The princess cruse up the Freerider, and all womens team free ascent….
I have approximately 30 bruises, I tried to count them, but some blend together, 5 gobbles (cuts or abrasions from the rock), one on the ankle, one on each shoulder, a small one on my hand, and a tiny one on my wrist. I feel like I fared pretty well on that huge physical endeavor called the Freerider.
In short here are some of the things I learned on what we are calling the ‘princess cruise’ up the Freerider that are worth sharing…..
#1 have your friends leave all the food and water at the first bivi (So sorry they got snowed off…. but thanks Katie, Hayden and Ben)
#2 leave your unfinished whiskey as rent payment to your portaledge friends.
#3 only bring a photographer who is willing to help you haul! thanks Mikey
#4 even the worlds most popular climbs can be empty: make way for the princess’s!
#5 don’t get intimidated! there is a lot of climbing up there, take it one pitch at a time, or looking up will make you want puke.
#6 try really hard………. duh
#7 have fun
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Jun
20
2010
How I have gotten so busy, I don’t know, I apologize for my delinquency. Here is an update from the spring in Yosemite.
rocks and tree
I think what happened is that is was dark and rainy for the whole month of May, and while we climbed a bit in the rain, mostly we just moped around and I never had anything worth blogging. July came with a banner full of sun, and perfect climbing temps. Madaleine Sorkin showed up and we started feverishly working on the Freerider route on El Capitan. On the days off I had to make jewelry and swim in the river, my family has been visiting, so really there just hasn’t been much time to spare.
Madaleine and the rack
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Jun
20
2010
Thank you all for helping me build a great gallery of photos displaying the Suspended Stones. They are all awesome. I have chosen 3 winners who will receive a free pendant for all their hard work!
1st and most elegant, to Ben Moon’s Photo of Nicole wearing a pair with knots.
2nd and most joyful, to Alex Loer and Rosemarry for the best single stone on a swing photo ever.
3rd and most fun, to Jen Conover and an amazing unknown bearded man, thanks!
For more information check out suspendedstonedesign.com, and find the Stones In Action Gallery on Facebook. Please feel free to tag your photos suspended stone design, and they will show up in the gallery!
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Apr
28
2010
Help me create a gallery of your favorite suspend stone photos!
Send in your favorites by the end of May 2010 to:
suspendedstonedesign@gmail.com
I will give away 1 FREE necklace to the creator of my favorite photo as incentive for helping me display my art. Thanks in advance for your help!
Kate, post deep water soloing in Venezuela, wearing a trio pendant
I am hoping to make a gallery of all the amazing climbers, bikers, skiers, adventurers that are out there with suspended stones designs on. You people are the best ‘advertizing’ I have, and I would like to honor and share that, but I need your help. I want to post the gallery on the Suspended Stone Design Face Book Page, in the ‘Stones in Action’ gallery immediately. And eventualy there will be a page on my website that will have a sideshow of them.
It would be a great way to build the culture of these stones that tie us together, and inspire people to take this art out on wild adventures.
Kate, new routing on Acopon Tepui, Venezuela wearing a trio pendant.
Again, please send your favorite photos to suspendedstonedesign@gmail.com
thanks!
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Apr
22
2010
Clouded Acopon Tepui
the village of Yunek, Venezuela
woven tools
Our time in Venezuela was characterized by long days toiling on our new route. Jumaring fixed lines, climbing a few pitches of mind boggling overhanging sand stone consumed us. We found only a few moments to explore other aspects of our Venezuelan base camp. But when we did, this is what we found. Fine woven tools, practical for the Pemon natives everyday life, and easily created from the grasses of the Gran Sabana. Continue reading
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Mar
31
2010
Patagonia’s Tin Shed has a host of NEW stories, movies and photos to inspire us for the spring season of adventuring…..
Go check out my favorites:
BORDER COUNTRY: Jeremy Collins and friends made an insane animation about Mikey Schaefer, Dana Drummond, and Jermey’s new route on Middle Cathedral, Yosemite. It is called Border Country, because ’sometimes a climb is just a climb and sometimes it is more then that.’ They named their climb after a poem Johny Copp wrote just before we lost he, Micha Dash and Wade Johnson to the mountains of China. It is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL piece!
And 24 HOURS OF HORSESHOE HELL…. some of you may know this story all to well by now, but the video is a fun reminder of why it is ‘totally worth it’ to suffer while sport climbing.
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Mar
25
2010
my new beautiful updated Suspended Stone Design web page is live! there may be an error or two, let me know if you find any. This was my project while we waited for the weather in Patagonia this winter. go check it out! tell all your friends! suspendedstonedesign.com
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