First Free of Satan's Ridge
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
Wow, the downclimb around the 10 minute mark.
Hole-eeeee-****
That was awesome, way to go!
Hole-eeeee-****
That was awesome, way to go!
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
Loved the part at 15:35: "That's the gnarliest thing I've ever done...by a longshot." And unroped, solo. Those that pull it off are a badass hero. Those that don't get the "RIP, at least he died doing what he loved," etc. pattern response.
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
you must be referring to the part around 9:45~ where he says "oh this is f***ed up. s***!" right before he restarts the self-pep talks.
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
Finally got to watch the video.supranihilest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:04 amAt one minute and three seconds he's checking out the rappel piton, and a few seconds later says...
"Can't believe people were... fuckin' rappin' off that. That's wild."
proceeds to onsight solo down climb the rappel instead
First, I'm glad Mike talked me out of down climbing that face off Captiol. That's a break/fall waiting to happen. That piton was fine. Four of us rapped off it and two others (who placed it) rapped off it 36+ years ago. I talked to Gary Neptune about it.
Also keep in mind, while that ridge crest is steep AF, his camera IS distorting the view somewhat. It's steep enough that we all decided to traverse below it. The guy is a badass fo sho. Mad props.
That's twice this year that ridge got climbed.
Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
He skied Cap this year, too. With quite a bit of style I might add, despite the low snow year.
Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
Wow, for the first little bit I was like "aw, that doesn't really look all that bad..." Then I started to cycle through all sorts of facial expressions...
I'm going to guess this guy's a good solid #2 on the risk vs. reward poll (or perhaps even a #1).
As someone who still finds unroped 5.2 intense at times I was thoroughly cringing throughout most of this...
I'm going to guess this guy's a good solid #2 on the risk vs. reward poll (or perhaps even a #1).
As someone who still finds unroped 5.2 intense at times I was thoroughly cringing throughout most of this...
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
It's the short shorts for me.
But really, that's a route with an extremely high commitment factor. Reminded me a lot of the Alps around Chamonix, but with way crappier rock.
I love ridge routes like that, probably my favorite type of climbing to do
Although I'd HundoP bring a rope and partner.
Bravo.
But really, that's a route with an extremely high commitment factor. Reminded me a lot of the Alps around Chamonix, but with way crappier rock.
I love ridge routes like that, probably my favorite type of climbing to do
Although I'd HundoP bring a rope and partner.
Bravo.
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
brrrrr, balance is everything!
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Re: First Free of Satan's Ridge
Damn, awesome accomplishment and video!
The shitty stick and poke Wutang Clan tattoo that looks like the result of a drunk night in a kitchen as a teenager was a bonus.
The shitty stick and poke Wutang Clan tattoo that looks like the result of a drunk night in a kitchen as a teenager was a bonus.