Trip Report
TR: Native Son, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
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Sunday October 4, 2009 11:16pm
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Russ Walling
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About the Author
Russ Walling is a gym climber from Poofter's Froth, Wyoming. |
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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Aug 28, 2014 - 03:09am PT
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How was this missed?
Great recount of a truly epic adventure.
Fun lines in there too:
Erik is getting colder still, so we decide to stay awake and make sure he slips no further. He is getting confused. I try to straighten him out by telling him that if he croaks, I will strip him, use his clothes for my solo to the summit and chuck him off from here. He chuckles, thinking I am kidding.
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Just as I was finishing my ghoulish tale the guys on the Sea started yelling again. Unbelievable! They were alive and calling not only for a rescue but for us to put on the Guns and Roses again.
Classic tale of the much sought-after "magnificent failure".
Lasti
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Aug 28, 2014 - 06:42am PT
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This one made me late to work.
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Aug 28, 2014 - 06:58am PT
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"Survey says, death fall."
One of my favorite stories by Fish..
All of Mussy's Bedtime Stories should be required bigwall reading!!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Aug 28, 2014 - 09:02am PT
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Erik Eriksson and John Curtis Holmes - separated at birth.
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couchmaster
climber
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Aug 28, 2014 - 10:43am PT
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I was just rereading Fishs other tale of buying the used POS car from the Germans just as they must leave the valley this AM. What a great read. The guys a hoot!
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Aug 28, 2014 - 11:29am PT
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nice tales from the dark side. i remember this rescue and everything was melting in the morning with water flowing all about.
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johntp
Trad climber
Punter, Little Rock
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Aug 28, 2014 - 12:04pm PT
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Thanks for digging this up.
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Matt's
climber
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Aug 28, 2014 - 12:33pm PT
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bump for the Fish. Love your stories and your gear
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Floridaputz
Trad climber
Oakland Park Florida
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Aug 28, 2014 - 02:03pm PT
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Great read
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 28, 2014 - 02:18pm PT
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Great story. How did you post this and get no response until today?
John
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Aug 28, 2014 - 03:22pm PT
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The guys on the Sea are now either quiet, dead, or just
unable to be heard over the din of flapping nylon and demons.
Funny Russ!
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Aug 28, 2014 - 06:28pm PT
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Sketchy at best . . . thanks for your quality writing.
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johntp
Trad climber
Punter, Little Rock
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Aug 29, 2014 - 02:23pm PT
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Sketchy at best
Is there a route with this name?
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