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bearbreeder
Jul 12, 2013, 10:07 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdBnJLKhQeI
On Sunday, June 29th, we set out to climb one of the easier routes on Colorados first Flatiron. Halfway up the second pitch, a thunderstorm rolled in. With Lightning striking the cliff within twenty meters on all sides of us, we took shelter under a huge flake to the right of the route. Shortly after the storm passed, Rocky Mountain Rescue arrived to set up a fixed line, allowing us to rappel to safety.
EPIC ... thats all ill say for now 
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gdburns
Jul 12, 2013, 10:23 PM
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wow, how do you get on the wall when you see that thunderhead coming at you! They may have used up one of their nine lives on that one.
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chadnsc
Jul 12, 2013, 11:08 PM
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Private video, you can't see it unless the owner of the vid grants you access.
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jomagam
Jul 12, 2013, 11:11 PM
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Saw it before the owner took it down. Wasn't worth watching.
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majid_sabet
Jul 13, 2013, 12:10 AM
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whats the deal with privet video BS ?
can't even see it so do not post stuff if public can't see it
(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Jul 13, 2013, 12:10 AM)
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jomagam
Jul 13, 2013, 12:17 AM
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Obviously it used to be public when the OP was made.
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bearbreeder
Jul 13, 2013, 12:56 AM
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majid_sabet wrote: whats the deal with privet video BS ? can't even see it so do not post stuff if public can't see it
whine whine ... just for you mahjeed
mirrored ... i suggest downloading the file as its an educational classic that every beginner should watch
http://www.mediafire.com/?225dl2sml7ff8xd
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majid_sabet
Jul 13, 2013, 3:40 AM
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bearbreeder wrote: majid_sabet wrote: whats the deal with privet video BS ? can't even see it so do not post stuff if public can't see it whine whine ... just for you mahjeed mirrored ... i suggest downloading the file as its an educational classic that every beginner should watch http://www.mediafire.com/?225dl2sml7ff8xd ;)
your worthless mirror link is nothing but virus .
post the damn thing on the youtube and named some stupid names so no one else can search if its so secret then send us the link.
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marc801
Jul 13, 2013, 4:57 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: your worthless mirror link is nothing but virus . post the damn thing on the youtube and named some stupid names so no one else can search if its so secret then send us the link.
Majid try reading a bit more closely - bear-poker isn't the creator or owner of the video. He's just trying to provide a link to it. And that site where it's mirrored doesn't have any virus on it.
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moose_droppings
Jul 13, 2013, 11:15 PM
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Wowzer!!!
Most of us at one time or another have screwed up and got lucky and made it through. Don't know that I've ever seen so many screw ups compounded on top of each other before they even left the ground.
Could of ended worse though. Dumb luck it didn't.
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rocknice2
Jul 15, 2013, 2:19 PM
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That group was so lucky. Just one mistake after another. Good thing they had a charged cell phone.
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caysedave
Jul 22, 2013, 6:39 AM
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When creating compelling social media content it's best to ignore common sense.
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markc
Jul 22, 2013, 3:04 PM
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Quote from the top of the first pitch, when retreat looked feasible: "Um, the sun is setting right now, some dark clouds are rolling in, so we're thinking this is an adventure."
Yes, an adventure they were in no way prepared for, and one that they laughingly entered into when all evidence suggested it was a horrible idea. Then they call in a rescue and put more people at risk. I'm glad they made it out with only their egos bruised. Let's hope this tempers their bravado and that they learned something.
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curt
Jul 23, 2013, 1:51 AM
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Kudos. One of the best trolls I've seen in a while.
Curt
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Syd
Jul 23, 2013, 3:55 AM
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markc wrote: Quote from the top of the first pitch, when retreat looked feasible: "Um, the sun is setting right now, some dark clouds are rolling in, so we're thinking this is an adventure." Yes, an adventure they were in no way prepared for, and one that they laughingly entered into when all evidence suggested it was a horrible idea. Then they call in a rescue and put more people at risk. I'm glad they made it out with only their egos bruised. Let's hope this tempers their bravado and that they learned something.
We were all young and stupid once. Some are older and still stupid, except they call it "bold".
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bearbreeder
Jul 23, 2013, 5:43 AM
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curt wrote: Kudos. One of the best trolls I've seen in a while. Curt
its soooo good that they even hacked and spoofed the sheriff and countys office
Saturday, June 29, 2013
To: Boulder County Media
From: Sergeant Clay Leak
Re: Rescue of Stranded Climbers
Case Number: 13-3430
29 June 2013
On Friday, 28 June 2013 at 9:45pm, the Boulder County Communications Center received a call from three climbers stuck on the 1st pitch of the “Fandango” route on the 1st Flatiron. They are experienced climbers and had been climbing the route when their rope got stuck in a crack. Shortly thereafter, an intense storm cell moved over the area, bringing hail, heavy rain, and extensive lightning activity.
Rescue personnel from Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, City of Boulder Mountain Parks, American Medical Response, and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. Rescuers reached the climbers at approximately 11:00pm and began a technical rescue. By 00:15am, all three parties had been successfully evacuated down off the rock without injury and escorted back to the Bluebell shelter.
Sgt. Clay Leak
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
5600 Flatiron Pkwy
Boulder, Colorado 80301
303-441-3650
http://www.bouldercounty.org/...id=3655&zoneid=2
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JohnCook
Jul 23, 2013, 8:55 AM
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Sorry folks, but I have to agree with Majid. My security programme hated this, and a friend had their computer locked up when they tried to watch it on my behalf. (Yup, couldn't get it past my virus checker so asked someone else to try! It locked their system up. Guess who is not a popular little old climber?)
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marc801
Jul 23, 2013, 1:56 PM
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JohnCook wrote: Sorry folks, but I have to agree with Majid. My security programme hated this, and a friend had their computer locked up when they tried to watch it on my behalf. (Yup, couldn't get it past my virus checker so asked someone else to try! It locked their system up. Guess who is not a popular little old climber?)
Do you have the latest version of the flash player installed?
Are you blocking cookies or flash? Mediafire depends on a flash cookie - some security programs are overly paranoid about those and complain/block them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaFire
Since mediafire is a peer-to-peer file sharing site, yes, specific files can contain malware - the video in question isn't one of them and mediafire.com is not a malicious site.
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cracklover
Jul 23, 2013, 6:05 PM
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Syd wrote: markc wrote: Quote from the top of the first pitch, when retreat looked feasible: "Um, the sun is setting right now, some dark clouds are rolling in, so we're thinking this is an adventure." Yes, an adventure they were in no way prepared for, and one that they laughingly entered into when all evidence suggested it was a horrible idea. Then they call in a rescue and put more people at risk. I'm glad they made it out with only their egos bruised. Let's hope this tempers their bravado and that they learned something. We were all young and stupid once. Some are older and still stupid, except they call it "bold".
Speak for yourself. Many of us were quite cautious as beginner climbers. It's really not hard to understand your own limitations and work within them, if you have even a vague understanding of the issues involved, and how the world works.
I, for one, am glad they didn't attempt to self-rescue after the storm blew over. And given what we know of them, it's obvious in retrospect that the rescue personnel made the right call in telling them to stay put and going to pick them off. Had they tried to descend on their own, the chances that they would have fucked up and someone would have been seriously hurt or killed is a near-certainty.
GO
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Syd
Jul 23, 2013, 11:51 PM
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cracklover wrote: In reply to: We were all young and stupid once. Some are older and still stupid, except they call it "bold". Speak for yourself. Many of us were quite cautious as beginner climbers. It's really not hard to understand your own limitations and work within them,
I probably thought I was "safe" doing all the stupid things I did when I was young. In retrospect it is a wonder I'm alive today. The problem is that young people don't fully understand the limitations of themselves, their equipment and their environment. For example, I think that one of the best ways to gain knowledge to climb safely is to read accident reports in detail. However I've met many young people who don't like to do so because they reckon it would put them off climbing ! Ignorance is bliss !
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curt
Jul 24, 2013, 6:28 PM
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bearbreeder wrote: curt wrote: Kudos. One of the best trolls I've seen in a while. Curt its soooo good that they even hacked and spoofed the sheriff and countys office Saturday, June 29, 2013
To: Boulder County Media
From: Sergeant Clay Leak
Re: Rescue of Stranded Climbers
Case Number: 13-3430
29 June 2013
On Friday, 28 June 2013 at 9:45pm, the Boulder County Communications Center received a call from three climbers stuck on the 1st pitch of the “Fandango” route on the 1st Flatiron. They are experienced climbers and had been climbing the route when their rope got stuck in a crack. Shortly thereafter, an intense storm cell moved over the area, bringing hail, heavy rain, and extensive lightning activity.
Rescue personnel from Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, City of Boulder Mountain Parks, American Medical Response, and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. Rescuers reached the climbers at approximately 11:00pm and began a technical rescue. By 00:15am, all three parties had been successfully evacuated down off the rock without injury and escorted back to the Bluebell shelter.
Sgt. Clay Leak
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
5600 Flatiron Pkwy
Boulder, Colorado 80301
303-441-3650 http://www.bouldercounty.org/...id=3655&zoneid=2
Sorry. I just refused to believe anybody could actually be that stupid.
Curt
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robdotcalm
Jul 24, 2013, 7:30 PM
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curt wrote: bearbreeder wrote: curt wrote: Kudos. One of the best trolls I've seen in a while. Curt its soooo good that they even hacked and spoofed the sheriff and countys office Saturday, June 29, 2013
To: Boulder County Media
From: Sergeant Clay Leak
Re: Rescue of Stranded Climbers
Case Number: 13-3430
29 June 2013
On Friday, 28 June 2013 at 9:45pm, the Boulder County Communications Center received a call from three climbers stuck on the 1st pitch of the “Fandango” route on the 1st Flatiron. They are experienced climbers and had been climbing the route when their rope got stuck in a crack. Shortly thereafter, an intense storm cell moved over the area, bringing hail, heavy rain, and extensive lightning activity.
Rescue personnel from Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, City of Boulder Mountain Parks, American Medical Response, and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. Rescuers reached the climbers at approximately 11:00pm and began a technical rescue. By 00:15am, all three parties had been successfully evacuated down off the rock without injury and escorted back to the Bluebell shelter.
Sgt. Clay Leak
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
5600 Flatiron Pkwy
Boulder, Colorado 80301
303-441-3650 http://www.bouldercounty.org/...id=3655&zoneid=2 Sorry. I just refused to believe anybody could actually be that stupid. Curt
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madrasrock
Jul 26, 2013, 12:04 AM
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The biggest problem of today’s young climbers is they calm to be experienced, but they are not skilled or do they have understanding of the proper use of equipment and climbing rigging. They also desperately need proper multi-pitch training, because they are using gym, and top rope techniques in a very different environment and do not have clue of what they are doing. This picture is from the video. What do you think? Dose this person have the knowledge and skill to be doing multi pitch climbs?
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