tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post8304466161462329081..comments2023-10-08T09:56:05.560-06:00Comments on The Straight Dope: HubbleSteve Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-48902073066627422182009-09-04T07:10:31.889-06:002009-09-04T07:10:31.889-06:00See you guys at The Shop this weekend. Brought bac...See you guys at The Shop this weekend. Brought back 3 Castles and Pod Sacks from Blighty. Phil and I are moving into a storage shed and I've got a new project at the Green Dome.Mannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-5695386114295317752009-09-03T22:49:00.242-06:002009-09-03T22:49:00.242-06:00Clearly the Yojimbo's enabled the peaceful sen...Clearly the Yojimbo's enabled the peaceful send. Without them it'd never have gone.Kenji Haroutunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069146278420327403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-42786835777454838462009-09-03T22:17:32.397-06:002009-09-03T22:17:32.397-06:00I could go for an oil can right about now. Josh, c...I could go for an oil can right about now. Josh, come down quickly and we can go hit the napkin. I'm sure I'll be sending. Bring the 3 castles.Reedsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235713513617918694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-30253138318666590692009-09-03T15:27:06.043-06:002009-09-03T15:27:06.043-06:00Ahh those were the days. Not a care in the world....Ahh those were the days. Not a care in the world. Rolling Three Castle ciggies and doing everything possible to build calluses. Not a care in the world. Drinking Fosters oil cans. Did I mention, not a care in the world?<br /><br />~joshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-34379724023134739892009-09-03T14:39:57.513-06:002009-09-03T14:39:57.513-06:00Has climbing progressed since One Summer? Not for ...Has climbing progressed since One Summer? Not for me. Makes me want to go back and work on Powerband.<br /><br />On further viewing, I can't help but wonder who cuts Steve's hair.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-70814950346814606542009-09-03T14:15:00.538-06:002009-09-03T14:15:00.538-06:00I love that Pritchard is using the same soundtrack...I love that Pritchard is using the same soundtrack as he did on One Summer. (I was waiting for Ben Moon's commentary to come on, "Bouldering is, in a sense . . . "<br /><br />Apart from some facial stress, McClure hiked it.<br /><br />-JoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-65922277231565325412009-09-03T12:26:12.453-06:002009-09-03T12:26:12.453-06:00Oh, yeah. You mean the "ledge" that he (...Oh, yeah. You mean the "ledge" that he (one of the strongest climbers in the world) had a hard time figuring out how to shake out on? Awesome.<br /><br />Maybe Gaskins did it. Seems like the sort of thing he would do. But I can't think of anyone else, which is insane.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-77579171896576230442009-09-03T11:47:49.622-06:002009-09-03T11:47:49.622-06:00This is what, the 4th or 5th ascent of this route ...This is what, the 4th or 5th ascent of this route (Moon, Smith, Simpson, maybe somebody else)?....in nearly 20 years? That says something (although it is plagued by year round crap conditions). Best part is finally seeing video, especially of the notorious underclings. The classic photo of Ben in "Power of Climbing" on the 2nd undercut, he looked in absolute pain....McClure has the exact same look!<br /><br />Another great line from that McClure movie was how he wanted to push some hard route "past the ledge" where the anchors were....that 'ledge' being a 10 inch by 2 inch handhold. Dude is rad.bob bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864094410106514440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-88639847784579348142009-09-03T11:34:40.750-06:002009-09-03T11:34:40.750-06:00There's a video on Netflix, name I forget but ...There's a video on Netflix, name I forget but well worth watching, with McClure doing all these hard routes. On one, a project at Kilsney, he breaks off a hold on and says "I must be eating too many pies". I'll bet he weighs a buck twenty. It's one of the best climbers are crazy lines I've heard. Bob and I were laughing pretty hard at that one.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-628733208316026512009-09-03T11:29:02.446-06:002009-09-03T11:29:02.446-06:00McClure is super rad. I remember reading an inter...McClure is super rad. I remember reading an interview where he said the greatest climbing performance he'd ever seen was some women giving it 200% on some 5.10. He was mesmerized by how far she pushed past her own limits, willing herself up the route. <br /><br />Always the humble chap as well.Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661783136827269532noreply@blogger.com