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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 17, 2016 - 08:59pm PT
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Sonnie and Will's climb is impressive, but it's worth looking back to the life and climbs of John Ewbank, who did the first ascent of the route they freed.
An amazing man, and a brilliant and perceptive writer. His long discussion of what it means to be a climber is here.
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WBraun
climber
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Jun 17, 2016 - 09:00pm PT
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Wow ... nice camera work ....
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
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Jun 17, 2016 - 09:06pm PT
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Indeed! :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 17, 2016 - 10:23pm PT
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hey there say, killer k... and ghost...
thanks, both of you... for sharing on this...
:)
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wow, and werner was here, too... :)
happy good eve, werner, give a 'hey there say,' to merry...
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wow, the WATER makes it feel like the whole ROCK is moving, and not
only the sea, :O
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jun 17, 2016 - 11:50pm PT
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Absolutely stunning photography, drone?
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couchmaster
climber
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Jun 18, 2016 - 06:26am PT
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Great read Ghost! Love a lot of his John Long'isms and little interesting word snippets like this one "What’s wrong with leaving the guidebook in the bag? Give yourself a thrill! Bring back “the four Fs,” as I and my old mate Alec Campbell used to recite to each other: “Fail on it, Fall on it, or Fly up the F*#ker.”"
Great photography for sure on the vid. Bad ass totem pole too. Curious how many times did they toprope it before they led it? Said they were there for 2.5 weeks.
Here's a great Sonnie working it shot. Thing looks so thin.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Jun 18, 2016 - 02:47pm PT
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Impressive
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 18, 2016 - 03:01pm PT
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I thought that thang fell over? There was a thread here a while back.
Pretty sure that was shot in the same studio the Apollo moon landing was.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jun 18, 2016 - 03:06pm PT
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Yeah I think it was around the same time that the Boot flake fell off El Cap
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jun 21, 2016 - 06:47am PT
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What more can one say? I also loved to compare this with the now 'old' Cobra Crack video.
Also now that I think about it, there is a very fine video of a climb called Dream Catcher. Where S. Trotter is also featured.
Cobra Crack
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Awe ghost! Such a knowledgeable climber,
a climber with a real appreciation for the way it had to be ~ to get it done only a few decades ago.
What other interesting subjects are you a master of?
I'm at a loss for the need to go off on the politards threads, when such members of this forum have such depth of climbing knowledge.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jun 21, 2016 - 09:53am PT
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Fine achievement by Sonnie Trotter.
Some here have mentioned the impact John Ewbank had on Australian rock climbing, and what a unique individual he was. I was fortunate to climb with Ewbank while on leave from Vietnam, in 1968-69, and later in New Hampshire, after he moved to NYC.
Many do not know that Ewbank was orphaned at a young age, and emigrated from the UK, with little or no support. He was an amazing guy who was gifted in so many ways, and told me many times that his music was far more important to him than the climbing.
Just a year before his death, and quite out of shape, he styled a few 5.10's on Cathedral Ledge, in NH. He was a natural climber, and I was fortunate to know him.
Here is a photo of Ewbank, on one of his routes, Genesis, which I took in 1968, the same year he did the 1st ascent of the Totem Pole.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 21, 2016 - 01:40pm PT
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Woot!! (That's for Donini. Isn't he the one that hates woot?)
Hahahahaaaa!!!
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Blue Mountains Orangutan
Sport climber
Sydney, Australia
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Jun 21, 2016 - 11:52pm PT
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Just for the record the it wasn't a FFA, it was freed by some locals a few years ago. I don't think Trotter is claiming it either but that's the title of the video for some reason.
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