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Ricardo Carlos
Ice climber
Off center
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It was June 76 and I remember my first view of El Cap as a climber Wow is was a rush.
I do not remember the first climb. We climbed to usual I guess in the first weeks in the valley. Nut cracker I think we warmed up on After 6 & 7. We did one of the five open books, something on the Apron. The must do for the first time list for us was Nut Cracker Royal Arches, Snake Dike and Central Pillar of Frenzy.
It was the trip that opened up the door of full time climber part time worker for me.
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Maysho
climber
Soda Springs, CA
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First pitch, Right Side of Monday Morning Slab. 1973, I was 10 years old, in the Valley with a YMCA trip. One of the counselors was into climbing and I told him about doing it the year before and assured him I knew how to belay and rappel, we did it and it was great, a big jump in height and awesomeness from the little crags I had been on before. The next year I moved to Berkeley and hooked up with the Sierra Club RCS, and have been passionately committed to verticality ever since. About 8 years ago that counselor, Brian, looked me up in the Valley and we went out cragging!
Peter
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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1st free climb in the valley was Moby dick. 97'
1st wall in the valley was a rope solo of the Prow. 99'
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Right side of the Cookie. 5.8, 5.7, 5.9. Being a Gunkie, I couldn't figure out that 2nd pitch 5.7 slot. That was desperate as hell. And I laybacked the 3rd pitch [!].
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Samantha
Trad climber
California
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Bishops Terrace? First couple pitches of the DNB? After Six?
Wish I remembered. Having begun in a gym with no cracks, it took some time before I could get the hang of crack climbing.
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flakyfoont
Trad climber
carsoncity nv
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Harry Daley rt. Monday morning slab. with Bill Adler from the burger stand.
'75 ish?
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wildone
climber
Troy, MT
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Man, I've GOT to do Harry Daley! Still haven't done it!
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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late April '86, Snake Dike! What a first experience, from the long approach to the awesome exposure on the side of the dome, I remember being pretty scared on that little 5.7 friction move to the left to start pitch 3. 25 years ago next month. wow, time flies like a rocket. edit: this was my first EVER rockclimbing experience. So engrossing and fun.
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Church bowl tree
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Cracko
Trad climber
Quartz Hill, California
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Summer of 76 Royal Arches with rotten log pitch. Next day did Nutcracker.
Still remember those two days vividly. I was then, and forever more, a rockclimber !!!
Cracko
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Nick
climber
portland, Oregon
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Mar 10, 2011 - 12:39am PT
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Spring break 1972 finds 14 year old little Nick on vacation with school buddy Scott. We head over to Monday Morning Slab left. Not just my first valley climb, my first climb ever and my first lead as well. After memorizing the 72' Chouinard catalog article "The Whole Natural Art of Protection". I set out to lead this with just 4 hexes and three stoppers, all I could afford. Somewhere near the top of the chimney I find a thread for a runner. Just as I am leading past it, three “older” guys come soloing buy in their cord knickers and rugby shirts. One of them stops to complement me on the thread that I put in. I recognize him as Doug Robinson from the National Geographic article and the catalog. I was so star struck that I hardly said a thing, but the effect was lasting. Thanks Doug.
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Barbarian
Trad climber
The great white north, eh?
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Mar 25, 2011 - 03:11pm PT
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Climbing content is so much better than a Wow Really thread on page 1!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Mar 25, 2011 - 03:30pm PT
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um, some finger crack somewhere up behind camp 4. don't know the name. i was in c4 for two days and didnt have a rope or rack with me. typical message board partner deal, guy says he's got full rack, rope, can follow whatever 10s or 11s i'm willing to lead.
turns out he had a goldline and a mixed assortment of nuts.
so we top-roped some deal whose name i can't recall. nice enough climb, probably mid-10 or so. my partner ended up not being able to climb much at all, turns out that part of the story was also, well, a story.
really pretty typical of climbing w. message board randoms.
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squishy
Mountain climber
sacramento
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Mar 25, 2011 - 04:19pm PT
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grack, I was so noob it scared the sh#t out of me...but was so much fun...
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steve shea
climber
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Apr 11, 2015 - 08:42am PT
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First free climb L'Escuela sp. base EC. Really greasy. Chris Landry.
First aid climb LA tip. Richard Jimmerson and Tim Harrison
Both in 1968 I think.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Apr 11, 2015 - 09:11am PT
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Summer of '83, Flakey Foont. Being an eastern slab man (think Stone Mtn NC) I figured it would be a cinch. I suppose I've been more wrong about other stuff.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Apr 11, 2015 - 09:12am PT
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Is Grant's Crack a climb? :)
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Flip Flop
climber
salad bowl, california
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Apr 11, 2015 - 10:07am PT
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Swan Slab solo freakout.
Braille Book. Coerced an old random bulletin board dude to go up there and he got snail eye. I lead it and it was full value. I dabbed on a pin.
Evel, lol nicely put lol.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 11, 2015 - 10:21am PT
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Altough I can't remember my first ascent, I'll never get my first 5.10....Sacherer Cracker with T.M. Herbert in 1970. Funniest guy I've ever climbed with!
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NASH
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Apr 11, 2015 - 10:21am PT
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Crest Jewel
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