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Week One (11/23) on our WIDE Friday fests: Rough crew on this outing. Me, Sooze, Will, Chris Trudeau, Bill Russell, and Vicki McMichael.... Cold, windy, Josh standard. Cracked off the Comfortably Numb, Jumar of Flesh, and Six Pack CrackLast week (12/7) when everyones roof was blowing off and the Mother of All Storms was supposed to be kicking Rob Halford s ass.... Me and Sooze went out to The Good, the Bad and The UglyThis Fridays (12/14) objectives are La Belle Katchina and This Ain't No Party, aka Crotch Crack. Be there or be square. Late noon start. (done deal edit: check the links) Friday 12/21/07: Objective, was to be a top secret recon of Huge and Choice. Never got out the door with all those damn FISH orders taking up my valuable OW time.... oh well.... Off to AZ for some XMas stuff and then the Stronghold. If there is wide there I will find it. Report to follow when I get back. 1/4/08: did fornicate all for wide in the Stronghold. Went out to find Crotch Putty today with Will and Sooze. Not sure if we found it, but we found something.... good too! Looks like we did Couldn't Wait instead of Crotch Putty. Good route!!! 1/11/08: Wide crew hit Tumbling Rainbow, Fisticuffs, Championship Wrestling and Clean and Jerk, with a sidecar of Run For Your Life. Good day! The Tumbling Rainbow and Championship Wrestling are up on the Beta Pages now. Big crew on this one: Me, Sooze, Will, Mr. X, Fletch, Sherman and Megan. |
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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 03:35:11 PM » |
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Do you think this will become a habit?
There's a crack really close to the trail
on the way to good, bad, ugly which
looked appealing to me. Pretty tall for
a highball, pretty short for a lead.
It's on the right, just past the split in
the trail.
Any good?
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RussWalling
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 03:57:10 PM » |
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I'll look Scuffy.... habit? yeah.... it's getting there
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2007, 05:42:05 PM » |
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There's a chimney on the far left side of The Wart. Is that the one you're talking about Scuffy? You can see it pretty well from the vicinity of Clean & Jerk. It felt about 5.7.
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2007, 11:13:31 PM » |
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I'm out this Friday - we need a camera crew to post up the thrashing.
But ya gotta play to be Rob Halford.
~Susan
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« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2007, 09:30:43 AM » |
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Sorry Crotch, I don't know where the Wart is.
This thing doesn't look like a chimney, though:
more like 6". Not that tall, and I don't think it's
connected to a formation that would be in the
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« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2007, 12:14:07 PM » |
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The "Pain Train" is rolling out for 12/14/07.... any takers? See ya there.
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« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2007, 05:16:11 PM » |
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Scuffy, The Wart is in Real Hidden Valley, sort of next to (north of) Locomotion Rock.
It's in Vogel's JT guide.
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2007, 06:44:59 PM » |
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Well I know they lived.......got a voice mail but nothing more than, "we survived another one".
TR Russell!
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RussWalling
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« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2007, 06:47:54 PM » |
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TR coming after I find more gauze....
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« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2007, 07:00:53 PM » |
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prelim shots....
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« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2007, 07:15:39 PM » |
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I think I saw a hand like that in a Frankenstein movie once...
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« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2007, 09:58:54 PM » |
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ouch... that looks like it hurts... do you have to paste "Biohazard" stickers on the routes afterwards?  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2007, 12:39:49 AM » |
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We think this is La Belle Katchina..... Todd??? true? Sorta really need to know before I make a Route Beta Page.
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Shack
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2007, 01:19:22 AM » |
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Did you boulder that thing?  Sick. |
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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2007, 03:23:32 PM » |
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Confirmed by T.Gordon Deluxe.... it is what we thought.... And yes shack, I often boulder out loose 5.7 stuff, with a livable fall  Ask Will.... photo guy and witness to the grain shower. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2007, 07:39:18 PM » |
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Big woo, hotshot free solo guy pulls another 9' tall 5.7 ow.
I'm more interested in the suave rugby shirt featured in the photo!
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« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2007, 06:42:08 PM » |
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Big woo, hotshot free solo guy pulls another 9' tall 5.7 ow.
I'll admit the fall was probably livable, if you like eating through a tube. As for the 5.7 part... well, that's just what I told you to keep from getting in trouble. |
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« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2007, 12:16:24 AM » |
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you guys gonna be out next Friday? I might be in your quadrant... through the 1st... just a thought right now...
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« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2007, 01:33:10 AM » |
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I'm out of town... see first post with all the wide friday updates....
Will should be around.... May all glory be yours!
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Jaybro
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« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2007, 09:41:20 PM » |
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Russ, Deliverence, Pinnacle peak.11ow. Possibly still vintage 1/4" bolts. Wide load will show you how to get there.
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« Reply #21 on: December 26, 2007, 01:51:43 AM » |
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Will, are you going to be around this Friday, 12/28?
I'm thinking of being down in JTree.... email me, I'll email you
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« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2008, 08:13:31 PM » |
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1/4/08.... possible Crotch Putty ascent. The books lie and we are usually lost. Will, Sooze and I still made it happen though. What route we did is still up in the air. I've deferred to the experts, well... expert, over at JTClimb. Here is the link if you want the see the magnificence of the day. http://www.joshuatreeclimb.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1199502588 |
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« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2008, 01:37:04 PM » |
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Verdict appears to be in on the 1/4/08 wide friday: Couldn't Wait |
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« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2008, 02:18:31 PM » |
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It's a good one. And full value for the rating.
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« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2008, 09:31:47 PM » |
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Russ, you really got something going with all the josh Odubs on the beta pages. Because of the thrash factor on odubs generally, and the courseness of the rock, josh ow is something of unique animal and deserving of attention and respect.
I predict that Josh or southwest desert granite offwidths will be the new testpieces of the future.
you heard it here first.
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« Reply #26 on: January 06, 2008, 02:17:16 AM » |
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Could be, eventually, Munge, who knows?
But for now they're still all on wingate sandstone or Sherman granite, or maybe in oz.
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« Reply #28 on: January 06, 2008, 11:54:13 PM » |
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Hey guys, my fake-wife Susan sure is beautiful and a real gamer for W I D E Fridays!
Now back to your regularly scheduled thrashing....
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« Reply #29 on: January 07, 2008, 03:04:48 PM » |
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Munge, Russ, what is this sudden fascination with "thrash" anyway?
What's it got to do with wide cracks?
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« Reply #30 on: January 07, 2008, 03:49:25 PM » |
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Sorry Scuff, but I don't thrash (well, maybe sometimes). Remember, don't thrash is rule one.
Rule two is you can't always believe what you read, especially when MY LOVELY FAKE WIFE SUSAN IS USING MY LOGIN to post from her computer. I'm telling the admin! Oh...wait.... maybe I'll just whack her like them SuperTopo kids did to The Ball Hugger.
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« Reply #31 on: January 07, 2008, 09:05:28 PM » |
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i mispoke, thrutch, not thrash.
sorry
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« Reply #32 on: January 07, 2008, 09:35:02 PM » |
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who knows what words are what after Fish and Will go into the word filter...
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« Reply #33 on: January 09, 2008, 06:22:07 PM » |
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ok... PhatCrew™™™™ shaping up for the 1/11 Wide Friday.
So far:
Me
Sooze
Will
Fletch
Mr. X
John Sherman
John Sherman mystery guest
way out chances:
Kate
Mel
anyone else around? I mean anyone else around that we like? (non widefetish guys need to be approved by the "committee".)
As for the routes.... there is a 5 for 1 area out there that Will is investigating. Everything from 5.8 to 5.12, all wide on perfect rock and sunny skies. Chime in now and send us on a goose chase.....
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« Reply #34 on: January 10, 2008, 07:15:51 PM » |
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Get me on the blower with some logistical info, eh. I'm assuming noonish, but maybe earlier since we gotta walk a bit if headed to the 5 for 1 sale.
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« Reply #35 on: January 10, 2008, 07:46:58 PM » |
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Looking like 5 for 1 is out... Hidden Valley is in. Tumbling Rainbow, Championship Wrestling and Fascist Groove Thing.... and maybe a run at Good Bad and Ugly for those that have not done it.... Fake noonish seems about right. I'll call ya in the am sometime.
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« Reply #36 on: January 11, 2008, 08:09:11 AM » |
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Check the little thing near the split in the trail--same side as Good Bad & Ugly
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« Reply #37 on: January 11, 2008, 08:45:22 AM » |
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I’m jealous of you guys! Wish I could join you today. Maybe some of the BAWC can make a pilgrimage to Wide Friday one of these winter weekends.
Things look pretty bleak for climbing this weekend up here. Maybe it will dry out next week.
Two of the hardcore (Steve Y. and Bob K ) showed up last night to climb wet wide wood. I just observed… I’m told that one of the advantages of climbing in the rain is that you don’t get as many splinters.
Anyone on the wide crew got a plan for the weekend?
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« Reply #38 on: January 11, 2008, 10:24:11 AM » |
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Will the Valley be OK by Sunday?
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« Reply #39 on: January 11, 2008, 12:28:14 PM » |
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Scuffy,
You should pose that question to Werner if you want to receive a believable answer.
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« Reply #40 on: January 11, 2008, 03:41:12 PM » |
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Valley!!!!
Let's roll.
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« Reply #41 on: January 13, 2008, 09:56:48 PM » |
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See the first post in this thread for the wide update for 1/11/08.
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« Reply #42 on: January 13, 2008, 11:26:19 PM » |
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This was a great WideFriday with fun routes. Too bad that Championship Wrestling spanked me at the starting pod. On lead AND on TR. Didn't seem to give anyone else trouble, damn! As for Fistacuffs, even though I made it to the summit to break it down, I hardly consider that "doing" the route.
I'll be back!
~Susan
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« Reply #43 on: January 16, 2008, 03:12:05 PM » |
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So... looks like I'll be out there sub-noon on Friday. What's the game plan for this Friday's Wide  Fest ??Want me to bring any big cams? 15" Big Bro? |
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« Reply #44 on: January 16, 2008, 08:21:04 PM » |
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We probably got the big gear covered between us.
Probably quads or more of everything big through #6 friends and a 8" tube and #4Bro.
You missed out on a couple of good ones today. Easily in the top 5 of JT wide I've seen. Meat locker/arctic circle style for good measure.
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« Reply #45 on: January 16, 2008, 10:37:43 PM » |
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No idea for this friday... still seeing stars from that asss kicking I just got....
Maybe something like Flared Bear (5.8 in guide, 10b on Todds?), Fascist Groove thing, Hanging Turd of Babylon, Maneater, ??
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« Reply #46 on: January 16, 2008, 11:15:26 PM » |
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Flared Bear gets .10 in the new guides.
Could probably make a day near Echo with Deep Throat, Maneater, and those two big boulder cracks near Crime of Century (gotta be taller than Ipecac), and your secret roof crack thing, maybe Monkey Business or Space Slot in there also.
Of course I know fornicate-all about any of those except the Maneater and the cracks on the big boulder, could suck.
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« Reply #47 on: January 18, 2008, 10:12:29 AM » |
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1/18/08: Todays objectives: Where Janitors Dare, Flared Bear, Rubberfat Syndrome and a warmdown on the Maneater....
We'll see how this goes..... I can barely walk after doing battle with Throbbing Gristle on Wed.
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« Reply #48 on: January 25, 2008, 10:23:59 AM » |
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« Reply #49 on: January 25, 2008, 02:18:55 PM » |
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Wide Friday for 1/25 might need to be wide Saturday.... got derailed.
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