Trip Report
Space Tower Stemmin'
Friday May 25, 2012 3:05pm
This transmission is coming to you from the Space Tower in Moab, Utah.

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Handpicked for the mission are:

1. The Leader

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2. The Graduate

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3. The Hippie

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4. The Intellectual

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In his infinite wisdom, the Leader set up a giant top-rope with two 70 meter ropes so that all non-working team members could strategize about the mission at the space station. At first, the Graduate was skeptical of the utility of this arrangement but was later convinced when she learned how to pass a knot with a grigri and an ATC.

The Hippie and the Intellectual performed their duties with great effort and perseverance.

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The Hippie was on her first mission and deserves a hearty congratulations for a job well done despite a nasty cold and an earlier squabble with the Graduate.

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Alas, the Graduate's photo trolling opportunity was lost to the dusk...

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But her important duties as head belayer and morale control were not to go unnoticed.

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Space Tower to Mission Control: The crew is accounted for, Mission Accomplished!

For those of you who feel like pioneering your own mission to Space Tower, there is a small to medium hand crack that runs up almost the entire length of the chimney making for a very safe yet airy lead climb.






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Stephanie Bergner
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Stephanie Bergner is a rock astronaut.

Comments
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
  May 25, 2012 - 03:15pm PT
Nice work gang!

Leader dude is pretty lucky me thinks.
zBrown

Ice climber
  May 25, 2012 - 05:57pm PT
Great photos. Nice to see some smiling faces. Well, the Leader looked kinda serious I spose. I'm sure he smiled at the end of the day.

Seems like I'm always apologizing to someone, so here one for Steve Miller!


Some people call us space cowboys - Yeah!
Some call us the gangsters of love
Some call of the friends of Maurice
Cause we speak of the Pompatus of love

chill

climber
The fat part of the bell-curve
  May 25, 2012 - 03:57pm PT
I think I read this TR in Penthouse Forum, but the ending was different.
Stephanie Bergner

Trad climber
Planet Send
Author's Reply  May 25, 2012 - 04:01pm PT
I think I read this TR in Penthouse Forum, but the ending was different.

As were the pictures...
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