Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9

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#28359 - 04/18/07 06:24 PM Re: Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9 [Re: Daniel]
Paul St. Pierre member Registered: 12/31/99 Posts: 139 Loc: New Paltz, NY	LeTeton was always one of my favorite 5.9's (last pitch is about 50') Sort of grabs your attention and does protect well.
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#28371 - 04/18/07 10:12 PM Re: Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9 [Re: Rosceaux]
Dizzy Pooh-Bah Registered: 12/23/99 Posts: 2177 Loc: Berkshires, MA and Ahlington, ...	Originally Posted By: Rosceaux Since the discussion has moved towards other areas, has anyone led Half-Moon Crack on Vertigo at Cannon? Am I going to die on this thing, or just get hurt real bad? Its already some of the most intimidating 5.9 climbing for me, and I've only seen pictures at this point. Mike Donnelly (BobbyS, check your PMs) In light of moving away from the Gunks and upping the grades a bit....Also very exciting on Cannon is Downeast at 5.10. The crux pitch is(was) sparsely protected, thin face climbing on the 5th pitch. On Whitehorse check out The Ninth Wave, which back in the days of EBs, etc. was a 9. Dizz _________________________ I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle it's way too confining -Lily Tomlin
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#28374 - 04/18/07 11:44 PM Re: Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9 [Re: Dizzy]
MarcC Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/10/00 Posts: 3532	Originally Posted By: Dizzy On Whitehorse check out The Ninth Wave, which back in the days of EBs, etc. was a 9. And harder than many of the 10's on Glacier Point Apron! _________________________ - Marc
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#28450 - 04/20/07 04:20 PM Re: Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9 [Re: MarcC]
chip Carpal Tunnel Registered: 10/06/01 Posts: 2554 Loc: Sittin' Pretty in Fat City	I enjoy Tim Kemple, Sr. telling of when his son wanted to get a good, early AM shot of Dad on the Half Moon Crack. After the first lead, he was asked to do it again and then again to get the right image. That's a lot of skin scraped away on one day.
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#28483 - 04/23/07 12:08 PM Re: Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9 [Re: chip]
SlopurLokov stranger Registered: 04/23/07 Posts: 3	Slopur is laughing to self thinking about this talk of 5.9. In Climbikstan, this is training grade for babies. No one really brag about climbing until it get very hardlike.....maybe 5.13. 5.9.....this funny business!! Like 5.9 ever be exciting...ha ha!! SlopurLokov
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#28487 - 04/23/07 01:39 PM Re: Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9 [Re: SlopurLokov]
empicard Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/29/01 Posts: 2941 Loc: LI, NY	SLOPUR! SLOPUR! SLOPUR! _________________________ tOOthless Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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#28539 - 04/25/07 03:45 PM Re: Most Exciting 40 feet of 5.9 [Re: empicard]
chip Carpal Tunnel Registered: 10/06/01 Posts: 2554 Loc: Sittin' Pretty in Fat City	Slopur, good to hear from you again. Are you related to Dr. Evil, er Kudos?
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