This thing below is a camming device which provides a protection point in climbing. We used to call them "Friends" but I don't know if that's still the handle they go by. In any event, that's the biggest, most outrageous Friend I've ever seen. Imagine that thing bumping against you on your tool belt while climbing up some exposed and windy crevice!
This is another sterling example of why I remain a content couch potato.
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DeleteI bet if she smiled at you, you’ll find a way up there!
I've learned to stay away from crazy women, and she fills the bill as to my definition of "crazy"
DeleteAnd wouldn't she have two "friends" in case one becomes unuseable and the only way down (or up) is via a "friend"?
The "friend" strikes me as being like four-wheel drive; it lets you get stuck in more interesting places.
A physically fit individual!
ReplyDelete"Imagine that thing bumping against you on your tool belt while climbing up some exposed and windy crevice!" I am trying to imagine that, but can't.
ReplyDeleteDidn't the NatGeo program about free form climbing end with a "tribute" to dead climbers? I am reminded of what Chuck Yeager said, "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots."
The photo looks like a "do or die" moment in time. To boldly go where most men wouldn't.
ReplyDeleteI just call it plain old stupid.
ReplyDeleteEven if you're nuts enough to do this who would trust the edging on that rock to not just break right off.
ReplyDeleteIn this setting, her hair almost qualifies her for a 'Camo Master' prize.
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