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Promise 3rd ascent
November 01, 2008, 09:11:56 pm
I dont know have I missed something here


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Visiting American Alex Honnold made the third ascent of The Promise E10 7a, thinking teh grade to be more like E8 7a...

oh and he also did it with pads at the base...

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#1 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 01, 2008, 10:35:45 pm
Not missed anything.

Late this, (Saturday), afternoon. It would appear that the new sequence is easier than how James did it.



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#2 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 02, 2008, 02:25:06 pm
He has it down as French 8b on his 8a.nu  :o

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#3 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 02, 2008, 02:49:20 pm
He has it down as French 8b on his 8a.nu  :o


 :o :o:o

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#4 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 03, 2008, 05:53:10 pm
Anyone know if they've tried Careless Torque, Superbloc or Sampson? If E8 7a was my grade, I'd be heading straight for these three.

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#5 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 03, 2008, 06:18:23 pm
to this day it's still called superbok, as in beer not as in a super block

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#6 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 03, 2008, 09:40:34 pm
Didn't know that. Just going off the name in the guide. Should that be Super Bock then? http://www.superbock.pt/

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#7 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 03, 2008, 11:02:05 pm
He has it down as French 8b on his 8a.nu  :o

It looks like he did it with James' original sequence and thought it to be F8b.

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#8 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 04, 2008, 08:19:39 am
'yeah but it seems kinda wierd giving a route grade to something 7 metres high'

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#9 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 04, 2008, 11:09:10 am
to this day it's still called superbok, as in beer not as in a super block

I think you are wrong about this. I had that conversation with Miles when he did it. Like the beer, but not the same.

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#10 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 04, 2008, 03:03:33 pm
Could this be the day when dense needs a plate and a knife and fork?

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#11 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 04, 2008, 05:38:18 pm
Could this be another day when dense needs a plate and a knife and fork?

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#12 Re: Promise 3rd ascent
November 04, 2008, 08:39:16 pm
maybe you do think i'm wrong about it, but i'm not. he still had a couple of crates left over and i helped in the drinking of it

 

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