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Grahm The Overstoker
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2019
An Oklahoma Climber
Climbing the North Face of Castleton Tower 5.11
Here we are, back to where it all started. You see, this is not the first time we have trudged up the world’s largest talus cone with a bouquet of #3’s. The glorious failure of a first trip out here held The North Face as one of our two oversized objectives. It was windy, real windy. And we were green, both sickly and experience-ly. So we bailed and did Kor-Ingalls (which now permanently lives in a corrupted SD card.) We trembled in our bones as we repelled down The North Face with horizontal ropes. I couldn’t believe that we thought we could climb that. Then our rope got stuck and we did have to climb it! Not to worry, John was there to belay me.
Time passed, and our abilities have somewhat caught up to our appetites, at least mine… maybe, almost? John’s appetite is ever growing. But we figured we were ready to return. The night prior we picked up a couple more #3’s from John’s first Mountain Project deal, then we open bivvied in the parking lot in gasoline drenched sleeping bags.
The next morning we slept in, there’s no need to alpine start a north facing three pitch route. We waited till the heat of the day which ended up being like 40°. We intended to climb the now normal Webster Direct start, which is two cracks to the left from the original start. I think it’s supposed to be one letter grade easier, but that splitter hand crack is just so enticing that we say we do it for that instead of admitting that we don’t want to try a slightly harder crack.
I’ll just let you see how it goes if you can make it through my panting. Thank you to John for roping up with me and to Fritz as always for his virtual spiritual guidance.
This climb was first put up in 1974 by the prolific Jimmy Dunn with Doug Snively. It was made direct five years later by Ed Webster. Since then it has been free soloed by Steph Davis and then she jumped off the top! (with a parachute) Also I heard they put a freaking car on top of this thing, but I bet you’ve already heard about that.
Time passed, and our abilities have somewhat caught up to our appetites, at least mine… maybe, almost? John’s appetite is ever growing. But we figured we were ready to return. The night prior we picked up a couple more #3’s from John’s first Mountain Project deal, then we open bivvied in the parking lot in gasoline drenched sleeping bags.
The next morning we slept in, there’s no need to alpine start a north facing three pitch route. We waited till the heat of the day which ended up being like 40°. We intended to climb the now normal Webster Direct start, which is two cracks to the left from the original start. I think it’s supposed to be one letter grade easier, but that splitter hand crack is just so enticing that we say we do it for that instead of admitting that we don’t want to try a slightly harder crack.
I’ll just let you see how it goes if you can make it through my panting. Thank you to John for roping up with me and to Fritz as always for his virtual spiritual guidance.
This climb was first put up in 1974 by the prolific Jimmy Dunn with Doug Snively. It was made direct five years later by Ed Webster. Since then it has been free soloed by Steph Davis and then she jumped off the top! (with a parachute) Also I heard they put a freaking car on top of this thing, but I bet you’ve already heard about that.
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best climbing channel on TH-cam! Keep it up!
Hell yeah Grahm, proud of you for coming back to tackle this objective! Love the vids, keep sending!
One TC pro! That’s like $100 booty!
That climb looks soo sweet. Great job.
Singing Toby Keith? And was that Rain When I Die by Alice in Chains? Once again, best climbing channel on TH-cam. Loved every bit of this video. Although my wife was next to me listening to 2 guys grunting out of breath and when she asked what the fuck i was watching I just told her it was a video about two guys going deep in the crack.
Sky above the tower has been sprayed.
That was me who dropped the water bottle like a idiot 😂 My buddy and i were repelling and chatted with you guys for a bit. You two had such good vibes.
Oh heck yeah! Thanks again for the pics! Yall were dope too.
Nice 5.11 is hard
graham i am on acid watching this
WoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoW be 👁️ safe 🔴 my 💙 friend 🟩
Hell yeah man that’s awesome, strap in 👁️👄👁️
top of pitch 2 with a hell yeah from me brother
Desert tower power to you and John! What a beautiful place to climb. Thanks for putting up this series Grahm.
Thank you! Stoked to share our trip!
Looks like a beautiful slab, needs delicate foot work not dyno action.
Bold man
Yeah this climb looks sick. Where is this?
Quartz mountain state park in Oklahoma. It’s dope!
rad what a unique climb
you forgot to put free solo in the title. great send btw
Climbed this in 1984. Aided the bolt ladder. Loved seeing you use the #11 Hex!!! We were the only party on the route, but were slower than we should have been. Spent the night on top, then rappelled the Cathedral chimney the next morning. No rappel anchors. We wrapped slings around rocks, and used minimal gear to rappel down. Great climb!!!
Damn this route is spicy. Had me gripped even as a viewer through the whole route, not just the runout bottom. Thanks for sharing.
that's hardcore
Guys, this is the best climbing channel on TH-cam. Thank you for doing things exactly the way you do them! No shitty, annoying music, descriptive content in the description, great camera work. For someone who has very limited climbing near me, this is very nice to watch! Subbed! Please keep em coming!
Favorite comment right here! Thank you very much. Your feedback is what keeps us going! Got tons of videos in the queue and I film every weekend so we should have an unlimited supply for ya. Where are you where there’s no climbing?
@grahmtheoverstoker Northwest PA. I'm also hindered by family and work obligations. My goal is to get to Seneca Rocks, WV this summer. Hopefully some day trips to a couple state parks in NWPA that don't even come close to registering on a national scale. But I feel like I get to climb like I'm right there, so I look forward to your next video! 🧗♂️
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best tag line in the biz
It’s incredible. Thanks again! You earned a team send on half the things we did!
I can't thank you enough for posting this. Good camera work. No over narration. Most importantly, no music! Just the sounds of rock climbing probably the most famous route in the world. For those of us who wish we could do this but are too far away and have zero notable climbs nearby, this was fantastic. Definitely included in my favs!
I’m really glad you appreciated it! I was stoked to share. It’s a fantastic climb and I plan to get back on it soon!
Same man, many times in my life I have found myself, "just tryna get out of Norman."
I vote for not skipping over the pro placements. that part is fun too! great video
I appreciate the input! I like to see it too so I try to include some. I often turn my camera off at good rests when I place gear, chill, read the next moves. It helps save battery and card storage too. So often probably half the placements I don’t even get footage of
Apocalypse Nahhh!,, 😛
You get it!
By far my favorite climbing content on here. The intros, the friendship, the spice (,the bonus climbs!). And still somewhat relatable and inspiring to the average climber. Keep doing what you're doing man!
It’s comments like these that keep me goin! Thank you for your kind words! I am stoked to hear they are relatable and inspiring and I also love that you like the bonus climbs!
Lord forgive me for everything I am about to say
Mr president, they have climbed the second tower
"Watch me!" as he clips a 1/4" bolt with a hanger that turns as he clips it. Sketch.
Damn it Major around here we block that shit out and let the stoke take us into the unknown. But seriously O4 is rad thanks for your service.
@@TheSubieFan O-5 / LTC, but no issues. Just don't wanna lose my fav YT climber. Then who would I watch for inspiration?
12:09 "oh my gosh". I felt that right when you stepped on the ledge
"you good?" *absolute silence*
*DING* Who could that be? I open my phone And oh, what a fright It’s the overstoker, all alone Ruining my onsight
*DING* I hope it’s a comment Oh it’s just Lane I so could vomit Forever I’ll remain The source and annoyer Grahm the Onsight destroyer
Sick drama intro man I liked it you deserve more subs
I appreciate it! The subs I do have is already a shock for me haha
Yes! Thanks for the great climbing content Grahm. The desert sandstone is amazing.
Deal! I appreciate it. It’s an easy and fantastic place to highlight
looks like a jug fest
Pretty much!
I’m so confused so do you just not place gear? Because for the first long while I didn’t see a single placement and I wouldn’t have been shaking in my boots 😂 is that just how this climb is? R rated?
It’s notoriously R rated! You can do a different P1 variation that has more gear
One of the better Snake Dike videos. But none of them get across just how bomber those holds are.
I appreciate it! The stone is monument worthy!
It’s all over my phone
best bonus climb clip yet
Unbeatable
5.10+ that takes people years to figure out. OK.
Absolutely love the video Garrett. Thank you for taking an old man down memory lane. Great job Mr. Overstoker and kuttos to Long Hair John on the belay. You guys have way too much fun.
Fun is what it’s all about! Thanks for establishing things for us to do!
I remember getting scared on this.... and Jon being helpful telling me to get over my fear. I didn't, but I can still hear his words.
Big Sur is calling Bobby.
Getting more than upside down is spooky!
Especially when you all probably just used nuts
Awesome two slammer totems, negotiate the heel over the lip then fire for the crux
3:00 worlds best belayer
He’s tremendous
Cowboys & Cossacks?
Close!
@@grahmtheoverstoker Have Gun Will Travel!
@compellingpeople DING DING DING!
Why doesn’t anyone add some more bolts to that route? Is it just taboo or can only the original route setter add bolts to their own route?
1:48 Just whipped on it today aaaand it broke :(
Dang! You okay?
We had a piece in the adjacent crack where yours was and that held. :)
Nice route. Where can I find the info on the gathering schedules Graham?
First full weekend (including friday) of November and April every year rain or shine! There’s always a Facebook event created as a reminder
I kept thinking you were going to do Desire. Then, I thought I put Desire in the wrong place in the guidebook. It was when the video was almost over that I figured out you were on Baptism. Great job.
Thank you! This was a big one for me. Desire is next!
You are starting to climb the wall while your partner is not yet belaying you. The cemetery is full of climbers who neglect this detail. Before you approach the wall, your climbing partner must be 100% attentive to your movements. Anyway, good climbing.
He didnt have any pro for like 20 ft.... was he supposed to belay a loose rope or what?
Next time there’s a 50’ run out to the first bolt I’ll be sure to bring all the crashpads in oklahoma along with a full team of spotters. While I’m at it I’ll make sure to have my Grigri pre loaded with the climbers rope in the parking lot so I can be attentive of them on the scramble to the climb as well. Wouldn’t want something to happen to give climbing a bad and potentially “dangerous” reputation, because as we all know it’s perfectly safe.