Ethan Pringle On Jumbo Love

Ethan Pringle is back at Mt. Clark, home to that one route first done by that one guy:

Projecting a route like this requires all of your attention, and having to devote all of your attention to a route like this can get really tiring really fast. At some point, you just want to get it over with. Of course, afterward you feel a mix of relief and loss. Relief that you’re done and the epic is over, and loss that this magnificent line doesn’t require your presence anymore. But for me, I think I’ll have to take a nice long break from serious route projects for a little while after this. Like Randy Levitt said, “It’s like a limestone El Cap.” Obviously, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it does sort of convey the amount of work required to complete a project of this caliber.

Pringle is no stranger to Jumbo Love, having tried it even before its FA back in 2008. You can see some footage of those attempts here.

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4 Responses to Ethan Pringle On Jumbo Love

  1. Colton May 19, 2012 at 3:51 pm #

    Just wanted to say thanks for the sticker! Came in the mail this afternoon

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    • Narc May 20, 2012 at 4:36 pm #

      Meant to link to that originally but somehow I messed that up

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  2. Andrew May 21, 2012 at 11:54 pm #

    awesome video!

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