Comments on: Will Stanhope Does 2nd All Gear Ascent Of East Face Of Monkey Face http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/will-stanhope-does-2nd-all-gear-ascent-of-east-face-of-monkey-face/ So obsessed with climbing it hurts... Thu, 24 May 2012 18:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sonnie Trotter » Blog Archive » Back on the Crack, eh! http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/will-stanhope-does-2nd-all-gear-ascent-of-east-face-of-monkey-face/comment-page-1/#comment-6501 Sonnie Trotter » Blog Archive » Back on the Crack, eh! Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:40:13 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/?p=3391#comment-6501 [...] many days trying to take down the Cobra Crack. Seems like the next logical step after slaying the Monkey. He’s worked the line into a one hang situation, but can’t link over the bulge yet. The [...] [...] many days trying to take down the Cobra Crack. Seems like the next logical step after slaying the Monkey. He’s worked the line into a one hang situation, but can’t link over the bulge yet. The [...]

]]> By: fitz cahall http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/will-stanhope-does-2nd-all-gear-ascent-of-east-face-of-monkey-face/comment-page-1/#comment-5612 fitz cahall Wed, 06 May 2009 21:32:57 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/?p=3391#comment-5612 It's impressive and route for route the monkey may be one of the best pieces of stone in the country -- certainly from a hard free climbing perspective. Literally, Just Do It (Tribout, Sharma taking his sweater off) East Face(Watts, Trotter), Spank the Monkey (Caldwell), the Backbone (ABC's wide world of sports Shot Ron Kauk on the first free ascent) -- all these routes are next to each other and yet, they're unique lines. It’s impressive and route for route the monkey may be one of the best pieces of stone in the country — certainly from a hard free climbing perspective. Literally, Just Do It (Tribout, Sharma taking his sweater off) East Face(Watts, Trotter), Spank the Monkey (Caldwell), the Backbone (ABC’s wide world of sports Shot Ron Kauk on the first free ascent) — all these routes are next to each other and yet, they’re unique lines.

]]> By: Narc http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/will-stanhope-does-2nd-all-gear-ascent-of-east-face-of-monkey-face/comment-page-1/#comment-5611 Narc Wed, 06 May 2009 20:17:40 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/?p=3391#comment-5611 Hopefully someday I'll be able to see the Monkey Face in person, but from everything I've seen/read this route sounds reall cool. Especially on trad gear! Hopefully someday I’ll be able to see the Monkey Face in person, but from everything I’ve seen/read this route sounds reall cool. Especially on trad gear!

]]> By: fitz cahall http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/will-stanhope-does-2nd-all-gear-ascent-of-east-face-of-monkey-face/comment-page-1/#comment-5610 fitz cahall Wed, 06 May 2009 20:15:11 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/?p=3391#comment-5610 This is so bad ass. It's kind of funny, because sometimes it's like ho-hum 5.13+, not such a big deal. The standards are just so high these days. I'm not advocating turning to the gibberish rating systems like the British, but maybe we should institute a gold star or something for a route that's grade belies the difficulty. It's hard to understand how proud this pitch is without having seen it. I used to rap by it when I guided there. I'd been ticking some of Watt's other gear test pieces, and that route was just a whole other level. It scared me just looking at it. St. George 5.14's are something, but it requires a truely special talent for a route like that. What do you think? Gold Star for Will? This is so bad ass. It’s kind of funny, because sometimes it’s like ho-hum 5.13+, not such a big deal. The standards are just so high these days. I’m not advocating turning to the gibberish rating systems like the British, but maybe we should institute a gold star or something for a route that’s grade belies the difficulty. It’s hard to understand how proud this pitch is without having seen it. I used to rap by it when I guided there. I’d been ticking some of Watt’s other gear test pieces, and that route was just a whole other level. It scared me just looking at it. St. George 5.14′s are something, but it requires a truely special talent for a route like that.

What do you think? Gold Star for Will?

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