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On 9/10/2022 at 9:16 AM, silentbob said:

Good names mentioned and I will like to add Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross to our list. We no longer have the generational calming voice to tell people politely be kind to others no matter who/what they are.

Fuck them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just kidding lol

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Lynn Hill for the first free ascent of The Nose (5.14a/b) of El Capitan in 1994.

 

The Nose was first ascended in 1958 with aid by a party over the course of 47 days. Since then it has been one of the premier objectives in big wall climbing. For years before Lynn Hill claimed the first free ascent (climbing using only one's body without the use of tools or aid using ropes only for protection) the route was thought to be impossible without aid. This ascent was likely the greatest climbing achievement of its time and is one of the rare instances in modern athletics where a woman's achievements and abilities eclipsed that of her male contemporaries (I'd be interested in hearing of more examples of this). For additional context, The Nose was not repeated in a free ascent until 2005, 11 years after Hill's first ascent, and it has only been repeated by 8 individuals. Alex Honnold currently holds the aided speed climbing record of The Nose, but has never completed a free ascent of the route.

 

Lynn Hill's 'Houdini Move' and the Great roof : r/climbing

 

 

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Simo Häyhä (Finnish: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] (listen); 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death, was a Finnish military sniper in World War II during the 1939–1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 (a variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle) and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the Winter War, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war.

 

 

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6 hours ago, Moa said:

Lynn Hill for the first free ascent of The Nose (5.14a/b) of El Capitan in 1994.

 

The Nose was first ascended in 1958 with aid by a party over the course of 47 days. Since then it has been one of the premier objectives in big wall climbing. For years before Lynn Hill claimed the first free ascent (climbing using only one's body without the use of tools or aid using ropes only for protection) the route was thought to be impossible without aid. This ascent was likely the greatest climbing achievement of its time and is one of the rare instances in modern athletics where a woman's achievements and abilities eclipsed that of her male contemporaries (I'd be interested in hearing of more examples of this). For additional context, The Nose was not repeated in a free ascent until 2005, 11 years after Hill's first ascent, and it has only been repeated by 8 individuals. Alex Honnold currently holds the aided speed climbing record of The Nose, but has never completed a free ascent of the route.

 

Lynn Hill's 'Houdini Move' and the Great roof : r/climbing

 

 


This gives me anxiety just looking at it. Amazing

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