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The latest Whistling Kite send 22-Aug-2007 At 1:57:47 PM Jimminy clip it !!

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On 22/08/2007 Phil Box wrote:
>I'll add this anecdote to Neils. Grant

WhoTF is grant ?

>had tried to lead Handy Andy one
>of those death routes at Frog Buttress. Duncan had top roped it and hadn't
>got it that day.

Well then he's never guna ' get it ' if he's already tope-roped it , will he ??? Might as well just retro bolt it , if he's guuna top rope it 1st, eh ??

>Grant got it on top rope easily however upon trying to
>lead it he made a small mistake

Such as ??

>and pitched off falling the whole route
>and ended up eyeballing Duncan on the ground. Duncan took the lead rope
>and topped out. I tell you he is a machine. Once back on the ground he
>declared that he would never ever do that route again.

Not even on top rope ... to ppl what a ' machine ' he s ???

>Oh yes, Duncan was very close on Pokomoko. I am sure that one day it will
>go for him. Duncan is one of the very few climbers to have succeeded on
>The Lost Boys 580m 24 on Mt. Warning. I know of one other ascent and that
>was by Tim Balla and HB on the first ascent. Duncan is currently looking
>for a partner to attempt the first one day ascent. Any of you knockers
>up for it. I can pass your phone number on to him.

Yeah, I'll give it a lash ... pm me his # ...

Ralph