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The Eternity - 17???????

ithomas

3-Feb-2006
3:18:24 PM

Yes, Mike, you sure were the only person to get up Eternity that day. In spite of our treating you like a snotty nosed kid, which of course you were, we were actually quite impressed! You will also remember the whipper that Ian Lewis took from where the crack narrows and the gales of laughter that followed a mob of Kiwis who were yelling up at Lew -"pig it pig it". Lyle's bong throwing was accurate but he was in two minds - should he through it up for Lew or directly at the Kiwis who were giving him the shits. By the way, Squeek and I NEVER tried the route that trip; so shove that up where you keep your ammunition Mr Wombby. Ted Cais did however, climb the route, including the 2nd pitch (which had it's second ascent by Rick a few years earlier). I don't remember Veg being there that day, but Melon and the Gleddies were, before an ignominious retreat from Flake Crack forced them back to Melbourne.
See ya
'zoo

6-Feb-2006
10:44:19 AM

On 3/02/2006 ithomas wrote:

>I don't remember Veg being there that day, but Melon
>and the Gleddies were, before an ignominious retreat from Flake Crack forced
>them back to Melbourne.

And DON'T forget their raucous complaints about the "shit quality" of the rock. Ahh, Arapiles coddled babies. (I normally double check stuff before I post but without the word DON'T it don't make much sense.)


BigMike

6-Feb-2006
4:04:28 PM

Yes, gutsy solo by Adam, then again on one fine Sunday morning I saw some bloke in jeans, T-shirt and helmet, still hungover from the night before (with booze aroma to prove it) also calmly soloing it. Barefoot.


manacubus

6-Feb-2006
4:44:22 PM

On 10/01/2006 mikl law wrote:
>(which included some deadly accurate bong tossing by Lyle Closs when Lew ran out of gear)

Laugh out loud! Best I've read today.

jrc

6-Feb-2006
5:51:41 PM

Mike you are older than you are admitting. The 'meet' was Easter 73 not 74. Fun time. Law, Lew & Cais were each impressive. I'm sure that bong got used once in every Tasmanian climb too.

Managed to haul myself up YC in Sep 75. Little fall at the thin bit at the top (thanks Martin for holding me & RR & (the late) Hughie for encouraging comments). For what it's worth I thought it was harder than any Frog 17 I'd done a fortnight before; harder than Amen Corner too which I did the day before. I don't remember fighting with dirt either; there was plenty of room to get the hand in (& in any case that's just the first bit).
These days, 15kg heavier, I don't think I'd go near Amen but I'd still do Eternity - pitch 1 - by whatever name or grade.

deadpoint

7-Feb-2006
11:15:27 AM

On 6/02/2006 ttmor wrote:
>Yes, gutsy solo by Adam, then again on one fine Sunday morning I saw some
>bloke in jeans, T-shirt and helmet, still hungover from the night before
>(with booze aroma to prove it) also calmly soloing it. Barefoot.
>
Around Feb-March 75'?

madtaffy

14-Feb-2006
1:07:45 PM

Yeah MikePatt!!! I'm trying not to bite on that last comment about the sheep shagging as I keep my madtaff ravings for cragx. What about Taipan at Zig Zag-that's more like 17 rather than 19 these days with the crack cleaning up nicely. The Goth chick was OK I thought!


BigMike

1-Mar-2006
4:13:06 PM

On 7/02/2006 deadpoint wrote:

>Around Feb-March 75'?

Nah it was some time in 2004 I think....

Lyle Closs

3-Jun-2007
1:50:19 AM

What I remember most was Lew's pain when he fell as he'd left his seat-belt webbing waist band behind and just tied the rope directly round his waist. A single rope fair rips into your guts after a 20ft fall. Also Harry Luxford walking round the corner and seeing me belaying with the rope just looped behind my back and asking if I was English.


mousey

3-Jun-2007
1:57:12 AM

^Haha! gold...

On 1/03/2006 BigMike wrote:
>On 7/02/2006 deadpoint wrote:
>
>>Around Feb-March 75'?
>
>Nah it was some time in 2004 I think....

sounds like brian...

Lhotse

3-Jun-2007
1:18:32 PM

yep... pretty sure it was brian.

when i saw him do it he then downclimbed joseph...

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