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Le Mur des Lamentations

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I visited Isatis the other day and noticed that the tree which used to be at the base of Le Mur des Lamentations (f7B+), and is visible in this video of a chap doing it in 2008 for instance

youtube.com/watch?v=ZEg-J1reQQ4&

has now disappeared, as in this video of some Scandinavian lass doing it in 2014.

Is this well known and I just missed it? I know the tree was a nuisance, but chopping it down seems a bit Wrinkled Retainer to me.

jcm
 Beardyman 27 May 2015
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

I noticed it gone on my 2012 trip. It could be that the roots were damaged by erosion and trampling, they were certainly exposed before. I do suspect that someone just pulled it down though. I'm not really a fan of this behavior but it did get in the way.
Rigid Raider 27 May 2015
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Wit 'til ISIS take up rock climbing - they'll be chipping, bolting, painting holds and cutting trees down.
 Trangia 27 May 2015
In reply to Rigid Raider:
Surely they will be blowing up all boulders? And then will move on to blowing up all classic climbs and Alpine and Himalayan routes?
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Rigid Raider 27 May 2015
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

So what famous climbs will they modify and what names will they give the new routes?

Presumably anything Christmas related will be renamed "Eid"?
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Missed the link, I see. Here it is.

> vimeo.com/112154861

Le Mur des L is at 13 something. Interesting beta she has, strong young men seem to do it with rather more joyous bounds; she's static and uses intermediates and technique and stuff. ALmost gives us weakies hope.

jcm
 Mike Highbury 28 May 2015
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

> Missed the link, I see. Here it is.

So that's our new definition of weak, is it?

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Top video, cheers for the link!
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

BTW I changed the embed code to allow timestamps on Vimeo on YouTube a while back like this:
vimeo.com/112154861#t=13m13s

I've always wanted to do this problem but trying at the end of the trip last time was not a good idea

The holds higher up are sharp as hell!
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