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NEWS: Sea of Dreams: A4 Solo for Andy Kirkpatrick

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 UKC News 08 Jul 2015
Andy Kirkpatrick in Yosemite, 5 kbAndy Kirkpatrick has made a solo ascent of Sea of Dreams A4 on the South-East Face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Andy spent a total of fourteen days on the wall and even celebrated his 44th birthday during the climb.

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 lowersharpnose 08 Jul 2015
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Is that Simon Pegg?
 climbwhenready 08 Jul 2015
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I love that cam placement!
 ericinbristol 08 Jul 2015
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'RURP belays'. Yikes! Fine if there are about 50 of them but otherwise nope...
 ashtond6 08 Jul 2015
In reply to ericinbristol:

The rurp belay is a joke

On the first ascent one of the guys complained the leaders belays were not good enough. So the next pitch he belayed on rurps with a hidden bolt around the corner!
In reply to UKC News:

Total respect. Great article and more photographs on Andy's blog:

http://andy-kirkpatrick.com/blog/view/the_edge_of_myself
 Derry 08 Jul 2015
In reply to lowersharpnose:

> Is that Simon Pegg?

damn, bet me to it. if Andy K was ever having a film made of his life, Simon Pegg is a shoe in.
 Michael Gordon 08 Jul 2015
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Brilliant stuff
In reply to Derry:

Dunno, I reckon if you stuck some hair on that Karl Pilkington chap he'd run Pegg pretty close
 jimjimjim 08 Jul 2015
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Andy looks different.
 SenzuBean 08 Jul 2015
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Beyond nails! (climbing nail-heads would probably be easier and safer)
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I think this is a great portrait of someone who has been to hell and back - the eyes, the jaw & folded arms speak volumes - full marks to whoever took it.
Post edited at 21:10
 Mick Ward 09 Jul 2015
In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

Agreed. I've seen a lot of people with that totally f*cked look - but this portrait takes pride of place.

Mick
 Dell 10 Jul 2015
In reply to lowersharpnose:

I thought it was Ewan Bremner.
 Skyfall 10 Jul 2015
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Brilliant write up in Andy's blog. Read it.
 foxjerk 10 Jul 2015
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apologies for the stupid question in advance - how does a big wall solo climber retrieve placed gear from a pitch? ab off the belay and re-climb with an ascenders etc?

cheers
 Mark Collins 10 Jul 2015
In reply to foxjerk:

yes
 lowersharpnose 10 Jul 2015
In reply to Skyfall:

Yes, well written and makes me glad I am not doing similar, like being in the trenches. It is a hardcore pursuit.
 David Coley 11 Jul 2015
In reply to foxjerk:

> apologies for the stupid question in advance - how does a big wall solo climber retrieve placed gear from a pitch? ab off the belay and re-climb with an ascenders etc?

To add a little more detail to the last but one comment. Pull up the haul line, which it tied to the end of the lead line. Ab down the haul line. Ascend the lead line on jumars cleaning the protection as you go.

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