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bigwood
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bigwood
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 03:08

Bloody hell Sarq, has it really come to this? Accusing me of being crazy suz is a pretty low blow even for you.

As for climbing at back of the lake, my most recent trip was about two years ago. I’m surprised you don’t remember. You were aiding your way up some 5.8 sport line and I inquired as to what you were doing. You mentioned something about getting to the anchors so you could rehearse the moves on top rope, find the marginal natural pro and then chop the bolts before going for the illustrious headpoint ascent. You also muttered something about erasing the toxic legacy of sportclimbing.

Come to think of it, you will definitely need the XL ‘Free Trotter’ t-shirt.

chicken sandwich
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chicken sandwich
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 05:47

Radium? Did you recently do homework on M. Curie?

It was great to see Sonnie himself respond to this discussion on his blog. He said that it got hilarious toward the end. The person disturbed over a bolt on Steinbok did make me lol.

On the topic: Yes, well, The Path is pretty easy to pigeonhole, mixing trad and sport styles like oil and water. Super super relevant to all climbers everywhere. It was mentioned that the climb can be top-roped. If someone does it on top-rope, chances are good they could redpoint it on bolts. With no bolts - less work and looks better. I don’t see enough difference between top-roping and sport climbing for bolts to be a central issue where a top rope will work.

Off the topic: nice to see mentions of Beckey, Croft, Knight, Sandford, Beckham, Lane, Hart, Bourdon, and Boyd, City of Rocks’ Crack of Doom with The Phoenix, and contributions from Sarky, Will, and Jason. Hey, Mt. Nemo. Then there was that time with Pete Cleveland, Superpin (in a style as pure as the spire itself).

I have, rarely, been pissed to find a previously done climb retro-bolted, but to find a never-before-done climb with bolts removed? How could Sonnie have resisted such temptation?

sark astiq
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sark astiq
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 06:12

Reading comprehension son: what you need to work on. Eh?

So when you were at Back of The Lake, how could you fail to notice the splitter horizontal and otherwise cracks that take great gear? Including on the headwall above Wicked Gravity?

art
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art
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 11:58

Tell you what, why doesn’t everyone just agree to differ.
That way everyone’s a winner.

sark astiq
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sark astiq
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 12:48

I’m calling bullshit on that right there. If you had ever really been to BoTL you would know that Grant Statham painted all the bolts there with a radium-based paint about 4 years ago so that they would glow in the dark.

art
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art
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 15:10

And Johna, Shut up, you’re off topic.

sark astiq
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sark astiq
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 16:00

suzy just how many avatars have you registered? haven’t they banned you like 6 times now?

mrs. bigwood: have you ever been to back of the lake? and have you ever climbed there or did you just walk around on the tourist trail with a video camera?

art
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art
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 26, 2007, 16:10

Bigwood, I think Jasons ignoring you, and you replied before he had time to respond; by saying thanks mate.

Time to let this whole thing go.  It’s done, finished.  Move on.  Or it’ll be post 2000 at this rate.

harihari
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chris
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 27, 2007, 12:43

you always know it’s suz/druid/congrats/art/whoever…why put up one post, when four will do?

chris stolz

Watch an 18-pitch free route go up at
http://gumbiesoncrack.blogspot.com

gorby
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Gorbamel
Post Re: Sonnie Trotter - the Path
on: September 27, 2007, 12:55

They really should revoke your internet privileges on the psych ward… What would your therapists think?

Congratulations! you have now hijacked more threads than anybody else in the history of this forum.

Take the blue pill (and the red one too)

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