Trip Report
The Rostrum, A Real eye Opener!
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Friday October 10, 2014 7:18am
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Well, after me and Eric climbed togeather for the first time on mithral, we were stoked to climb again! So we deceided to do the Rostrum as he had done it a long time ago and was stoked to show me what the route is all about! I thought that the OW pitch at the top was easily the crux but I am no good at OW... The other pitches were so so so so good and fun, cant wait to get stronger and try to lead them! This thing was way harder then I had anticipated!
So, the first day, saterday, we showed up to the base and had two teams and let them go ahead thinking they are faster.. well, they were and it worked great until the pitch 3 midway ledge. a party cut everybody off at the midway ledge and thus making it a night mare to climb pitches 4-top. so we "bailed" right there after top roping the 11C perfect finger pitch for a while. then on sunday we came back and started where we left off and climbed from the midway ledge to the top. we checked to make sure there was no one below that was faster and stuff, and there wasn't!
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whitemeat
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About the Author
whitemeat is a trad climber from San Luis Obispo, CA. |
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johntp
Trad climber
Punter, Little Rock
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Oct 10, 2014 - 07:24am PT
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Aren't you supposed to be in algebra class?
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nopantsben
climber
europe
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Oct 10, 2014 - 07:27am PT
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cool tr. that video really makes me want to do the route again. i agree about the ow being the crux. depends on whom you ask I guess...
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Oct 10, 2014 - 07:28am PT
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Spelling class, more like. Thanks for the memories!
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Oct 10, 2014 - 07:39am PT
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yeah, 'Meat!!
Nice video, thanks for the sharing!!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Oct 10, 2014 - 07:43am PT
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Climbed it in two days, a proper wall.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Oct 10, 2014 - 08:01am PT
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So, now is it a Grade V again?
Nice trip report. Nice looking route.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Oct 10, 2014 - 08:07am PT
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great meat!
congrats.
better than achieving an elusive sneeze,
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
The fake McCoy from nevernever land.
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Oct 10, 2014 - 08:11am PT
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Well played in the traffic jam, and great video! cheers!
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RyanD
climber
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Oct 10, 2014 - 11:18am PT
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Nice edit!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 10, 2014 - 11:36am PT
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u obviously brought ur lunch AND walked to school
nyce, whichever way u spel it
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god blees u, weej
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go-B
climber
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Oct 10, 2014 - 12:06pm PT
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Joyish!
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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Oct 10, 2014 - 12:26pm PT
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ow is the crux when you are in shorts!
my first time the ow shut me down, eventually i got better at ow, and its no longer an issue.
These days the crux for me is the step across to start the ow pitch, funny how things change.
Way to get after it, it really is one of the best
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jopay
climber
so.il
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Oct 10, 2014 - 03:34pm PT
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Nice video and climb, was wondering what camera you used to shoot this.
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Ed H
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Oct 10, 2014 - 12:40pm PT
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The problem with a TR like this - I look at the topo and start thinking 'well maybe...'
Thanks for the Friday Valley stoke!
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Oct 10, 2014 - 01:00pm PT
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Nice video, way to go!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Oct 10, 2014 - 01:03pm PT
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Nice that route looks so sweet. looks like you had fun.
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limpingcrab
Gym climber
Minkler, CA
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Oct 10, 2014 - 03:23pm PT
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Wait, did Mickey just get the first shorts ascent (FSA) of the rostrum?
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Oct 10, 2014 - 06:38pm PT
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Thanks WM for sharing your adventures and stoke!
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Bargainhunter
climber
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Oct 11, 2014 - 02:35am PT
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Love your TRs whitemeat! Keep it up!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 11, 2014 - 03:39am PT
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hey there say, whitemeat, say, thanks for the trip report...
:)
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Oct 11, 2014 - 07:46am PT
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Excellent work and video. Thanks, much.
John
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WBraun
climber
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Oct 11, 2014 - 08:17am PT
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So? In order to open eyes one must first go to the rostrum.
Must be hard getting down that approach with eyes closed ...... :-)
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Oct 11, 2014 - 07:55am PT
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Nice
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Oct 11, 2014 - 08:10am PT
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whew
WB is a tuff crowd of one
the schizzwizzel for sure made my finger tips swet
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One of the finest multi-pitch 5.11 climbs anywhere. Photo: Mark Kroese
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