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    Half Dome skied

    From the Central California thread. Fuckin’ awesome.
    Quote Originally Posted by ~mikey b View Post
    https://www.fresnobee.com/news/calif...a2rImbFfaB9C5s

    Jason Torlano skied Half Dome last weekend
    How I came across the news.
    https://www.adventure-journal.com/20...-valley-floor/


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    Nutty, is he the guy who skied Clouds Rest a few seasons ago?

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    no helmets....
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    If I lived in WA, Oft would be my realtor. Seriously.

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    That is a fucking accomplishment. Jesus, that looks terrifying. I wonder if the other guy is a guy by the same name here in town. I'll ask him when/if I see him.

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    fkn wicked
    swing your fucking sword.

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    Ludicrous.

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    hell yeah - no thanks but that is badass!

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    Hell no. Talk about a no fall zone.
    "Not all who wander are lost"

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    Quote Originally Posted by mn_teleswede View Post
    Hell no. Talk about a no fall zone.
    No doubt. But one dude did and self arrested! Hit one of the cables. Talk about butthole puckering

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    No words other than, "I am glad he did not die doing what he loved".
    I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.

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    And on a pair of Head Cyclic's, no less! I retired those skis as "death traps" a couple years ago - shows what I know...

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    120% 150+ flex

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    I'm so very happy that he did this and now I don't have to.
    Thank you Jason Torlano!
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    I never give that much thought to rock skis. But I am an amateur.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garyfromterrace View Post
    I'm so very happy that he did this and now I don't have to.
    Thank you Jason Torlano!
    he did it for us all
    swing your fucking sword.

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    I was in the valley one spring and looked up and there was Cloud's Rest covered in snow. The next day it was completely bare rock. Snow on steep slick granite with the western sun shining on it--no thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garyfromterrace View Post
    I'm so very happy that he did this and now I don't have to.
    Thank you Jason Torlano!
    I mean I was ready to do it but what’s the point now.


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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47bp View Post
    I mean I was ready to do it but what’s the point now.


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    Totally bro! I feel ya.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47bp View Post
    I mean I was ready to do it but what’s the point now.
    They took the easy route, so there’s always the south face...or north.

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    dam, well done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper View Post
    They took the easy route, so there’s always the south face...or north.
    Those would be much quicker. Might want to warm up on Snake Dike though.

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    we all wake up dreaming of snow that sounds like that

    scccccccccccrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaatttttttcccccccc cccchhhhhhh
    jump turn
    scccccccccccrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaatttttttcccccccc cccchhhhhhh
    jump turn
    scccccccccccrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaatttttttcccccccc cccchhhhhhh






    amazing

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    I was initially thinking, there's nowhere that I know they can ski the actual half dome on any aspect, as it's steep drop off all around. Then I read the article, '...skied the iconic shoulder of Half Dome'. Shoulder.

    Even though it was not what I was thinking at first, yet it is still bad ass.

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    meh.. saving my enthusiasm for "El cap the Nose skied switch to the meadow" head line

    [crazy... especially the climber guy would just sort of decided to ski it on a whim!]

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