly in parts.
As scary as it would be, I guess it's nothing if Sky Pilot is a 'boulder problem'. I'm kinda glad I've never seen anyone on it. [gulp!]
If anyone ever does a non-bouldering video in SoIll, trad leading Lovely arette would be fantastic. You can shoot from the ridge above Fine Nine and the scramble-out, you'd get the dramatic shot down at the start with crash pads slung on the 'death boulder', the gymnastic mono moves at the start, shots of the rope running for a long ways past empty hangers and and all those great shots that come from it being an arette (silhouettes, hands (and feet!) slapping the arette out of nowhere...)!
That's just mean to do that to a belayer!although, anohter friend (kevin) just soloed group last year. I was "belaying", and he didn't tell me he was going to do it until he was over halfway up. For whatever wierd reason, I kept him in the Gri Gri the entire way.
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