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the shizzle => news => Topic started by: Johnny Brown on January 28, 2008, 05:27:29 pm
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Biggest line in world goes down (http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/completetorretraverse/)
“Usually I would prefer to keep my doings to myself, but since, because of the high-profile nature of this climb, this was going to be impossible, Colin and I decided to provide the info right from the horse’s mouth to make sure there are no mistakes.”
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Now that is news. Countdown to it being cut and pasted to elsewhere.
Nails.
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is that a hand or foot traverse?
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Respect to the spotting team!
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As this image clearly shows...
(http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/Garibotti_traverse_001.jpg)
they did not stick to the ridge for the first 1/5 or so of the route. Pussies.
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That's not the Tor.
Oh.sorry, it says Torre
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So are you proposing THE big prize in world mountaineering Underground? The Big link-up od Raven Torre, Chee Torre and Beeston Toore?
"Andy had to dig for 3 hours through unconsolidated handholds to get to the Sardine belay. As nobody had been up there yet that season we had to leave our own Karabiner."
Great effort on the 'Gonian feat. Sounds like the Huber and his Unterhuber had a nice lash at it too.
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It may not be the biggest line - but the greatest line remains a challenge: It an be found in the Dinorwig Quarries, and is known by many-a-name; some many know it - some may not.
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So are you proposing THE big prize in world mountaineering Underground? The Big link-up od Raven Torre, Chee Torre and Beeston Toore?
"Andy had to dig for 3 hours through unconsolidated handholds to get to the Sardine belay. As nobody had been up there yet that season we had to leave our own Karabiner."
:lol:
Unfortunately, the line you refer to was done years ago, and is mentioned in Pepy's 'The Miller's (Dale) Tale' as Ye Peaclond Girdel Travusse
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I don't know who this guy is but it sounds like there's a fair amount going on down Patagonia way:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=524933