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#25 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 12:38:17 pm
a fucking machine or a fucking machine?

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#26 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 12:58:46 pm
I love the fact that 8c+ and 8b after 9b/+ is 9b+. Shows how piss the 8th grade is when you're cranking this hard. It's hard to believe that someone has got that good. It seems like yesterday that 9a was still big news!

It's also the fact that the 20m 8b finish is only mentioned as a formality. You'd think that could be quite easy to fuck up / feel quite hard after climbing 9b/+ into 8c+ but not for Ondra! Mind blowing.

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#27 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 01:40:34 pm
sounds like Ondra has two weeks to finish the "proper" Stoking The Fire  ;)

Sharma (on 8a) :
"Stoking the Fire has so much good climbing on it. [...] (its probably 9a on top of 9b).

For now I chose to go to the top via the upper section of Mercenaris del Pasat (just left of Stoking the Fire) which is maybe just 8a+ or so."

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#28 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 02:23:28 pm
sounds like Ondra has two weeks to finish the "proper" Stoking The Fire  ;)

Sharma (on 8a) :
"Stoking the Fire has so much good climbing on it. [...] (its probably 9a on top of 9b).

For now I chose to go to the top via the upper section of Mercenaris del Pasat (just left of Stoking the Fire) which is maybe just 8a+ or so."

Interesting stuff, will be good to know if he get's on it.

Wonder what's next for Ondra, anyone know of any other projects of this calibre?

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#29 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 02:33:17 pm
There's hardly a shortage of unclimbed, amazing rock in Spain (alone) and I'm pretty sure there will be numerous 9b+ and harder projects for him to go at. But I'd like to see him get to Buoux.

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#30 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 02:45:19 pm
There's hardly a shortage of unclimbed, amazing rock in Spain (alone) and I'm pretty sure there will be numerous 9b+ and harder projects for him to go at. But I'd like to see him get to Buoux.

agreed, it's been said before but Buoux deserves a nine

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#31 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 03:46:50 pm
Brandenburg Gate!!

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#32 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 03:48:53 pm
No chance he can't even do the Hubble crux.

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#33 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 04:03:10 pm
Oh yeah.





Punter!

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#34 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 04:07:34 pm
Good job the 2nd section 8c+ wasn't Hubble! :tease:

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#35 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 04:13:32 pm
Is there a reason why the title is lacking a space between 'the' and 'bag'? :shrug:

If not - is it possible to change it?
It is making me twitch whenever I see it

Also - Ondra is strong, well done Ondra. :thumbsup:

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#36 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 05:52:35 pm
The Brandenburg gate proj looks like the shittest project in the world. And I like the tor.

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#37 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 06:18:04 pm
9 weeks working a project at the tor would most likely put him off  climbing for good. We don't want that to happen yet.

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#38 Re: Dura Dura in thebag
February 08, 2013, 06:34:39 pm
The Brandenburg gate proj looks like the shittest project in the world. And I like the tor.

That's why Jonny was so into it!  :lol:

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#39 Re: Dura Dura in the bag
February 14, 2013, 04:13:57 pm
Not sure if its La Dura Dura but...

Quote from: Joe Kinder
my prediction is that Chris Sharma will send today… in about 4 hours or less.

Nothing like a bit of conjecture!

(His blogs worth a read too).

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#40 Re: Dura Dura in the bag
February 14, 2013, 05:33:00 pm
Come on Shazzer. You can do it.

Meanwhile, let's all consider which is our favourite sandal...
(Ondra the dancer or sharma the actor - who wins?)  ;)


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#41 Re: Dura Dura in the bag
February 14, 2013, 06:45:22 pm
That was so shit   :lol:

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#42 Re: Dura Dura in the bag
March 24, 2013, 01:05:47 pm

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#43 Re: Dura Dura in the bag
March 24, 2013, 09:20:13 pm
Yes Sharma's done it! Legend!

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#44 Re: Dura Dura in the bag
March 24, 2013, 10:51:58 pm
Amazing to see the old pretender keeping up with the young pretender. Took him 12 years to go from 9a+ to 9b+, inspiring.

 

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